Alaska Basics
What is the capital of Alaska?
Juneau
What season has the longest daylight hours in Alaska?
Summer
Alaska’s official state mammal and can weigh over 1,000 pounds
Moose
This carved object, often made from cedar, was traditionally used to tell family history and clan stories in Southeast Alaska.
Totem Poles
What fish is especially important to Alaska’s economy?
Salmon
What year did Alaska become a U.S state?
1959
What is the name for permanently frozen ground?
Permafrost
What marine mammal uses long tusks and lives in Arctic waters?
Walrus
What natural resource did natives traditionally used for clothing and tools?
Animal skins / bones
This long-distance sled dog race is held each winter and is known as “The Last Great Race on Earth.”
Iditarod
What ocean borders Alaska's southern coast?
Pacific Ocean
What natural light display can be seen in Alaska’s night sky?
Aurora Borealis
What animal is known as the “ghost of the forest” due to its white fur?
White Fox
How many native Alaskan languages are still spoken today?
20+
In many Alaskan towns, what is the main way people travel in winter?
Snowmobiles
Alaska was purchased from which country?
Russia
What is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Alaska
–80°F
This species of bear found in Alaska is closely related to the grizzly but lives primarily on islands in the southeast.
Kodiak bear
Rather than written language, many Alaska Native cultures traditionally preserved history through this method.
Oral Tradition
What is the tallest mountain in North America, located in Alaska?
Denali
Alaska is about how many times bigger than Texas?
2 times
In winter, some parts of Alaska experience this phenomenon when the sun does not rise for at least 24 hours.
Polar nights
Which Alaskan bird does not migrate and survives winter by growing extra feathers on its legs and feet.
Ptarmigan
This practice shows respect for nature by using as much of a hunted animal as possible.
Sustainable Hunting
What is Alaska’s nickname?
The Last Frontier