Legends
What animal is the trickster and creator in many Alaskan Native stories?
A) Bear
B) Wolf
C) Raven
D) Salmon
Answer: C) Raven
Who did the U.S. purchase Alaska from in 1867?
A) Britain
B) Canada
C) Russia
D) France
Answer: C) Russia
What do Alutiiq masks represent?
A) Tribe Status
B) Tribal Age
C) Presence & embodiment of spiritual forces
D) Animalistic characteristics the owner takes on
Answer: C) Presence & embodiment of spiritual forces
What does the word ‘Iñupiat’ mean?
A) The whale hunters
B) Real people
C) The first people
D) People of the ice
Answer: B) Real people
What year was the original Sheldon Jackson Museum founded?
A) 1897
B) 1888
C) 1890
D) 1885
Answer: B) 1888
In the Inuit legend, Sedna is the goddess of?
A) Wind
B) Land
C) Sea
D) Volcanoes
Answer: C) Sea
What year was the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) passed?
A) 1959
B) 1971
C) 1980
D) 1999
Answer: B) 1971
What do Alaskan Natives in Central Yupik typically wear?
A) Seal Skin
B) Parkas
C) Caribou Skin
D) Feathers and skins
Answer: D) Feathers and skins
What does ‘Quyana’ mean in Yupik?
A) Goodbye
B) Welcome
C) Please
D) Thank you
Answer: D) Thank you
What event includes the high kick, ear pull, and other traditional games?
A) Arctic Winter Games
B) Native Olympics
C) World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
D) Alaska Survival Challenge
Answer: C) World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
Which creature from an Inuit legend is described to be human-like, has green skin, long hair, and very long fingernails?
A) Qalupalik
B) Tornit
C) Adlet
D) Tizheruk
Answer: A) Qalupalik
When did Alaska become a U.S. state?
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1959
D) 1962
Answer: C) 1959
Which group is known for totem poles and crests?
A) Aleut
B) Yup’ik
C) Tlingit
D) Inupiat
Answer: C) Tlingit
In Aleut, what does the word ‘Aang’ mean?
A) Good luck
B) Hello/Hi/Yes
C) No
D) Goodbye
Answer: B) Hello/Hi/Yes
Which city is home to the Alaska Native Heritage Center?
A) Juneau
B) Fairbanks
C) Sitka
D) Anchorage
Answer: D) Anchorage
Which creature is said to have a dog's lower body but a human's upper body?
A) Tizheruk
B) Adlet
C) Tornit
D) Keelut
Answer: B) Adlet
What law protects subsistence rights and millions of acres of land?
A) ANCSA
B) AFN Act
C) ANILCA
D) Native Subsistence Act
Answer: C) ANILCA
What is the purpose of a storyknife in Yupik culture?
A) A knife used for fishing
B) A traditional gift given
C) A knife passed from father to son
D) A knife used to tell cultural messages to children
Answer: D) A knife used to tell cultural messages to children
In Yupik, what does “Camgacit” mean?
A) How are you?
B) Hi! What’s up?
C) I will see you
D) Farewell
Answer: A) How are you?
Which city did Freddie mention was facing erosion since 1972?
A) Nenana
B) Galena
C) Anchorage
D) Bethel
Answer: B) Galena
According to Inuit legend, what does the Qalupalik do?
A) Grants wishes
B) Protects fishermen
C) Lures children into the water
D) Brings good luck to hunters
Answer: C) Lures children into the water
What does AFN stand for?
A) Alaska Family Network
B) Alaska Federation of Natives
C) Alaskan Federal Negotiators
D) Association for Native Fairness
Answer: B) Alaska Federation of Natives
In Yupik culture, a “kuspuk” is?
A) Knife
B) Hat
C) Parka
D) Shoes
Answer: C) Parka
In Inuit, what does “Uvlaalluataq” mean?
A) Good morning
B) How are you?
C) Thank you
D) Good day
Answer: A) Good morning
When Freddie spoke to our class, he had a suffix at the end of his name. What was that suffix?
A) III
B) II
C) IV
D) VI
Answer: C) IV