Who or what is Anchorage named for?

Johnny Anchorage, a star of the early film industry.

General Theodore J. Anchorage, an Army commander for the Union in the Civil War.

Anchorage, Kentucky.

A convenient, safe place to drop anchor.

What is Chester Creek named for?

Admiral Colby Mitchell Chester.

A slang term for a drug dealer.

Chanshtnu, the local Dena’ina Athabascan name for the creek meaning “Grass Creek.”

Chesterfield cigarettes.

Why is there no J Street?

Planners wanted to avoid possible references to George Custer’s J Company that died at Little Big Horn.

When written J is too similar to I, and when spoken, J is too similar to A.

Planners were still angry about the policies of American statesman John Jay.

There is no J in the Swedish alphabet, and some of the Anchorage planners were Swedish.

Which of the following about Anchorage’s first police chief, Jack Sturgus, is TRUE?

He retired in 1935 and was honored with a parade.

He was born in Skagway and was the first Alaska police chief born in Alaska.

He was murdered in 1921, and the case was never solved.

He was distantly related to future Alaska Governor Bill Egan.

Entertainer Mr. Whitekeys is most commonly associated with which Anchorage neighborhood?

Spenard

Muldoon

Fairview

Government Hill

What was the original name for Northern Lights Boulevard?

Woronzof Road

Joseph Lane

KFQD Road

North Star Boulevard

In what year was the Anchorage city manager position created?

1920

1946

1975

2010

In what year did Pope John Paul II visit Anchorage and perform a mass at Delaney Park?

1971

1976

1981

1986

In what year were Fort Richardson and Elemendorf Air Base merged into the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER)?

2010

B) 2000

B) 1990

1980

In what year was Muriel Pfeil Jr. Killed by a car bomb in downtown Anchorage?

1970

1973

1976

1979

Which of these future Major League Baseball stars did NOT play for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots before embarking on their professional careers?

Mike Trout

Mark McGwire

Aaron Judge.

Randy Johnson.

Who or what is Russian Jack Springs Park named for?

A small dog species originating from Russia.

A type of cheese.

Jacob Sanderson, a 19th-century Russian banker.

Jacob Marunenko, a bootlegger and murderer.

What is the next line from this commercial jingle? “Twin Dragon, Mongolian barbecue, can we cook up something, ________”

�fresh just for you.”

�just like we do.”

�special just for you.”

�something that makes you go woo.”

In what year did the first McDonald’s in Anchorage open?

1960

1965

1970

1975

How did Annabelle (1964-1997), the Alaska Zoo’s star painting elephant, end up in Anchorage?

She was intended for the San Diego Zoo, but a shipping error took her north.

She escaped a circus and wandered the Hillside for two years before being captured.

A Texan bought her as a baby and brought her to Anchorage as a pet.

An Anchorage grocer won her in a toilet paper contest.

What was Anchorage’s first professional sports team?

Anchorage Glacier Pilots (baseball)

Anchorage Northern Knights (basketball)

Alaska Wild (indoor football)

Alaska Aces (hockey)

Who were the Anchorage Parking Fairies?

Linny and Susan Pacillo, who filled expired parking meters.

Tony and Susan Knowles, referencing their love of parking lots.

A cute nickname for the EasyPark Alaska enforcement officers.

A prominent local folk band active during the 1970s and 1980s.

Where was Anchorage’s first combination golf course and airfield?

Delaney Park (a.k.a. Park Strip).

Ship Creek mudflats.

Kincaid Park.

Valley of the Moon Park.

What was the first name for the neighborhood of Fairview?

Lincoln Heights.

Birchwood.

East Anchorage.

Eastchester.

In 1952, Prince Andy was stolen from his Anchorage home. Then worth an estimated $50, he was smuggled out of Alaska to Oregon, where law enforcement tracked down the thief. What was Prince Andy?

Lion

Horse

Chinchilla

Reindeer

Who was Miss Wiggles?

A member of a popular children’s music band.

An exotic dancer.

A local worm farmer.

Main character in a young-adult book series set in Anchorage.

Which Anchorage church was the first predominantly Black church in Alaska?

Greater Friendship Baptist Church

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church

Greater Friendly Temple Church of God in Christ

Mountain View Baptist Church

What was the name of the Dena’ina fishing camp located at the mouth of Ship Creek before the development of Anchorage?

Qin Cheghitnu

Dgheyay Leht

Nutul’iy

Ggeh Betnu

The first escalator in Alaska was located in what Anchorage department store?

Caribou

J.C. Penney

Sears

Nordstrom

Who is Muldoon Elementary named for?

Omesteader Arnold Muldoon.

Mysterious Will Muldoon.

Actor Patrick Muldoon.

Literary character Máel Dúin.

Within the boundaries of what modern Anchorage neighborhood was the city’s first red-light district located?

Spenard

Fairview

Mountain View

South Addition

Who was Anchorage’s first mayor?

Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.

Zachariah Loussac

Leopold David

Sydney Laurence

In what year did the City of Anchorage and the Greater Anchorage Area Borough merge to form the Municipality of Anchorage, our current local government?

1920

1959

1964

1975

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