Iditarod
Iditarod II
Iditarod III
Iditarod IV
Iditarod V
Iditarod VI
Vocabulary
100
Most sled-dog teams must have an ______ number of dogs?
What is even?
100
If booties on a sled dog are too tight, this could happen.
What is the blood cannot circulate OR the ankles could swell?
100
If a sled dog doesn't pass the health examination, this happens.
What is the dog cannot run in the race?
100
Each sled must have room to hold _____.
a spare sled, an injured dog, another musher
What is an injured dog?
100
Tell 3 things a musher does at a checkpoint.
What is rest their team, make repairs, feed the dogs, drop off injured/sick dogs, get food, rest?
100
The first woman to win the Iditarod was _____.
Who is Libby Riddles?
100
This underlining means very wild.
What is fierce?
200
For the Iditarod, a sled-dog team can't have more than _____ dogs.
What is 16?
200
If booties are too loose, this could happen.
What is the booties could fall off?
200
During the Iditarod, a musher has to do this with any injured dogs.
What is leave them at a checkpoint?
200
This woman finished the Iditarod 16 times.
Who is Susan Butcher?
200
Checkpoints are called checkpoints because _____.
What is because race officials check that all mushers pass through each checkpoint?
200
She won in this year.
What is 1985?
200
This underlining refers to how well you can see things.
What is visibility?
300
These dogs are very good followers, and they are smart.
swing dogs, wheel dogs, or lead dogs
What are swing dogs?
300
This command tells sled dogs to turn right.
What is gee?
300
According to Iditarod rules, there must be at least this many dogs on the gang line at the end of the race.
What is 5?
300
She entered the Iditarod this many times.
What is 17?
300
Food gets delivered to the checkpoints by______.
What is airplanes?
300
The rules of the Iditarod state every musher must rest for ______ hours at one checkpoint and must rest for _____ at two other checkpoints.
What are 24 and 8?
300
This underlining means animal doctor.
What is veterinarian?
400
These dogs are responsible for freeing the sled when it gets stuck.
swing dogs, wheel dogs, or lead dogs
What are wheel dogs?
400
This command tells sled dogs to move straight ahead?
What is mush?
400
The letters of the required items each musher must have in the Iditarod.
What are b,c,d,e,i?
400
She finished first this many times.
What is 4?
400
Checkpoints are this far apart.
What is 50 miles?
400
The resting rule was put in place to protect the _____.
What are dogs?
400
This underlining means that nothing is overlooked?
What is thorough?
500
These dogs are very smart and other dogs obey them.
swing dogs, wheel dogs, or lead dogs
What are lead dogs?
500
This command tells sled dogs to turn left?
What is haw?
500
During the Iditarod, each dog needs this much food each day.
What is 2 pounds?
500
When Iditarod mushers are on the trail, how much help can they get from someone else?
What is none?
500
There are this many checkpoints between Anchorage and Nome.
What is 24?
500
The name of the character that is participating in the Iditarod is _____.
What is Chad?
500
This underlining means terrible.
What is miserable?