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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?
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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?
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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? See Fact #8 _______________________________
11. Who is known as the “Mother of the Iditarod Trail
Sled Dog Race?” _____________________________
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? See Fact #6
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Dick Mackey finished how much time ahead of Rick Swenson? See Fact #6
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16. Who is the only five-time winner of the Iditarod? See
Fact #9
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17. Who was the youngest musher to compete in the
Iditarod? See Fact #11
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18. What bib number were all three Mackey men wearing
when they won? See Fact #12
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