Alaska and Hawaii Quiz Answers

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1) From which nation was Alaska purchased for $7.2million in 1869 by William Seward?

Answer: Russia

2) What type of government existed in Hawaii before it was annexed by the United States in 1898?

Answer: Monarchy

3) By what means is oil transported from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, Alaska?

Answer: Trans-Alaska Pipeline

4) Which political party has dominated Hawaiian politics since the early 1960s?

Answer: Democratic

5) Which body of water was crossed by the first Native Americans as they made their journey from Asia into North America by way of Alaska?

Answer: Bering Strait

6) Name the event that brought the United States into the Second World War on December 7, 1941.

Answer:  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

7) What economic activity is Hawaii's greatest source of income for the state?

Answer: Tourism

8) What was the name given to the gold rush that brought settlers to the Alaska area in the late 1800s.

Answer: The Klondike Rush

9) Name the 49th and 50th states to enter the Union in order.

Answer: Alaska and Hawaii

10) Name one agricultural product of either Alaska or Hawaii.

Answer: Fish and lumber (AK), Pineapple and sugar (HA) 


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