Actually this Quiz doesn't have every City in Alaska - Knik-Fairview, Badger, College, North Lakes, Meadow Lakes, Tanaina, Kalifornsky, Steele Creek, Chena Ridge, Sterling, Gateway, South Lakes, Fishhook, Farmers Loop, Nikiski, Mill Bay, Big Lake, Butte, Goldstream, Petersburg, Farm Loop, Eielson AFB, Ester, Deltana, Fritz Creek, Willow, Ridgeway, Bear Creek, Anchor Point, Point MacKenzie, Kodiak Station, Haines, Akutan, Susitna North, Lazy Mountain, Cohoe, Metlakatla, Hooper Bay, Diamond Ridge, Prudhoe Bay, Tok, Skagway, Funny River, Salamatof, Talkeetna, Sutton-Alpine, Craig, Buffalo Soapstone, Salcha, Chevak, Hoonah, Delta Junction, Ninilchik, Savoonga, Point Hope, Emmonak, Togiak, Kwethluk, Selawik, Knik River, Quinhagak, Unalakleet, King Cove, Alakanuk, Womens Bay, Klawock, Happy Valley, Kipnuk, Noorvik, Akiachak, Toksook Bay, Yakutat, Gustavus, Kotlik, Two Rivers, Fox River, Gambell, Stebbins, Wainwright, Kasigluk, Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pleasant Valley, Scammon Bay,
Willow Creek, Port Alsworth, White Mountain, Koliganek, Deering, Anderson, Allakaket, Holy Cross, Golovin, Adak, Port Lions, Gakona, Manley Hot Springs, Newhalen, Wales, McKinley Park, Port Graham, Hope, Mud Bay, Kaltag, Tyonek, Kokhanok, Arctic Village, Minto, Tanacross, Naukati Bay, Ruby, Nondalton, Mentasta Lake, Coffman Cove, Tetlin, Mosquito Lake, Pitkas Point, Crown Point, Slana, Tenakee Springs, Silver Springs, Ekwok, Gulkana, Ouzinkie, Iliamna, McCarthy, Chuathbaluk, Twin Hills, Chitina, Port Heiden, Shageluk, Mertarvik, Pelican, Koyukuk, Chignik, Primrose, Sleetmute, Circle, Crooked Creek, Tatitlek, Nikolai, Perryville, Klukwan, Whale Pass, Hughes, Diomede, Eagle, Lowell Point, Port Alexander, Chignik Lagoon, Whitestone, Pilot Point, Oscarville, Anvik, Levelock, Igiugig, St. George, South Naknek, Clark's Point, Central, New Allakaket, Hollis, Akhiok, Skwentna, Chiniak, Chignik Lake, Dry Creek, Halibut Cove, Chistochina, Chenega, Stony River, Rampart, Chalkyitsik, Takotna,
Platinum, Tonsina, Atka, Eagle Village, Cold Bay, Hyder, Beaver, Nelchina, Pedro Bay, Nelson Lagoon, Excursion Inlet, Nikolski, Egegik, Stevens Village, Alcan Border, Mendeltna, Port Protection, Birch Creek, Beluga, Larsen Bay, Coldfoot, Kasaan, Lake Minchumina, Lutak, Karluk, Petersville, Paxson, Covenant Life, Edna Bay, Eureka Roadhouse, Elfin Cove, Healy Lake, Game Creek, Dot Lake Village, Bettles, Red Devil, Kupreanof, Dot Lake, Chase, Four Mile Road, Livengood, Sunrise, Lake Louise, Alatna, Lime Village, Chicken, Tolsona, Point Baker, Evansville, Susitna, Point Possession, Pope-Vannoy Landing, Aleneva, Red Dog Mine, Wiseman, Ugashik, Portage Creek, Nabesna, Whitestone Logging Camp, Ivanof Bay, Hobart Bay, Attu Station, Loring, Chisana, Port Clarence and Flat are not included in this Quiz!
Wow, I tried to boost my score by guessing Springfield, and it didn't work. Alaska is really weird, it must be the only non-Simpsons state in the Union.
Wow. Just....wow. Amazing how what seems to be obvious sarcasm or tongue-in-cheek humor, just sails right over some heads. Do some people simply have absolutely zero sense of humor, or what? I don't get it.
I think it just annoys non-American people that because the town is called North Pole, there are likely a number of people who believe that the North Pole is in the US. Which is funny, really. Besides, Santa's clearly a Canadian, he wears red and white, knows how to dress for the cold and is the nicest guy ever!
In Soviet Russia, Santa comes down the chimney, and if he doesn't like the books on your bookshelf, he takes you in his sleigh to the death camps. Ho ho ho!
Although the magnetic north pole does move around but it has not been in Alaska recently. There is a Canadian landmark (nearer to Greenland) where it was recorded about 100 years ago and since then it has been moving north close to the geographic north pole.
Was surprised that Talkeetna wasn't on here. Don't know why I know of it, but thought for sure since I did, that it would be one of the more populated cities.
Funny, other than the Big 3, it seems there's a specific reason that I knew the ones that I did.
Ketchikan - have friends from there
Kodiak - awed to see a Kodiak bear at a zoo I was a kid
Unalaska - once you see this name, you don't forget it
I got some for the same reasons you did, Don, and I'm a fan of all those reality Alaska shows which gave me a few more - Deadliest Catch, Life Below Zero, The Last Alaskans, etc.
I pretty much always recognize the humor and sarcasm on this site, except when it's the Quizmaster. For whatever reason I can never tell when he is trying to be funny, and I take everything he says seriously. Maybe I just don't get his brand of humor, but his clever jokes usually strike me as dumb mistakes. Until I try to correct him and he puts me in my place... Sorry, QM!
A "city" of 2,000 people? That's barely a truck stop. I got the top 3, plus one other that was just a random guess. But I should have guessed Sarah Palin's village, and have at least heard of Nome, Barrow, and Valdez before. Seward would have also made sense as a random guess, but the one I got was Kodiak.
It seems as though North Pole doesn't turn green on the map when guessed or show the name when the cursor is scrolled over. I still got credit for the answer, luckily, but was confused when I tried to find it on the map and didn't see a corresponding dot.
Heh... it's funny to think that elsewhere in the world, there are apartment complexes with populations larger than some of these "cities", and college campuses with populations more than 20 times the size. :-)
Apartment complex comment on an Alaska cities quiz? I could write a great pun here if only I were Whittier! https://www.npr.org/2015/01/18/378162264/welcome-to-whittier-alaska-a-community-under-one-roof
Funny, other than the Big 3, it seems there's a specific reason that I knew the ones that I did.
Ketchikan - have friends from there
Kodiak - awed to see a Kodiak bear at a zoo I was a kid
Unalaska - once you see this name, you don't forget it
Seward - Seward's Folly
Valdez - Exxon Valdez oil spill
North Pole - again, once you see it...
Barrow - northernmost U.S. city
Un=Not
Alaska=Cold
Un+Alaska=Not Cold
But Unalaska is cold........