Great Land of Alaska

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1. What is the capital of Alaska?
   Anchorage
   Willow
   Juneau
   Seward
   
2. What is the largest city (population) in Alaska?
   Anchorage
   Fairbanks
   Juneau
   Seward
3. Where is the city of Seward located?
   Alaska Peninsula
   Kenai Peninsula
   Kodiak Island
   Seward Peninsula
   
4. What is the name of the tallest mountain on the North American continent, found in Alaska?
   Bona
   Denali / McKinley
   Foraker
   St. Elias
5. How high is the peak of the mountain from the previous question?
   19,470 feet / 5,934 meters
   20,320 feet / 6,194 meters
   21,200 feet / 6,462 meters
   21,965 feet / 6,695 meters
6. What is the name of the mountain range that Denali Park is in?
   Alaska Range
   Brooks Range
   St. Elias Range
   Talkeetna Mountains
7. What is the name of the island chain that stretches across the top of the Pacific Ocean from southwestern Alaska to Russia?
   Aleutian Islands
   Kodiak Islands
   Pribilof Islands
   St. Lawrence Islands
8. What is the name of the Anchorage lake that is home to the world's largest and busiest seaplane base?
   Campbell Lake
   Cheney Lake
   Lake Hood
   Sand Lake
9. What is the name of the valley northeast of Anchorage that is famous for its giant vegetables?
   Arctic Valley
   Eagle River Valley
   Knik Valley
   Matanuska Valley
10. What is the popular glacier located about 45 minutes southeast of Anchorage?
    Knik Glacier
    Matanuska Glacier
    Portage Glacier
    Twentymile Glacier
11. What is the largest city in the interior?
    Denali
    Fairbanks
    Livengood
    Nenana
12. What body of water separates Alaska from Russia?
    Beaufort Sea
    Bering Strait
    Chukchi Sea
    Norton Sound
13. The largest omnivorous land mammal in the world lives in Alaska. What is this animal?
    Black Bear
    Brown / Grizzly Bear
    Polar Bear
    Wolverine
14. What are the two largest mountain ranges in Alaska? (Select 2)
    Alaska Range
    Brooks Range
    Chugach Range
    St. Elias Range
15. The largest member of the deer family lives in Alaska. What is it?
    Caribou
    Elk
    Moose
    Sitka Black-Tailed Deer
16. What body of water borders Northern Alaska?
    Arctic Ocean
    Bering Sea
    Chukchi Sea
    Gulf of Alaska
17. In what Alaskan body of water are some of the world's highest tides found?
    Bristol Bay
    Cook Inlet
    Kachemak Bay
    Resurrection Bay
18. How high can the tides from the previous question be?
    25-30 feet / 7.5-9 meters
    30-35 feet / 9-10.5 meters
    35-40 feet / 10.5-12 meters
    40-45 feet / 12-13.5 meters
19. Approximately how many miles does Alaska span from east to west?
    1,000 miles
    1,500 miles
    2,400 miles
    3,600 miles
20. Approximately how many miles of shoreline does Alaska have?
    15,000 miles
    24,000 miles
    34,000 miles
    36,000 miles
21. What body of water borders Anchorage on the north?
    Cook Inlet
    Knik Arm
    Resurrection Bay
    Turnagain Arm
22. What body of water borders Anchorage on the south?
    Cook Inlet
    Knik Arm
    Resurrection Bay
    Turnagain Arm
23. What body of water borders Anchorage on the west?
    Cook Inlet
    Knik Arm
    Resurrection Bay
    Turnagain Arm
24. What mountain range borders Anchorage on the east?
    Alaska Range
    Chugach Mountains
    Kenai Mountains
    Talkeetna Mountains
25. What mountain can be seen from both Anchorage and Fairbanks on a clear day?
    Denali / McKinley
    Iliamna
    Redoubt
    Susitna