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Checkpoints Traditions & Legends History Odds & Ends Jr. Iditarod Team One Team Two Team Three Team Four
The Iditarod is a commemoration of this event Show Answer
What is the Serum Run? Back to Board
It’s the year the Iditarod Sled Dog Race first ran to Nome Show Answer
What is 1973? Back to Board
It’s what the Iditarod Trail was originally Show Answer
What is a mail and freight route? Back to Board
He is the only five time winner of the “Last Great Race” Show Answer
Who is Rick Swenson? Back to Board
This Air Force Colonel was Admiral Bryd’s dog handler in Antarctica in 1928 Show Answer
Who was Norman Vaughan ? Back to Board
These cities are the ceremonial start and the official finish of the Iditarod Show Answer
What are Anchorage and Nome? Back to Board
It’s a type of sock made to protect the dogs paws Show Answer
What are booties? Back to Board
These dogs are placed directly in front of the sled. Their job is to pull the sled out, and around corners or trees Show Answer
What are Wheel Dogs? Back to Board
It’s an area with many burnt tree stumps from a fire in 1976 Show Answer
What is the Farewell Burn? Back to Board
It is the city where the Iditarod Trail originally started Show Answer
What is Seward? Back to Board
This is the checkpoint where they restart the race Show Answer
What is Wasilla? Back to Board
This checkpoint is the highest point on the Iditarod Trail Show Answer
Where is Rainy Pass? Back to Board
This checkpoint, 77 miles from Nome, is where the mushers take their mandatory 8 hour layover Show Answer
Where is White Mountain? Back to Board
It is the name of the award given to the first musher to reach McGrath Show Answer
What is the Spirit of Alaska Award? Back to Board
The name of this Eskimo checkpoint means “place where the east wind blows” Show Answer
Where is Unalakleet? Back to Board
It’s the country the Sami herders came from, and the animal they herded. Show Answer
Where is Norway, and what are reindeer? Back to Board
This is awarded to the last musher to finish Show Answer
What is the Red Lantern? Back to Board
Each musher is greeted by the fire siren when they arrive in this city Show Answer
Where is Nome? Back to Board
Attached to the Burled Arch, this will remain lit as long as there are mushers on the trail Show Answer
What is the Widow’s Lamp? Back to Board
Coming from an Ingalik and Holikachuk Indian word, it means “distant place” Show Answer
What is Iditarod? Back to Board
It is the age range to be eligible for entry in the Jr. Iditarod Show Answer
What is 14 to 17? Back to Board
It is the year the first Jr. Iditarod Trail Race took place Show Answer
What is 1978? Back to Board
It is the length of the Jr. Iditarod race Show Answer
What is 160 miles? Back to Board
It is when the Jr. Iditarod is held Show Answer
What is the weekend immediately before the start of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race? Back to Board
Show Answer It is the country where the first international entrant in the Jr. Iditarod is from
What is Czechoslovakia? Back to Board
Show Question
This 4 time Iditarod champion placed in the Top Ten 15 times Show Answer
Who was Susan Butcher? To End Photo by Jeff Schultz
End It Created by: Julie Howard 2007 Iditarod Curriculum Challenge © 2007
Resources All information used in this game was located on Official website of the Iditarod – The Last Great Race on Earth.