Iditarod Race Facts and Trivia

Write one fact you already know about the Iditarod.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does the narrator refer to as "the lower 48"?

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Canada

• the contiguous (land-bound) United States

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Alaska is the _______ state.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Mush means "travel by _____"

• plane

• dog

• ship

• train

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Modern-day Iditraod musher teams travel over _______ miles during the race.

• 100

• 500

• 1000

• 2000

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CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

Each team of dogs is pulling about _______ pounds.

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Who holds the record for finishing the Iditarod race? ​ (a)  

• Dallas Seavey
• Tim Synder
• Jim McAfee
• Thornton Smith