Q 01/05

Roughly what share of Alaska's population lives in Anchorage?

A) Over 60 percent

B) Nearly 40 percent

C) About 15 percent

D) About 25 percent

Answer · why

B) Nearly 40 percent

The metro area, which adds the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, holds more than half the state.

Q 02/05

What was Anchorage's population at the 2020 census?

A) 291,247

B) 301,247

C) 321,247

D) 341,247

Answer · why

A) 291,247

That is slightly below the 2010 count of 291,826.

Q 03/05

Anchorage sits at the head of which body of water?

A) Bristol Bay

B) Norton Sound

C) Cook Inlet

D) Prince William Sound

Answer · why

C) Cook Inlet

The city occupies a peninsula between the inlet's two arms.

Q 04/05

Which arm of water lies to the north of Anchorage?

A) Turnagain Arm

B) Kachemak Arm

C) Resurrection Arm

D) Knik Arm

Answer · why

D) Knik Arm

Turnagain Arm, to the south, has some of the highest tides in the world.

Q 05/05

Anchorage began in 1915 as a tent city beside which waterway?

A) Rabbit Creek

B) Ship Creek

C) Chester Creek

D) Campbell Creek

Answer · why

B) Ship Creek

Salmon fishing at the creek, steps from downtown, is still a summer ritual.