Geotrivia

Question 1

What is Alaska’s second largest city?

Answer 1

Fairbanks

Question 2

This southeast Alaska town has an economy based on government services, and commercial fishing. It also has the world’s largest collection of standing totem piles.

Answer 2

Ketchikan

Question 3

Nicknamed the “Emerald Isle”, what is Alaska’s largest island?

Answer 3

Kodiak

Question 4

Who is the current governor of Alaska?

Answer 4

Bill Walker

Question 5

What is the international symbol for hospitality?

Answer 5

Pineapple

Question 6

What is Alaska’s largest city/what is the approximate population?

Answer 6

Anchorage/300,000

Question 7

The largest earthquake in North America happened in Alaska. When did it happen and how large was it?

Answer 7

March 27th, 1964

9.2 magnitude

Question 8

On a cruise, tours taken at ports are called what?

Answer 8

Shore excursions

Question 9

What national forest is America’s largest? Where is it located?

Answer 9

Tongass National Forest, southeast Alaska

Question 10

What is Alaska’s northernmost town?

Answer 10

Barrow

Question 11

What is the largest mountain in North America, and what is its approximate height?

Answer 11

Denali 20,320

Question 12

This town is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound. It is the ending point for the Iditarod. Name the town.

Answer 12

Nome

Question 13

This National Park on the Kenai Peninsula is located near the town of Seward. This park contains the Harding Icefield.

Answer 13

Kenai Fjords National Park

Question 14

In what decade was the Trans-Alaska Pipeline built? Where does it begin and end?

Answer 14

70’s Prudhoe Bay/Valdez

Question 15

What is Alaska’s largest river?

Answer 15

Yukon

Question 16

What is Alaska’s official state sport?

Answer 16

Dog mushing

Question 17

Name Alaska’s current U.S. Representative and 2 U.S. Senators (spelling counts)

Answer 17

Don Young=representative

Lisa Murkowski/Dan Sullivan=senators

Question 18

Mardi Gras of the North

Answer 18

Fur Rondy

Question 19

Alaska becomes a state

Answer 19

January 3rd, 1959

Question 20

Moss that protects permafrost

Answer 20

Tundra

Question 21

Body of water from anchorage to Girdwood

Answer 21

Turnagain arm

Question 22

What is the largest lake in Alaska?

Answer 22

Lake Illiamna

Question 23

Who was the 2015 Iditarod champion?

Answer 23

Dallas Seavey

Question 24

Annual long distance sled dog race

Answer 24

Iditarod

Question 25

How many acres are in the state of Alaska?

Answer 25

375 million

Question 26

Alaska Natives that are the linguistic cousin of Apaches and Navajos

Answer 26

Athabascan

Question 27

AK Native group that was know for the "potlach"

Answer 27

Tlingits

Question 28

What AK Native group is the largest private landholder in South Central AK?

Answer 28

CIRI (Cook Inlet Regional Incorporated)

Question 29

Mt. Susitna is known as what to locals?

Answer 29

Sleeping Lady

Question 30

What does ANCSA stand for?

Answer 30

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act

Question 31

Tlinglit civil rights leader

Answer 31

Elizabeth Peratrovich

Question 32

Which region has the most volcanos?

Answer 32

Aleutian

Question 33

"Aviation Field", Anchorage's first true airport

Answer 33

Merril Field

Question 34

AK airport that serves over 45 carriers

Answer 34

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

Question 35

What major air carrier has had roots in AK since the 1930s

Answer 35

Alaska Airlines

Question 36

Ravn Alaska, PenAir, and Grant Aviation are all examples of what

Answer 36

Alaska Regional Airlines

Question 37

What is America's largest national park

Answer 37

Wrangell St. Elias

Question 38

What is AK's best known park?

Answer 38

Denali

Question 39

Glacier Bay and Sitka National Historic Park are 2 national parks in Southeast AK. Name the other one

Answer 39

Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park

Question 40

How many national parks are in the Arctic? Name one.

Answer 40

5 (Kobuk Valley)

Question 41

Organization that facilitates travel to a place

Answer 41

DMO destination marketing organization

Question 42

DMO for anchorage

Answer 42

Visit anchorage

Question 43

Alaska DMO

Answer 43

Alaska travel industry Association

Question 44

Mayor of anchorage

Answer 44

Ethan Berkowitz

Question 45

Which two lakes in Anchorage make it the busiest float plane base in the world

Answer 45

Lake Hood/Lake Spenard

Question 46

what percent of all goods imported into Alaska arrive through the port of anchorage

Answer 46

95%

Question 47

Anchorage has more what per capita than any other US city

Answer 47

Coffee stands

Question 48

Name the creek near downtown Anchorage popular for salmon fishing

Answer 48

Ship Creek

Question 49

What is the largest country by land area

Answer 49

Russia

Question 50

Most populous country

Answer 50

China

Question 51

Most populated country in The carribian

Answer 51

Cuba

Question 52

What nation is considered the friendliest

Answer 52

Iceland