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Quiz about Amazing Alaska
Quiz about Amazing Alaska

Amazing Alaska Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz with various questions about Alaska.

A multiple-choice quiz by joe_monkeyman_cislo. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
100,543
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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2153
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the capital of Alaska? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. North Pole, Alaska is farther west than Nome, Alaska.


Question 3 of 10
3. In Alaska the length of daylight is ___________ ? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1998 which Alaskan High school won the 4A state championship for football? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 2002 Anchorage had a record snowfall for a 24 hour period. How much did they get?(Choose the closest one). Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. North America's largest mountain (Mt. McKinley) is in Alaska. What is the name of the national park it is in? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Alaska is bigger (in land area) than California and Texas combined.


Question 8 of 10
8. What country did the U.S buy Alaska from? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The Alaskan state flower is a_____ ? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Alaska is known for the great Alaskan pipe line. What runs through it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the capital of Alaska?

Answer: Juneau

Anchorage is the largest city, but Juneau is the state capital.
2. North Pole, Alaska is farther west than Nome, Alaska.

Answer: false

3. In Alaska the length of daylight is ___________ ?

Answer: more in the summer

The days are much shorter(darker)in the winter and, in the the summer the days are much longer(lighter). This is due to the tilt in the earth's axis.
4. In 1998 which Alaskan High school won the 4A state championship for football?

Answer: Service

The Service Cougars won the state championship in 1997,1998,and 1999.
5. In 2002 Anchorage had a record snowfall for a 24 hour period. How much did they get?(Choose the closest one).

Answer: 30inches

At the airport, the official depth is recorded as 28 inches of snow but there are reports of more snow in the surrounding areas.
6. North America's largest mountain (Mt. McKinley) is in Alaska. What is the name of the national park it is in?

Answer: Denali National Park

7. Alaska is bigger (in land area) than California and Texas combined.

Answer: True

Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas and has more coastline than the entire lower 48 states.
8. What country did the U.S buy Alaska from?

Answer: Russia

It was bought from Russia in 1867 at two cents an acre. At the time it was known as "Seward's Folly", after the Secretary of State who arranged the purchase.
9. The Alaskan state flower is a_____ ?

Answer: forget-me-not

10. Alaska is known for the great Alaskan pipe line. What runs through it?

Answer: Oil

The great Alaskan Pipeline carries oil from the north slope to Valdez. This is a distance of about 800 miles.
Source: Author joe_monkeyman_cislo

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