Trivia: What constellation does the flag of Alaska feature?
Ursa Major
Cassiopeia
Sagittarius
Hercules
The correct answer is Ursa Major
So why is this answer correct? : The flag of Alaska was created in 1927 after the Alaskan Department of the American Legion held a design contest for schoolchildren throughout the state. Thirteen-year-old Benny Benson created the winning design: a dark blue background (representing Alaska’s skies, seas, flowers, and lakes) emblazoned with the North Star (representing the northernmost state) and Ursa Major, the constellation better known as the Big Dipper. While Benson’s design was adopted in 1927, Alaska only began using the flag for official state use in 1959.