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when is the best time to spot the Forget-me-nots?
Midsummer to late July
area per person
91 square mile per person
Name the percent of Catholics
16%
When was Alaska founded?
January 3, 1959
Why was the Willow Ptarmigan chosen?
because of camouflage
What does Denali mean?
the tall one
amount of priests
50
what is 1 town that is good for Northern Light spotting
Wisemen or Coldfoot
What is the motto and when was it adopted?
"North to the future" in 1967
what are the 3 type of salmon that travel to the Yukon River?
Kaho, Chum, Chinook
who celebrated the first Mass?
Fr. John Althoff
how many parishes are in the Archdiocese of Fairbanks
46
How wide can the Forget-me-not get?
a quarter to a third of an inch wide
what was the legend forming around Ilimna lake
Jig-ik-nak eat people
name the 2 archdiocese, 2 bishops and the 2 cathedral
archdiocese of anchorage-juneau (Bishop Andrew E Bellisario, Our Lady of Guadelupe), Archdiocese of Fairbanks ( Steven Maekawa OP, Sacred Heart)
how many named lakes are in Alaska
3,197
Who came up with the flag and how old was he?
Benny Benson, 13
Name the 5 regions
the Northwest and Arctic region, interior region, Southwest region, Southcentral region, and the Southeast region.
How many square miles does the Archdiocese of Fairbanks cover?
409,849
Name the 5 Native American tribes
Aleuts, Northern Eskimos, Southern Eskimos, Interior Indians, and the Southern Coastal Indians