Alaska Trivia

We're heading up North like all the way up North, hey Gang. This is episode 188 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. I'm your host Brian Rollins and this week we've got Alaska trivia. On tap, if you're new, welcome, we feature three rounds of 10 questions. Every week, you can get more trivia content rules, and scorecards that our website dorky geeky nerdy.com. This week's shout-out is to Matthew. Matthew is a long time listener that posted scores on Twitter every week. He's also the Show's first subscriber. That's right. You can help out the show and become a patron. So, thanks Matthew. Now, I no longer have an excuse to keep me from making bonus content for my supporters, but seriously, if you see him on Twitter, say hi and compare scores. Speaking of scores, let's get this show started. The dorky round number one. What governor of Alaska was a last-minute addition to John McCain's presidential ticket. Sarah Palin. Number two, in order of admission to the union. Where does Alaska rank? 49th. Number three. What 1903 Jack London novel featured. A kidnap dog named buck, Call of the Wild. Number four from whom did the United States purchase Alaska. The Russian Empire in 1867, the purchase was derided as Seward's folly. Number 5, what race runs from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. The Iditarod sled dog race. It's about 1,000 miles long. Number 6. How many states? Share a border with Alaska. None Alaska's. Entire land border is shared with Canada. Number 7. What is the name of the string of islands that run from Southwest Alaska to just east of Russia? The Aleutian Islands, they're made up of nearly 70 Islands, stretching 1200, miles and sit in both the Western and Eastern hemispheres. Number 8 by sighs. Where does Alaska rank in the US? First, it's by Far and Away the largest state. number 9, most of the land in Alaska is owned by who the US federal government about 65% of the state is federal land. Number 10, what 1990s comedy-drama was set in the fictional town of Sicily, Alaska. Northern Exposure. The geeky round number one. What is the capital of Alaska? Juno. Number two, what is the largest city in Alaska? Anchorage, it has about forty percent of the state's population. Number three. What? 2002 movie directed by Christopher Nolan starred, Al Pacino and Robin Williams. Insomnia. Number four, the 1952 film, Lost in Alaska starred. What comedy duo? Abbott and Costello. Number 5, what 1906 Jack London novel is named after its titular wolfdog. White Fang. Number 6. What? Two Canadian. Provinces border Alaska. Yukon and British Columbia. Number 7. What is the highest peak in North America? Denali the name was restored to its original in 2015. It used to be called Mount McKinley. Number 8, what body of water is south of Alaska? The Gulf of Alaska. Number nine, what constellation and star are on the Alaskan state flag? Ursa Major or the Big Dipper and Polaris the North Star. Number 10 in 1989. What tanker spilled over? 10 million gallons of oil into Prince William sound, The Exxon Valdez at the time. It was the worst oil spill in US history. The nerdy round number one. What singer-songwriter who performs only using her first name grew up near Homer, Alaska. Jewel. Number two, Charlie Chaplin plays a prospector in Alaska, seeking his fortune in what 1925 movie. The gold rush. Number three. What? Body of water separates Alaska from Russia? The Bering Strait. Number 4, formerly known as Barrow. What is the northernmost town in the United States? Food chaotic Alaska. It's only 1,300 miles. South of the North Pole. Number 5, what pair of islands are sometimes referred to as tomorrow Island and yesterday Island. The diomedes islands, they straddle the International Date Line. One is controlled by Russia. The other by the US Number six, what is the largest national park in the US? Wrangle, st. Elias National Park. It's over 8 million acres in size. Number 7? What is Alaska's official nickname? The Last Frontier. Number 8, the largest brown bears in the world can be found on what island Kodiak Island. Hence their name Kodiak bears. Number 9, born in Anchorage. What picture won the World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox? Curt Schilling. Number 10. What does Alaska mean in the alamut language? It means the mainland or the great land. And that's it for Alaska. Here's some bonus trivia. No kidding. Alaska is huge. It's 1/6 of the US has total land mass. The second third, and fourth, largest states could all fit inside Alaska. The states, the 12th, wealthiest State sitting on some literal gold mines along with oil and gas. The state leads the nation in missing persons, people go missing in Alaska at twice the national average. Seven of the ten. Largest national parks are all in Alaska. I'd love to see the Wilds of Alaska at some point. It looks beautiful. If there are any alaskans listening, what do I have to do? Whenever I make it to your home, state will be back again next week with another three trivia questions. Here's a clue for what to expect. What state is broken up into two parts often referred to as the upper and lower peninsulas? Not a super hard hint but I can be brutally hard all the time. Right? See you back here next Wednesday, this has been episode 188 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. The music has been by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. I'm your host Brian Rollins. You could find me at the voices in my head.com. Thanks for listening.