Trivia Quiz on Alaska

1. Which strait separates Russian and Alaska

A) Diomede Strait

B) Chukchi Strait

C) Bering strait

D) Hudson Strait

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2. What is the state bird of alaska

A) Rock ptarmigan

B) Snowy owl

C) Bald eagle

D) Willow ptarmigan

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3. Which US state holds the record for most snowfall in a day, recorded February 7, 1916?

A) Colorado

B) Alaska

C) New York

D) Maine

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4. When did Alaska become the 49th U.S. state

A) 1959

B) 1958

C) 1867

D) 1912

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5. What was russian america after 1867

A) Alaska

B) Sakhalin

C) Kamchatka

D) Siberia

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6. What is the nickname for Alaska

A) The Great North

B) The Icebound State

C) Land of the midnight sun

D) The Last Frontier

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7. What's the official state sport of alaska

A) Dog sledding

B) Ice hockey

C) Ski jumping

D) Snowshoeing

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8. The bering strait lies between russia and ______

A) Alaska

B) Canada

C) Japan

D) Greenland

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9. What is the highest mountain in North America

A) Mauna Kea

B) Mount Logan

C) Mount mckinley

D) Pico de Orizaba

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10. Where did the exxon valdez oil spill occur

A) Gulf of Mexico

B) Chesapeake Bay

C) Prince william sound

D) North Sea

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11. Which U.S. state is sometimes known as 'Seward's Folly'

A) California

B) Texas

C) Alabama

D) Alaska

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12. Unimak is the largest island in which group

A) Aleutians

B) Hawaiian Islands

C) Kuril Islands

D) Pribilof Islands

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13. Where is mount mckinley

A) Canada

B) Alaska

C) Russia

D) Greenland

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14. What ocean lies to the north of Alaska

A) Pacific Ocean

B) Arctic ocean arctic

C) Atlantic Ocean

D) Indian Ocean

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15. In which U.S. state do the most bald eagles live

A) Washington

B) Florida

C) Alaska

D) Minnesota

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16. In which US state is its highest mountain

A) California - Mount Whitney

B) Hawaii - Mauna Kea

C) Colorado - Mount Elbert

D) Alaska - Mount McKinley

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17. What is the capital of Alaska?

A) Anchorage

B) Fairbanks

C) Juneau

D) Sitka

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18. There are approximately 100,000 glaciers in ______________

A) Antarctica

B) Greenland

C) Canada

D) Alaska

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19. What is the capital of Alaska

A) Anchorage

B) Fairbanks

C) Juneau

D) Sitka

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20. Into what body of water does the Yukon River flow

A) Bering sea

B) Arctic Ocean

C) Pacific Ocean

D) Beaufort Sea

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21. Each year ___________ has approximately 5,000 earthquakes, including 1,000 that measure above 3.5 on the Richter scale.

A) Alaska

B) California

C) Japan

D) Indonesia

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22. In which state is Mount McKinley

A) California

B) Montana

C) Colorado

D) Alaska

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23. In which state is mount mckinley

A) California

B) Montana

C) Alaska

D) Washington

E) Oregon

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24. Which U.S. state borders a Canadian territory

A) Washington

B) Montana

C) Minnesota

D) Alaska

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25. Into what body of water does the yukon river flow

A) Bering sea

B) Arctic Ocean

C) Pacific Ocean

D) Chukchi Sea

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26. What Is The Largest US State By Area

A) Texas

B) California

C) Alaska

D) Montana

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27. In America, what became the 49th state to enter the union in 1959?

A) Alaska

B) Hawaii

C) Arizona

D) New Mexico

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28. What was Russian America called after 1867?

A) Seward's Folly

B) Alaska

C) New Archangel

D) Alaska Territory

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29. What 'NP' Is An Opinion Survery Conducted In Alaska

A) National Poll

B) North Pole

C) Northern Peninsula

D) Newspaper Poll

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30. On the 3rd January 1959 which state became America's 49th

A) Hawaii

B) Arizona

C) New Mexico

D) Alaska

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