Alaska Multiple Choice Trivia Questions
1. Approximately how many of Alaska's citizens live within the Anchorage
metropolitan area?
A. Half.
B. One Quarter
C. Three Quarters
D. None of the above
2.
How much money did the United States pay for Alaska when it bought the
area from Russia?
A. 4.5 million
B. 6.3 million
C. 6.9 million
D. 7.2 million
3. On what date was Alaska admitted to the Union as the 49th state?
A. December 21, 1958
B. January 23, 1959
C. January 12, 1959
D. January 3, 1959.
A. Juneau
B. Sitka
C. Anchorage
D. Valdez
5. How big is the state in square miles?
A. 485,634
B. 502,654
C. 586,412
D. 618,876
6. How many sovereign countries are larger than the state of Alaska?
A. 9
B. 13
C. 18
D. 28
7. Southeast Alaska, often referred to as the Panhandle, or Inside Passage, is the part of Alaska closest to what?
A. The Continental United States
B. Canada
C. North Pole
D. Russia
8. Which mountain peak is the highest in Alaska?
A. Mount Shishaldin
B. Mount McKinley
C. Mount Hubbard
D. Mount Augusta
9. The North Slope is mostly tundra peppered with small villages and is known for its what?, and contains both–Alaska and.[
A. The Prudhoe Bay Oil Field
B. The National Petroleum Reserve
C. Massive reserves of crude oil
D. All of the above
10.The Aleutian Island chain is made up of how many small, volcanic islands?
A. Over 100
B. Over 200
C. Over 300
D. Over 400
11.Of the U.S. States, Alaska is the "what most" state in the Union?
A. northernmost
B. easternmost
C. westernmost
D. All of the above
12. Which two of the Aleutian islands, were occupied by the Japanese during World War II.?
A. Ananiuliak Island and Derbin Island
B. Akutan Island and Gull Island
C. Amukta Island and Dushkot Island
D. Attu Island and Kiska Island
13. How many miles of coastline does Alaska have?
A. Over 24,000
B. nearly 30,000
C. Almost 34,000 miles.
D. More than 40,000
14. Mount Shishaldin, an occasionally smoldering volcano is the most perfect "what" on Earth?
A. Vacation spot
B. volcanic cone
C. Mountain
D. None of the above
15. How many lakes does the state of Alaska have?
A. Over 5,000
B. Over 25,000
C. Over 3 million
D. Over 4 million
16. In Alaska, marshlands and wetland permafrost cover square miles of land?
A. 188,320
B. 222,765
C. 166,664
D. 125,321
17. How many square miles of Alaska is covered in Glacier ice?
A. 5,000
B. 8,000
C. 12,000
D. 16,000
18. With over 100,000 of them, the state of Alaska has half of all the "what" in the world?
A. Lakes
B. Mountains
C. Glaciers
D. Polar Bears
19. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is the world's largest wildlife refuge, with how many acres?
A. 16 million acres
B. 32 million acres
C. 24 million acres
D. 12 million acres
20. On March 27, 1964, the massive "Good Friday Earthquake" killed how many people in the state of Alaska?
A. 119
B. 79
C. 133
D. 174
21. What is the highest recorded temperature in the state of Alaska which occurred in Fort Yukon on June 27, 1915?
A. 100 °F
B. 104
C. 105
D. 109
22. What is the lowest ever Alaskan temperature, recorded at Prospect Creek on January 23, 1971?
A. −80 °F
B. -90 °F
C. -91 °F
D. -81 °F
23. For most of Alaska's first decade under the United States flag, Sitka was the only community inhabited by who?
A. Inuit
B. Former Russian Settlers
C. Europeans
D. American settlers.
24. In what year was the state of Alaska incorporated as an organized territory?
A. 1909
B. 1912.
C. 1913
D. 1917
25. Alaskan statehood was approved by Congress on July 7, 1958 and Alaska was officially proclaimed a state on what date?
A. January 7, 1959
B. January 3, 1959
C. Feb 2, 1959
D. June12 , 1958
26. In 1989, an oil tanker, the Exxon Valdez, hit a reef in the Prince William Sound, spilling over how many gallons of oil?
A. 11 million
B 4.5 million
C. 13 million
D. 8 million
27. According to the Census Bureau the population of Alaska on July 1, 2013 was how many people?
A. 701,132
B. 735,132
C. 761,231
D. 733,336
28. In 2010, where did the state of Alaska rank by population compared to the other states?
A. 47th
B. 48th
C. 44th
D. 50th
29. Alaska has been identified as being one of the least religious states in
America, in terms of what?
A. Church Attendance
B. Charitable contributions
C. Church membership
D. None of the above
30. Prudhoe Bay is the second highest-yielding oil field in the U.S.,
producing about how much crude oil per day?
A. 350,000 barrels
B. 375,000 barrels
C. 400,000 barrels
D. 425,000 barrels
31. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline, with the highest pumping capacity of any
pipeline in the US, can transport and pump up to how much crude oil per day?
A. Over 1 million barrels
B. 750,000 barrels
C. 3 million barrels
D. 2.1 million barrels
32.
The state of Alaska's oil reserves peaked in 1978 and have declined how
much since then?
A. About 20%
B Nearly 50%
C. More than 60%
D. Almost 70%
33.
How many counties does Alaska have?
A. 16
B. 32.
C. 48
D. None
34.
Alaska has the most pilots per capita of any state and out of the
estimated 663,661 residents, how many are pilots?
A. 1,500
B. 8,550
C. 3,580
D. 9,900
35. Alaska is where the famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is held , a race
from Anchorage to Nome with an official distance of how many miles?
A. 1,049
B. 850
C. 1,200
D. 1,500
36. What is Alaska's biggest city?
A. Juneau
B. Sitka
C. Valdez
D. Anchorage
37. What is the Alaska State dog?
A. Husky
B. Lab
C. Alaskan Malamute
D. Saint Bernard
38.Yakutat City, Sitka, Juneau, and Anchorage are the four biggest cities in
the U.S. by what measure?
A. Population
B. Area
C. Population Density
D. None of the above
39. What is the Alaska State tree?
A. Western Pine
B. Sitka Spruce
C. Dogwood
D. Douglas Fir
40.What is the Alaska State sport?
A. Tennis
B. Ice Fishing
C. Bowling
D. Dog Mushing
Answers:
1. A
2. D
3. D
4.A
5.C
6.C
7.A
8.B
9. D
10.C
11.D
12.D
13.C
14.B
15.C
16.A
17.D
18.C
19.A
20.C
21.A
22.A
23.D
24.B
25.B
26.A
27.B
28.A
29.C
30.C
31.D
32.C
33.D
34.B
35.A
36.D
37.C
38.B
39.B
40.D