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Vocabulary
100
Mushers usually have an odd or an even number of dogs on their team
What is even
100
the command to make the dogs go forward is...
What is mush
100
A musher must finish with at least_____ on the gang line
What is 5 dogs
100
each sled needs to have room on it for....
What is an injured dog
100
another word for very wild is...
What is fierce
200
a sled team can't have more then_____ dogs on their teams
What is 16
200
the command to make the dogs go right is....
What is gee
200
how many pounds of food does a dog need for each day
What is 2 pounds
200
what does a musher do with an injured dog?
What is leave it at a checkpoint
200
what word tells you how well you see
What is visibility
300
these dogs are good followers and they are smart
What is swing dogs
300
the command to make the dogs turn left is....
What is haw
300
Name the women who finished the Iditarod 16 times
What is Susan Butcher
300
why are checkpoints called checkpoints?
What is the race officals check to make sure the musher come though.
300
what is another name for an animal doctor
What is veterinarian
400
these dogs are responsible for freeing the sled if it gets stuck
What is wheel dogs
400
these are put on the dogs feet to protect them from cold and injury
What is booties
400
how many times did she enter
What is 17
400
how many checkpoints are there between Anchorage and Nome
What is 24
400
what is a word that means nothing is over looked
What is thorough
500
these dogs are very smart and the other dogs obey them
What is lead dogs
500
what could happen if the bootie is to tight on the dogs paw?
What is the dogs ankle will swell up OR the blood can't circulate well.
500
name the FIRST women to win the Iditarod
What is Libby Riddles
500
how many miles are between each checkpoint
What is 50 miles
500
what is another word for terrible
What is miserable
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