Great Land of Alaska

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1. What is the most sought-after bottom dwelling fish in Alaska?
   Arctic Sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpioides)
   Arrowtooth Flounder (Atheresthes stomias)
   Burbot (Lota lota)
   Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)
   
2. Approximately what percentage of an iceberg is underwater?
   55% - 65%
   65% - 75%
   75% - 85%
   85% - 95%
   
3. What type of salmon is also called a 'blackmouth'?
   Chinook / King
   Chum / Calico
   Coho / Silver
   Humpback / Pink
   Sockeye / Red
   
4. What resource drew the Russians and Aleuts to the Bering Sea islands?
   Northern Fur Seals
   Large Gold Deposits
   Timber
   Seabird eggs
   
5. What mountain range separates the Arctic region from the Interior?
   Alaska Range
   Brooks Range
   Kuskokwim Mountains
   St. Elias Range
   
6. What is the largest lake in Alaska?
   Iliamna Lake
   Kenai Lake
   Skilak Lake
   Tustumena Lake
   
7. Generally, how long does the Yukon River stay frozen each year?
   5-6 months
   6-7 months
   7-8 months
   8-9 months
   
8. What is the longest river in Alaska?
   Chena River
   Kuskokwim River
   Susitna River
   Yukon River
   
9. What small Alaskan animal is so vicious that a single one can harass and run off a brown bear?
   Coyote
   Fox
   Wolf
   Wolverine
   
10. What city had to relocate because of the damage caused by the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake?
    Anchorage
    Fairbanks
    Juneau
    Valdez
    
11. What is a moose's favourite food?
    Willow and dwarf birch
    Lichens
    Sitka Spruce needles
    Fir bark
    
12. In what part of Alaska is the Stikine River?
    Arctic
    Interior
    Southcentral
    Southeast
    
13. What vaccine did pioneer sledders along the Iditarod Trail carry to the epidemic in Nome?
    Diptheria
    Measles
    Smallpox
    Tetanus
    
14. Approximately how long is the Iditarod Sled Dog Race?
    750 miles
    1,050 miles
    1,350 miles
    1,550 miles
    
15. During the Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage, what is the main event?
    Three days of dog sled races
    Display and sale of furs
    Display of giant Alaskan grown vegetables
    Celebration of the arrival of spring
    
16. What is the largest city on the Kuskokwim River?
    Aniak
    Bethel
    Kwethluk
    Sleetmute
    
17. What northwestern Alaskan town got its name from a spelling mistake?
    Noatak
    Noorvik
    Nome
    Selawik
    
18. What is the largest island in Alaska?
    Admiralty Island
    Baranof Island
    Kodiak Island
    Nunivak Island
    
19. The record high temperature in Alaska was in 1915 at Ft. Yukon. What was the termperature?
    89° F / 32° C
    97° F / 36° C
    100° F / 38° C
    104° F / 40° C
    
20. The record low temperature in Alaska was in 1971 at Prospect Creek Camp. What was the termperature?
    -50° F / -45° C
    -60° F / -51° C
    -70° F / -57° C
    -80° F / -62° C
    
21. What animals are knows as "Wolves of the Sea"?
    Orcas
    Salmon Sharks
    Sea Lions
    Sea Otters
    
22. What is the only cat native to Alaska?
    Puma
    Lynx
    Siberian Tiger
    Mountain Lion
    
23. Which Alaskan glacier is the largest "valley glacier" in North America?
    Hubbard
    Malaspina
    Matanuska
    Taku
    
24. How many months per year is the Beaufort Sea ice free?
    2 months
    4 months
    6 months
    8 months
    
25. At which city is Alaska's northernmost year-round ice-free port?
    Anchorage
    Nome
    Seward
    Valdez