Statistics for Geography of Alaska

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the most populous city in Alaska?	Anchorage	95%
What is the state capital of Alaska?	Juneau	94%
What is the name of the strait between Alaska and Russia?	{Bering} Strait	93%
What is the tallest mountain in North America?	Denali	92%
With which Canadian territory does the longest river in Alaska share its name?	Yukon	87%
What group of similar culturally indigenous peoples inhabit the Arctic regions of Alaska?	Inuit	86%
What was the former official name of the above?	Mount {McKinley}	86%
What Canadian province does Alaska border?	British Columbia	80%
What is the most populous inland city of Alaska?	Fairbanks	76%
What 1,200 mile long island chain belongs mostly to Alaska?	Aleutian Islands	72%
What is the most common nickname of Alaska - although it isn't official?	The Last {Frontier}	70%
What major gulf is located south of Alaska?	Gulf of {Alaska}	57%
What Alaskan town is the northernmost settlement in the United States?	Barrow	55%
in what city does that race end?	Nome	50%
What famous annual sled dog race is run in early March and starts from that city?	Iditarod	47%
What is the only state whose percentage of territory owned by the federal government is higher than of Alaska's?	Nevada	46%
What is the largest island of Alaska?	{Kodiak} Island	40%
What federal agency owns and manages 23.8% of the land in Alaska?	BLM	21%
What is the name of the northernmost national park in the United States?	Gates of the Arctic	20%
On what ocean inlet is the above ocated?	{Cook} Inlet	17%