The Race Beginnings
The first race was in this year
1973
What is the breed of dog used in the race
The race runs this route on odd numbers years
The South Route
Most teams have this many dogs
around 14
This musher has won the most races
Rich Swenson or Dallas Seavy
The ending point of the race is this town
Nome, Alaska
What are the two ways the dogs kept track of during the race?
They are micro-chipped and have collar tags
This is one of the most famous sled dogs in history
Balto
This musher was the youngest to run the race
Dallas Seavy
The 1974 race was won by Carl Huntington in this amount of time
20 days, 15 hours and 2 minutes
The dogs normally consume about this many calories each day of the race
About 10,000
This disease outbreak was the inspiration of the race
Diphtheria
The dogs run about this fast
12 MPH
The Red Lantern is also known as this
The Widow's Lamp
This Native Alaskan and this famous musher began the Iditarod race in the 1960s
Dorothy Page
Joe Reddington SR.
They have a double coat
Teams begin the race in these intervals
two minute
How are the trails along the race marked
with about 12,000 stakes and reflective tape
The oldest musher to complete a race at the age of 74
Colonel Norman Vaughan
The original race was only this long
90 KM (56 miles)
These are two reasons dogs wear booties during the race
Frostbite, exhaustion, protection from ice cuts
How many check points are in the south route race
24 checkpoints
This wild animal is a threat to dogsled teams
Moose
The only year the Iditarod was shortened was
2020