Alaska
This is the name of the land bridge across which people first migrated to Alaska.
The Bering Land Bridge.
Rising sea levels eventually covered this bridge, which is now the Bering Strait.
On average, moose grow this tall (in feet).
Six feet.
They are the largest members of the deer family and weigh more than 1,000 pounds.
This type of moose species is found in Alaska: the largest or smallest?
Largest.
The Alaskan moose is found in Alaska and eastern parts of Siberia and weighs up to 1,300 pounds.
These two colors are featured on the Alaskan flag.
Blue and yellow.
The design features a blue background with eight yellow stars representing northern constellations.
Benny Benson is known for creating this symbol of Alaska.
The state flag.
At just 13 years old, he won a contest to design the flag (of the Alaska Territory, at the time), which was adopted in 1927.
The United States purchased Alaska during this decade.
The 1860s.
The purchase cost $7.2 million, which is about two cents per acre of land.
This dietary classification best describes the feeding habits of moose.
Herbivore.
The tall creatures prefer to feed on shrubs and trees rather than hard-to-reach short grasses.
This is the name for the flap of skin under a moose's throat.
A bell.
Scientists believe the bell plays a part in mating rituals.
Approximately this many glaciers are in Alaska: 500, 6,000, or 100,000.
100,000.
The largest glacier covers 850 square miles.
This author based his novel The Call of the Wild on his time in the Yukon.
Jack London.
London spent the winter of 1897 in the Yukon, a pivotal time in his life that also inspired his novel White Fang.
This was the name of the gold rush that occurred between 1897 and 1900 in Alaska.
The Klondike Gold Rush.
Over 100,000 prospectors would try their luck after the discovery of gold in the Klondike region.
This term is what male moose are called.
A bull.
Bulls grow their antlers in springtime and use them for defense and to fight opponents during the mating season.
This small parasite is responsible for many moose deaths to their bites.
Ticks.
True of false: Due to its cold nature, Alaska has no volcanoes.
False.
There are more than 70 volcanoes in Alaska.
This is Alaska's state motto.
"North to the Future."
Alaska became a state during this decade.
The 1950s.
Alaskans passed a referendum in favor of statehood in 1946 and the Alaska Statehood Act in 1958, which led to Alaska joining the Union in 1959.
True of false. Moose cannot swim.
False.
These giants are surprisingly agile swimmers who can even hold their breath under water for 30 seconds.
Moose thrive best in these kinds of temperatures.
Cold/low.
Due to their size and thick fur, they are very sensitive to heat and overheat quickly.
This river in Alaska is the third-longest in the United States.
The Yukon River.
The river spans 2,000 miles and is one of more than 3,000 rivers in the state.
This cartoon moose is the best friend of Rocky J. Squirrel.
Bullwinkle J. Moose.
The pair star in the animated TV program The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends.
This type of ecological disaster happened in 1989 in Prince William Sound.
An oil spill.
The oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on March 24, causing one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.
This is the biggest danger to an adult moose.
Automobile accidents.
Although bears and other large predators hunt moose calves, the biggest threat to adults is being hit by a car.
This term is used for a baby moose.
Calf.
Moose calves stay with their mothers for about a year before venturing off on their own.
This is the capital of Alaska.
Juneau.
The city became the territorial capital in 1906 and remained the capital when Alaska became a state in 1959.
This Old West legend associated with the O.K. Corral later spent time in Nome, Alaska.
Wyatt Earp.
Like many, Earp came to Nome during the gold rush of the late 1890s.