Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - This Week in History: Acquiring Alaska

1. After William Seward purchased the territory of Alaska on March 30, 1867, the deal became known as what?

Seward's silly

Seward's folly

Seward's last stand

Seward's tomfoolery

Johnson's last stand

2. William Seward was secretary of state under which president when he made the purchase?

Chester A. Arthur

Andrew Johnson

Ulysses S. Grant

Abraham Lincoln

Zachary Tyler

3. From whom did Seward purchase Alaska?

France

China

Russia

Japan

Mongolia

4. Despite the derision the purchase incurred in the press, Seward purchased the land for about 2 cents per acre, a windfall when what happened in the 1890s?

Discovery of gold

Discovery of oil

Discovery of zinc

An increased demand in polar bear fur

An surge in the U.S. population

5. Seward had a long political career that was almost ended on April 14, 1865 when what happened?

A carriage accident

A severe bout of pneumonia

A lost election

An assassination attempt

A house fire

6. The purchase of Alaska included the highest peak in North America, named what?

Mount Washington

Mount Rainier

Mount Whitney

Mount Shasta

Mount McKinley

7. 7. Upon earning statehood, Alaska increased the size of the U.S. by how much?

1/3

1/8

1/5

1/16

1/2

8. What year did Alaska become a state?

1867

1906

1946

1959

1967

9. Alaska has 130 active what?

Volcanoes

Oil refineries

Salmon refineries

Cities

Penguins

10. Much of Alaska remains uninhabited, earning it what apt nickname?

The New West

The Last Frontier

The Final Frontier

The Wilderness

The Unclaimed