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Photo: NASA, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.How well do you know the largest, wildest state in the US? Test your knowledge on Alaska's unique history, stunning geography, and rich cultural traditions.
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Secretary of State William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire for 7.2 million dollars. At first, critics labeled the deal "Seward's Folly," believing the land was nothing but a useless frozen wasteland, unaware of its massive gold and oil reserves.
Photo: Edouard de Stoeckl and William H. Seward, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Alaska is officially known as "The Last Frontier," a nickname highlighting its vast, undeveloped wilderness and adventurous spirit. While "Land of the Midnight Sun" is also widely used due to the long summer days, it is not the official state nickname.
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Juneau, the capital of Alaska, is completely isolated by rugged terrain, making it the only state capital on the North American mainland inaccessible by road (Honolulu is also inaccessible by road, being on an island). It sits nestled at the base of Mount Juneau and is surrounded by massive ice fields. Car ferries and regional flights are the only ways in or out.
Photo: Ifly6, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Completed in 1977, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was designed to transport crude oil across rugged terrain, active fault lines, and permafrost. More than half of the pipeline is elevated on special supports to prevent melting the frozen ground below.
Photo: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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Dog mushing became Alaska's official state sport to honor the historic role of sled dogs in transportation, rescue, and communication. Today, the legendary Iditarod trail sled dog race covers over 1,000 miles of unforgiving terrain from Anchorage to Nome.
Photo: Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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The Kodiak bear is the largest kind of brown bear and, together with the polar bear, one of the two largest bears alive today. Kodiak bears have lived apart on the Kodiak Archipelago for about 12,000 years, growing exceptionally big on a rich diet of salmon and berries.
Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Established in 1976, the Alaska Permanent Fund ensures that future generations benefit from the state's non-renewable oil wealth. Since 1982, it has paid out a yearly dividend to qualified residents, which has sometimes exceeded two thousand dollars per person.
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Benny Benson, an Unangax̂ (Aleut) teenager living in an orphanage, won a contest to design the territory's flag. His iconic design features the Big Dipper and the North Star on a blue background, symbolizing the blue sky, the sea, and the state's northern location.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Akutaq, often called "Eskimo ice cream," is a historic survival food traditionally made with seal oil, caribou tallow, snow, and freshly picked berries. Today, vegetable shortening is often used instead of animal fat, and sugar is added for sweetness.
Photo: Matyáš Havel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Denali rises about 6,190 metres above sea level. The Koyukon people who live around it have called it Denali, 'the high one', for centuries. It has had two official names over the years: Alaska uses Denali, and since 2025 the US federal government calls it Mount McKinley again.
Photo: Denali National Park and Preserve, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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