The great state of Alaska got its name from the Aleut
word "Alyeska" meaning "great land." The state
capital, Juneau, is located in the southeast region of Alaska. The
state motto is: "North to the Future." The state nickname
is: "The Last Frontier."
Emblem/Symbol
Name of Emblem/Symbol
Adopted
Motto
North to the Future
1967
Nickname
The Last Frontier
State Holidays
Seward's
Day
March
27
Seward's Day
commemorates the signing of the treaty by which the United
States bought Alaska from Russian, signed on March 30, 1867.
Alaska
Day
October
18
Alaska Day is the
anniversary of the formal transfer of the territory and the
raising of the US. flag at Sitka on October 18, 1867.
Flag
The blue field is for the sky and the
forget-me-not, the state flower. The North Star is for the future of
the state of Alaska. The dipper is for the Great Bear.
Flower
Forget-me-not
Fish
Giant King Salmon
Tree
Sitka Spruce
Mineral
Gold
Fossil
Wooly Mammoth
1986
Land Mammal
Moose
1998
Marine Mammal
Bowhead Whale
1983
Insect
Four Spot Skimmer
Dragonfly
Gem
Jade
Bird
Pheasant-like Willow
Ptarmigan
Sport
Dog Mushing
Complete the questions below.
1. Alaska got its name from the Aleut word ""
meaning "great land."
2. The state capital, located in the southeast region of
Alaska, is .
3. The state motto is "".
4. The state nickname is "".
5. The state flag is blue and contains
.
6. The state sport is dog .
7. The state flower is the .
8. The state mineral is
.
9. The state tree is the .
10. The state holiday held on March 27th is .
11. The state holiday held on October 18th is .
12. The state land mammal is the .
13. The state fish is the Giant King .
14. The dipper in the state flag is for the Great
.
15. Seward's Day commemorates the signing of a treaty
between the United States and
on March 30, 1867.
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