Iditarod Scavenger Hunt

Print Out and Complete- Click on each dog to go to the links to find the answers.

1.  How many miles long is the Iditarod? _____________________________________________

2. What city does the Iditarod start in ? ______________________________________________

3.  What year did the Iditarod first run? _______________________________________________

4.  What does the word "Iditarod" mean and from what language? __________________________

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5.  What is the Red Lantern award?  Why is it called that? To whom is it awarded?

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6.  Who is knows as the "Mother of the Iditarod"? _________________________________________

7. Who is Balto and where is he now? ___________________________________________

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

9.  What is a musher?   ________________________________________________

10.  What is the minimum age a musher must be in order to enter? _____________________________

11.  What is the nickname that has been given to the Iditarod? ____________________________________