She was the first person to win the Iditarod three times in a row.
Who was Susan Butcher?
100
She was given a Siberian husky and became very interested in huskies as sled dogs.
What happened when Susan was in her teens?
100
1000 miles long
How long is the Iditarod Race?
100
to attain or reach a goal through a lot of effort
What does "achieve" mean?
100
something you ride on in the snow
What does "sled" mean?
200
In Cambridge, Massachusetts
Where was Susan Butcher born?
200
Susan and her sled dog team sped down a hill and crashed into a fallen tree.
What happened an hour into Susan's fourth race?
200
24
How old was Susan when she entered the Iditarod Race for the first time? Or, how old was Susan when she finished in the top 20?
200
to cause physical damage to a person or an animal
What does "injure" mean?
200
a large animal in North America
What does "moose" mean?
300
The largest city in Alaska
What is Anchorage, Alaska?
300
Because a starving moose attached her dogs.
Why did Susan have to leave her fourth race in 1985?
300
700 miles
How far was it from Anchorage to Nome? Or, how far did the first sled dog teams travel in 1927 to deliver the medicine? Or, how many miles did the sled dog teams run to the hospital?
300
unbelievably; surprisingly
What does "remarkably" mean?
300
an open, natural place
What does "wilderness" mean?
400
She was the first woman to win the Iditarod in 1985.
Who is Libby Riddles?
400
to stop the spread of diptheria
Why was a doctor in Nome, Alaska desperately in need of medicine?
400
Two and elven
How many of Susan's dogs were killed and injured by the starving moose?
400
to suffer or die from lack of food
What does "starve" mean?
400
endurance; the strength to do something for a long time
What does "stamina" mean?
500
This famous politician's husband came in third place this year in the Iditarod Race.
Who is Sarah Palin?
500
Her lead dog did.
Who (or what) managed to pull Susan and the other dogs out of the frigid water?
500
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How cold was it along the iditarod Trail during the famous medicine run?