var questions = new Array();
var choices = new Array();
var answers = new Array();
var response = new Array();

questions[0] = "1. Who established the first settlement in Alaska on Kodiak Island in 1784?";
choices[0] = new Array();
choices[0][0] = "Russian whalers and fur traders.";
choices[0][1] = "French colonists.";
choices[0][2] = "Vikings";
choices[0][3] = "Captain Cook";
answers[0] = choices[0][0];

questions[1] = "2. The U.S. bought Alaska in 1867 from Russia. Who initiated the purchase and how much per acre was paid for the land?";
choices[1] = new Array();
choices[1][0] = "Thomas Jefferson. $1 per acre.";
choices[1][1] = "Calvin Coolidge. Fifty cents per acre.";
choices[1][2] = "Herbert Hoover. $5 per acre.";
choices[1][3] = "Secretary of State William H. Seward. Two cents per acre.";
answers[1] = choices[1][3];

questions[2] = "3. In what year did Alaska become a state?";
choices[2] = new Array();
choices[2][0] = "1948";
choices[2][1] = "1972";
choices[2][2] = "1959";
choices[2][3] = "2000";
answers[2] = choices[2][2];

questions[3] = "4. What is the official state flower of Alaska, adopted in 1917?";
choices[3] = new Array();
choices[3][0] = "Mountain Laurel";
choices[3][1] = "The Wild Forget-Me-Not";
choices[3][2] = "Yellow Cascade";
choices[3][3] = "The Orange Blossom";
answers[3] = choices[3][1];

questions[4] = "5. True or False. The official state mineral of Alaska is oil.";
choices[4] = new Array();
choices[4][0] = "True";
choices[4][1] = "False";
answers[4] = choices[4][0];

questions[5] = "6. True or False. In addition to being called The Great Land, Alaska is also called America's Last Frontier.";
choices[5] = new Array();
choices[5][0] = "True";
choices[5][1] = "False";
answers[5] = choices[5][0];

questions[6] = "7. Where was gold first discovered in Alaska?";
choices[6] = new Array();
choices[6][0] = "Prince William Sound";
choices[6][1] = "The Yukon Territory";
choices[6][2] = "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge";
choices[6][3] = "Skagway";
answers[6] = choices[6][1];

questions[7] = "8. Alaska has the largest national forest in the United States. What is its name?";
choices[7] = new Array();
choices[7][0] = "Denali";
choices[7][1] = "The Tongass National Forest";
choices[7][2] = "Anchorage Preserve";
choices[7][3] = "The Redwood Forest";
answers[7] = choices[7][1];

questions[8] = "9. Alaska has the highest mountain peak in North America. What is the name of the mountain?";
choices[8] = new Array();
choices[8][0] = "Mt. Rushmore";
choices[8][1] = "Mt. Tlingis";
choices[8][2] = "Mt. McKinley";
choices[8][3] = "Mt. St. Helens";
answers[8] = choices[8][2];

questions[9] = "10. Juneau is the capital of Alaska. What is unique about this capital city unlike other U.S. capitals?";
choices[9] = new Array();
choices[9][0] = "It has less than 1,000 residents.";
choices[9][1] = "The streets are paved with Alaskan gold.";
choices[9][2] = "All voters mail their ballots to the city.";
choices[9][3] = "It can only be reached by boat or plane.";
answers[9] = choices[9][3];


// response for getting 100%
response[0] = "Excellent, top marks!";
// response for getting 90% or more
response[1] = "Excellent, try again to get 100%!"
// response for getting 70% or more
response[2] = "Well done, that is a good score, can you do better?";
// response for getting over 50%
response[3] = "Nice one, you got more than half of the questions right, can you do better?";
// response for getting 40% or more
response[4] = "You got some questions right, you can do better!";
// response for getting 20% or more
response[5] = "You didn't do too well, why not try again!?";
// response for getting 10% or more
response[6] = "That was pretty poor!  Try again to improve!";
// response for getting 9% or less
response[7] = "Oh dear, I think you need to go back to school (or try again)!";