Instructions: Type the correct word or words in the blanks to complete the facts about Alaska.   If you type a space after your answer, it will look like it is correct, but it will be marked wrong.  Use the tab key to move from space to space.

1. The capital of Alaska is ⁽¹⁾.
   
   
2. Alaska's nickname is the ^{(2) "}.^"
   
   
3. Alaska has the only state capital that is only accessible by water or ⁽³⁾.
   
   
4. Alaska is a land of extremes.  In the north the sun sets in mid-November and doesn't reappear for more than ⁽⁴⁾ months.
   
   
5. Alaska is home to the tallest mountain in North America, Mt. ⁽⁵⁾, also known as Denali.
   
   
6. If you live in Alaska, you've got to be aware of the wildlife.  When you're walking on the sidewalk, a ⁽⁶⁾ might pop out from between two houses.
   
   
7. People who want to get the meat from a moose or bear that was killed on the highway need to sign up for it on the ⁽⁷⁾ list.
   
   
8. Alaska is the biggest state in the nation, and it has the lowest ⁽⁸⁾ density in the nation.
   
   
9. Alaska's native peoples encompass eleven distinct cultures, among them the ⁽⁹⁾, who, contrary to popular belief, do not kiss by rubbing noses.
   
   
10. During the Alaskan ⁽¹⁰⁾, dog sledding became popular as a way to travel.
    
    
11. In 1925 dog sledders delivered life-saving ⁽¹¹⁾ serum to snowbound Nome, Alaska, which was threatened by an epidemic.
    
    
12. Dog sled was a very important way of moving people and goods around the state, but with the advent of aviation, dog sleds were relegated to local use.  When that occurred and the tradition was in jeopardy of being lost, Alaska came up with the ⁽¹²⁾ Trail Sled Dog Race, also called The Last Great Race, to commemorate the crucial role that sled dogs played in the settlement of Alaska.
    
    
13. In 1942, Japanese planes struck the military base at Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands and occupied Attu and Kiska for about a year until bad weather drove them off the island.  But many Japanese and American soldiers were killed in the engagement known as The ⁽¹³⁾ Campaign.
    
    
14. Because of the battle with the Japanese forces, Alaska developed its ⁽¹⁴⁾.  Millions of dollars were spent on building docks, airports and harbor facilities.
    
    
15. In 1968, ⁽¹⁵⁾ was discovered in Prudhoe Bay.  Construction on the trans-Alaska pipeline began on March 27, 1975.