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100
What is the name of the highest peak in Alaska?
Mt McKinley
100
From what country was Alaska purchased?
Russia
100
What animal has 98% of its population living in Alaska?
Brown Bear
100
What did outsiders introduce to Alaska that caused many problems?
Alcohol
100
Who claims to be able to see Russia from their backyard?
Sarah Palin
200
What are the names of the two tectonic plates that collide under Alaska?
The Pacific and the North American Plates
200
What is the name of the largest Native tribe when Alaska was being "found" by Europeans?
Tlingit
200
What is another name foe caribou?
Reindeer
200
What constellation is found on the Alaska state flag?
The Big Dipper
200
What unusual reason do hotel guests request wake up calls in Alaska?
To see the Northern lights
300
What is the 3rd longest waterway in the US?
The Yukon River
300
How much did the US pay Russia for the Alaska territory?
7.2 million
300
What main event happened in Alaska in 1989 that resulted in massive loss of wildlife?
The grounding of the Exxon Valdez
300
What is the state flower?
The forget-me-not
300
What famous race is held in Alaska every year?
Iditarod
400
How many active one potentially active volcanoes are in Alaska? (Within 10)
70
400
Daily Double
What year was Alaska's official proclamation of statehood signed?
Who signed the proclamation?
1959
President Eisenhower
400
What animal lives mainly in Alaska and is known as the one true raptor?
Bald Eagle
400
What is the official state sport?
Dog sledding
400
What do hearty Alaskans try to be named king or queen of at the Fur Rondy Festival?
King and queen of their throne in the Outhose races
500
What is the latitude and longitude of Alaska? (Center)
52N, 163W
500
Who was the Danish explorer, working for Russia, who "discovered" Alaska?
Vitas Bering
500
What animal is often compared to wolves because it hunts in large groups?
Orca Whale
500
What is the official high temperature ever recorded in Alaska
100* in 1915
500
True or false: In Alaska, one of the moose-specific legislation is that it is against the law to push a moose out of a plane.
True!!