Alaska
Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas. This topic is part of U.S. Geography within Geography. This page currently draws on 27 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Alaska trivia questions
Alaska is the largest U.S. state by what?
Answer: Area
Bonus fact: Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas.
Which mountain in Alaska is the highest peak in North America?
Answer: Denali
Bonus fact: Denali rises to 20,310 feet.
Which Herzog documentary follows Timothy Treadwell and bears in Alaska?
Answer: Grizzly Man
Bonus fact: The 2005 documentary uses Treadwell's own footage.
The pass lies on the border of Alaska and what country?
Answer: Canada
Bonus fact: It connects coastal Alaska with British Columbia.
Which strait separates Alaska from Russia at their closest approach?
Answer: Bering Strait
Bonus fact: NOAA Fisheries says the Bering Strait separates Alaska and Russia by roughly 53 miles at the closest point.
Besides Alaska, the Yukon River Basin extends into which country?
Answer: Canada
Bonus fact: USGS says the Yukon River Basin drains more than 330,000 square miles.
How much did the United States agree to pay Russia for Alaska in 1867?
Answer: $7.2 million
Bonus fact: The purchase worked out to less than two cents per acre.
On what date did the United States and Russia agree on the purchase of Alaska?
Answer: March 30, 1867
Bonus fact: Secretary of State William H. Seward negotiated the deal for the United States.
What is the capital of Alaska?
Answer: Juneau
Bonus fact: Juneau is inaccessible by road from the rest of Alaska.
Which strait separates Alaska from Russia?
Answer: Bering Strait
Bonus fact: The Bering Strait also provides the oceanic connection between the Pacific and Arctic.
The Harding Icefield covers a large part of which Alaska mountain region?
Answer: Kenai Mountains
Bonus fact: NPS says the Harding Icefield and its outflowing glaciers cover about 700 square miles.
Under the U.S. Census Bureau's regional system, Alaska belongs to which division?
Answer: Pacific
Bonus fact: The Pacific division also includes California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.