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Alaska Quiz

Alaska Tourism Quiz

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Misty FjordsTucked into the coastal mountains behind Ketchikan, a land of soaring granite cliffs plunging into deep fjords is known as:
KetchikanCreek Street is a turn-of-the-century boardwalk which provifdes a reminder of this city's rough-and-tumble past:
SitkaSt. Michael's Cathedral, a Russian Orethodox Church, originally built in 1848, dominates the town of:
AnchorageColumbia Glacier covers an area the size of Los Angeles. This glacier vcan be seen in Prince William Sound between the city of Valdez and:
Hubbard GlacierCalled the "Galloping Glacier", in 1986 this glacier advanced 47' in one day threatening to trap marine animals. This glacier is:
KotzebueAncient traditions such as story dances, skin sewing and ivory carving all come to life at the "Living Museum of the Arctic" where the Native Alaskan Indians demand the prservation of their "old ways". This city is:
Tracy ArmNormally seen on a day cruise from Juneau, many think this dramatic 20 mile long narrow, winding, sheer-cliff fjord which pours ice into turquoise waters is the most beautiful spot in Alaska.
SitkaThe New Archangel Russian Dancers are a group of local women who perform Russian dances in authentic costumes and entertain tourists in the city of:
JuneauMendenhall Glacier is reputed to be the world's most accessible glacier and can easily be reached from the city of:
SkagwayOver 20,000 gold-hungry "wannabe millionaires" arrived in this gold rush town making it the largest town in Alaska in 1898:
FairbanksVisitors can see an old Indian village, working fishwheels, a reconstructed fishing camp and a narrated dog sledding demonstrations from the decks of the Sternwheeler "Discovery". The only operating river sternwheeler in Alaska departs from:
SitkaWhen the first crude huts weree being built in San Francisco, this city had been serving as the Capital of Russian Alaska for over 60 years.
Inside PassageThe most popular tourist area of Alaska is a waterway which stretches 1,000 miles along the British Columbia and Alaska Coasts. Normally seen by cruise ship, this area is called:
KetchikanThis city is called "Alaska's First City" because it is the first port of call on the Inside Passage and thereby the first glimpse of Alaska for most people. It is very proud of its Native heritage and has the world's finest collection of Totem Poles:
AnchorageAlaska's largest city which accounts for nearly half the state's population is:
Prudhoe BayThe 800 mile long TransAlaska Pipeline flows to Valdez where the oil is loaded onto tankers and shipped to the lower 48. It starts at:
KetchikanSaxman Village is home to 350 Indians and has the largest collection of standing totem poles in the world. Tribal dances are performed for visitors and there is also a carving shed, where visitors can see totem carvers at work. Saxman Village is located in the city of:
SkagwaySteep climbs, temperatures in the minus 20s, hunger, fatigue and freezing white-outs produced an abundance of dead miners, mules and horses. A forbidding stretch of mountains had to be crossed by the gold miners trying to reach the Yukon Territory from the Alaskan town of:
AnchorageMt. Alyeska is a premier ski resort and winter sports center about 35 miles away from the city of:
AnchorageThe Iditarod Dog Sled Race was first run in 1973 and commemorates the 1925 relay of diphtheria serum to Nome during an epidemic. The race covers 1100 miles and starts in:
JuneauOfficially on the mainland, this state capital might as well be an island since it is inaccessible by land:
AnchorageMany people claim Prince William Sound outshines Glacier Bay. Prince William Sound is located near:
Mt. McKinleyThe tallest mountain in N. Amer. was called Denali or "The high One" by the Indians and later renamed:
KotzebueAt one time, Alaskan Indians used a "blanket" of hides and a circle of men to toss a person in the air so a hunter could look out to sea for whales. Today the native villagers toss the tourists in the town of:
AnchorageThe most popular way to get to the Denali National Park is by train from the city of:

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