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WorksheetsThe Sled Dog Relay That Inspired the Iditarod
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
