How well do you really know Alaska?
Find out with 300 questions about the Last Frontier: its history, landscapes, wildlife, food, sports, famous people, and wonderfully weird facts. Written for curious kids ages 11-14, every question comes with a quick explanation, so readers learn something new even when they guess wrong.
Inside you'll find:
- 300 multiple-choice and true-or-false questions in 10 themed chapters
- An answer key for every chapter, with a short, kid-friendly explanation for each answer
- "Weird But True " fact boxes sprinkled through every chapter
- 10 word searches and 10 crosswords, with full solutions in the back
- A "Alaska at a Glance" fact page and a scorecard to track your results
The 10 chapters:
1. State Basics & Symbols
2. First Peoples & Russian America
3. Gold, Oil & the Last Frontier
4. Mountains, Glaciers & Ice
5. Wild Animals
6. Sky, Ice & Science
7. Mush Sports & Games
8. Food, Art & Culture
9. Weird, Wacky & Wonderful
10. Cities & Towns
Can you answer these?
- Which Alaska town had a cat as its honorary mayor?
- Why is an Alaska town named Chicken?
- In which Alaska town do most people live in one building?
Perfect for road trips, family game night, classrooms, homeschool social studies, and anyone getting ready to visit Alaska, or who already calls it home.
Part of the State-by-State Trivia series.