Q 01/05

Alaska is bigger than the next three largest states combined: Texas, California and which other?

A) Arizona

B) Montana

C) New Mexico

D) Nevada

Answer · why

B) Montana

Montana is the fourth-largest state at about 147,000 square miles; Texas, California and Montana together total roughly 579,000 square miles, well sho...

Q 02/05

What is the capital city of Alaska?

A) Anchorage

B) Fairbanks

C) Juneau

D) Nome

Answer · why

C) Juneau

The capital moved there from Sitka in 1906; it is the only U.S. state capital not reachable by road.

Q 03/05

Which country sold Alaska to the United States in 1867?

A) Russia

B) Canada

C) Great Britain

D) France

Answer · why

A) Russia

Russia sold Alaska in a treaty negotiated by Secretary of State William Seward and signed on March 30, 1867; the formal transfer ceremony took place a...

Q 04/05

What is the highest peak in North America, located in Alaska?

A) Denali

B) Mount Elbert

C) Mount Logan

D) Mount Rainier

Answer · why

A) Denali

Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley) stands at 20,310 feet and is the highest peak in North America. Its name comes from the Koyukon Athabaskan w...

Q 05/05

What sled dog race, held every March since 1973, covers roughly 1,000 miles across Alaska?

A) Iditarod

B) Beargrease Marathon

C) Yukon Quest

D) Copper Basin 300

Answer · why

A) Iditarod

The Iditarod, first run in 1973, has a ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage on the first Saturday of March and then covers roughly 1,000 miles of th...