Russian Children on Alaska

In class, playing Jeopardy, geography for 75 points:
Me: The biggest state in the USA.
Team 1 (discusses for a long time): California!
Me: Good guess, but not quite. Team 2?
Team 2 (equally long discussion): New Jersey!
Me: Um... No.
Team 1: Florida?
Me: Good guess! Team 2?
Team 2 (another long discussion): Philadelphia?
Me: Lol.
Team 1 (thinks hard): Texas?
Me: Very good guess! But still no.
Team 2 (discusses): Okay, okay we know! Dallas!
Me: Well that's a city in Texas, um, good try, the answer is Alaska.
Half the class: Alaska?! Alaska is Russia!!!