The Sled Dog Relay That Inspired the Iditarod

What event required relays of sled dog teams to travel across the Alaskan wilderness?

• diptheria outbreak which could turn into an epidemic

• training for the winter Olympics

• a ship was stuck in the ice

• the mayor was sick with a fever

What did the sled dog teams transport?

• food

• water

• medicine

• blankets

What was the greatest threat to the dogs due to the harsh weather conditions?

• starving to death

• getting lost

• breaking a leg

• freezing to death

The sled dog teams covered about __________ miles on their relay.

• 7

• 70

• 700

• 7000

What made Balto a unique lead dog?

• he was blind

• he was deaf

• relied on scent rather than sight

• relied on sight rather than scent

How did Kassen's sled flipping during his leg of the journey almost end in disaster?

• antidote was launched into a snow bank and nearly lost

• several dogs broke their legs

• the sled was damaged very badly

• none of these

How long did the journey take?

• 5 1/2 seconds

• 5 1/2 minutes

• 5 1/2 hours

• 5 1/2 days

Who was the "star" of this relay?

• Shannon

• Seppala

• Kaasen

• Balto

What evidence proves that he is a "star"?

• starred in a 30-minute film

• bronze statue in Central Park

• toured the country

• all of these

What was the route of the relay?

• New York to Washington D.C.

• Washington D.C. to Alaska

• Canada to Anchorage

• Anchorage to Nome