Iditarod LogoIditarod Scavenger Hunt

1.   What was the date of the first Iditarod race?    _____________________________________

2.   Which musher came in first place last year?   ______________________________________

3.   How many dogs must a musher have on the line to start a race? See Rule #17    ___________

4.   Approximately how many miles long is the race?     __________________________________

5.   Which route will the trail follow this year  _______________________________________

6.   How many checkpoints does each musher need to go through this year?    ________________

7.   What is the age range for a musher?    ____________________________________________

8.   What is the name of the hero sled dog from 1925?    _________________________________

9.   In 1925, what disease was an epidemic in Alaska?    _________________________________

10.  What is awarded to the last musher to finish the race?     ______________________________

11.  Who is known as the “Mother of the Iditarod?”    ___________________________________

12.  Libby Riddles was the first woman to do what?     ___________________________________

13.  What does the word “Iditarod” mean?     __________________________________________

14.  Name three mandatory items a musher must have at all times.    (See Rule #16)

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15.  In what year was the closest finish?  By how much time?  _____________________________

16.  Who is the only five-time winner of the Iditarod?     __________________________________

17.  Who was the youngest musher to compete in the Iditarod? ____________________________

18.  What bib number were all three Mackey men wearing when they won?  __________________