Q 01/05

Patsy Ann, a deaf dog who met nearly every ship docking in 1930s Juneau, was which breed?

A) Siberian husky

B) Bull terrier

C) Alaskan malamute

D) Saint Bernard

Answer · why

B) Bull terrier

Bull terrier Patsy Ann was named Official Greeter of Juneau by the mayor in 1934, and a bronze statue of her now overlooks the arriving cruise ships.

Q 02/05

For April Fools' Day 2016, Juneau was temporarily renamed after which Mattel card game?

A) Skip-Bo

B) Phase 10

C) UNO

D) Blink

Answer · why

C) UNO

UNO took over the city's name for a day to promote new wild cards, and Mattel donated $15,000 to the Juneau Community Foundation in thanks.

Q 03/05

No road links Juneau to the rest of North America, so how do cars and trucks reach the city?

A) By freight train

B) By ferry or barge

C) By military airlift

D) By ice road

Answer · why

B) By ferry or barge

By ferry or barge is the only way to bring a vehicle in, because steep mountains and an icefield the size of Rhode Island block every overland route.

Q 04/05

Which family lost five sons in 1942 when the cruiser USS Juneau was torpedoed off Guadalcanal?

A) The Nilands

B) The Borgstroms

C) The Bixbys

D) The Sullivans

Answer · why

D) The Sullivans

The Sullivans, five brothers from Waterloo, Iowa, had enlisted on condition that they serve together; 687 men died when the ship went down.

Q 05/05

Which town was Alaska's seat of government until Congress ordered the move to Juneau, completed in 1906?

A) Sitka

B) Kodiak

C) Wrangell

D) Skagway

Answer · why

A) Sitka

Sitka had faded as the fur trade declined while gold made Juneau boom, so a 1900 federal law told the government to pack up and move.