Fun Facts
Geography
Subsistence
Snow and Ice
Island Living
100

Color of Genét's Crocs

What is Maroon?

100

Shishmaref is 30 miles from this

What is the Arctic Circle?

100

Villagers catch mostly this animal

What is a bearded seal?

100

Essential ingredient in de-icer

What is ethylene glycol?

100

Game Genét's first visitors liked to play

What is "Wolf" (tag)?

200

Date Genét landed in Shishmaref

What is August 12, 1984?

200

Translation of "Qigiqtaq," which is what villagers called home

What is an Island?

200

An acclaimed vegetarian, Genét was still pressured to eat this soon after arriving

What is a moose?

200

This caused Genét to lose her way in a snowstorm 

What is a snow berm?

200

Genét encountered this while driving the school's truck

What is a permafrost hole?

300

Average number of people in Shishmaref

What is 500?

300

Sarah Palin can see this from her house (specific location)

What is Big Diomede?

300

One topping that did NOT make it on Genét's Pilot Bread

What is lettuce?

300

Winner of the 1985 Iditarod

Who is Libby Riddles?

300

This caused an untimely explosion

What is Martinelli's?

400

Job of Gleb Shishmaryov, for whom Shishmaref is named

What is a Navigator?

400

The Diomede Islands are named for this Saint

What is St Diomedes of Tarsus, Greece?

400

First alcohol in the village

What is a rum-soaked cake?

400

Temperature at which de-icer lowers the freezing level

What is -39F?

400

The one class Genét had no clue about but ended up teaching the best

What is Graphic Communications?

500

Ice cream Genét's grandmother served

What is pecan caramel swirl?

500

Sarichef Island's square-mile coverage

What is 2.34 miles?

500

Source of drinking water

What is the Serpentine River?

500

Coldest temperature Genét experienced (with wind chill)

What is -64F?

500

Common island activity Genét didn't get to do

What is shooting a gun?