| How many stars in the state flag? |
Eight. Nine. Seven. Six plus a sun.
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| What is the state flower? |
Dandelion. Willow. Forget-me-not. Magnolia. Skunk cabbage.
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| True or False: There are more caribou than people in Alaska. |
True False
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| How many people inhabit the state of Alaska? |
620,000 1,400,000 5,600,000 22,400,000
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| True or False: Alaska is the most northern, eastern, and western state. |
True False
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| How much of Alaska lies within the Arctic Circle? |
1/4 1/3 1/2 3/4
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| What is the Alaska State record for cabbages? |
67 lbs 98 lbs 106 lbs 124 lbs
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| Alaska has 14 times as many pilots as the rest of the U.S. |
True False
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| The oldest documented site of human habitation in the U.S is in Alaska. |
True False
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| What causes the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)? |
Tiny meteor "swarms" striking the ozone layer. Extremely cold air from the Earth meeting the troposphere. Charged particles striking gas particles in the atmosphere. Residual rocket fuel falling to Earth
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| Grizzly Bears in Denali National Park are primarily vegetarians. |
True False
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| What's a Bore tide? |
Late afternoon tides that arrive while you're napping. A standing wall of water up to 6 feet high that can move at 10 knots. Extrermely powerful tides caused by whale pods. Tides that arrive at the winter or summer solstice.
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| How many hours of sunlight does Anchorage receive on summer solstice? |
12 hours 15 hours 19 hours 24 hours
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| After the sun sets in Barrow on November 18, when does it rise again? |
November 19 December 10 January 1 January 24
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| How many earthquakes does Alaska average every year? |
10 100 1,000 10,000
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| What percentage of Alaskans live in Fairbanks, Alaska's 2nd biggest city? |
1% 5% 10% 25%
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| What's the average daily temperature in the summer in Fairbanks? |
35 F 50 F 62 F 77 F
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| The world record King Salmon (98 lbs, 4oz) was caught on the Kenai River. |
True False
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| Alaska is larger than the next three largest states in the U.S. combined. |
True False
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| What percentage of land in Alaska is privately owned? |
less than 1% 5% 8% 15%
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| Of the 20 highest peaks in the U.S., how many are located in Alaska? |
10 14 17 All of them
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| In Alaska, only female mosquitoes bite humans. |
True False
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