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1. What was the date of the first Iditarod race?
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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?
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16. Who is the only five-time winner of the Iditarod?
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17. Who was the youngest musher to compete in the
Iditarod?
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18. What bib number were all three Mackey men wearing
when they won?
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