State Symbols
What is Alaska's state gem?
Jade
What is Alaska's biggest export?
Zinc
What year did Alaska become a state?
1959
What is Permafrost?
Permanently frozen soil
What is aqutak made of?
Is made of a mix of seal oil, animal fat, snow, and wild Alaskan berries
How many stars are on the Alaskan flag?
Eight
What kind of fish does Alaska produce most in the world?
Salmon
Who was the Secretary of State that purchased Alaska from Russia?
William H. Seward
How many active volcanoes does Alaska has?
40
What is the Kodiak?
The world's largest brown bear
What is Alaska's state flower
Forget-Me-Not
Where does most of Alaska income come from?
Oil and gas
Can you name at least two Indigenous people's groups?
The Inuit, Tlingit, Haida, Aleuts, Athabascans, and Yup'ik
What is the capital of Alaska?
Juneau
A land connection between (what we now know as) Russia and Alaska
What is Alaska's state bird?
Willow Ptarmigans
Alaska was thought to be a bad buy until ___ was struck in 1872
Gold
What is Alaska's nickname?
The Last Frontier
Name of the tallest mountain in America
Denali mountain
How are the Northern Lights formed?
They’re caused by electrically charged particles from the sun that collide with gases in our atmosphere
What is Alaska's state tree?
Sitka spruce
Which is the biggest city in Alaska?
Anchorage
When did the oldest known Native American come to Alaska?
13,000 years
What borders Alaska to the South?
The Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Alaska
Name the northernmost city in Alaska.
Barrow