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Quiz
Questions 21 - 40
Questions 1 - 20
Questions 41 - 60
Questions 61 - 80
Current Quiz Questions
 Some of these questions remain to be answered.
21. What is the name of Egil Ellis' main leader?
Answer: Mike
| WINNERS |
1. Scotty Cassens, Hot Springs South Dakota
2. Don Rice, Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
3. Joe Busch, Williston, North Dakota |
22. What year was the first Junior Iditarod
run?
Answer: 1978
| WINNERS |
1. Barb Redington, Wasilla, Alaska
2. Wendy Warren, Kasilof, Alaska
3. John Schultheis, Knik, Alaska |
23. Who coined the phrase "You've got
to feed 'em good and treat 'em right."
Answer: Gareth Wright
| WINNERS |
1. BEdw950987
2. Scotty Cassens, Hot Springs South Dakota
3. Jessica Tackett, Wasilla, Alaska |
24. Who was the first woman to finish in the
top five in the Iditarod?
Answer: Susan Butcher
| WINNERS |
1. Barb Redington, Wasilla, Alaska
2. John Schultheis, Knik, Alaska
3. Joy Rockne, Auburn, Washington |
25. What year did the Royal Canadian Mounted Police end
sled dog patrols?
Answer: 1969
| WINNERS |
1. Jonathan Larrew, Panama City Beach,
Florida
2. Eric Rogers, Eagle River, Alaska
3. Maureen Lamb, Ottawa, Ontario |
26. Name the person who pioneered a trail across the
Alaska Range while carrying the frozen body of a Fairbanks judge.
Answer: Klondike Mike Mahoney
Finally we have all the winners to this question...way
to go, Neil!
| WINNERS |
1. Eric Rogers, Eagle River, Alaska
2. Tom Shepski, Willow, Alaska
3. Neil Rasmussen, Grand Marais, MN |
27. What is the largest number of mushers to finish the
Iditarod in one year?
Answer: 63 in 1992.
| WINNERS |
1. Eric Rogers, Eagle River, Alaska
2. Mary Lou Mercier, La Valle, Wisconsin
3. Gisele Warner, Nashville, Tennessee |
28. Who was the first lead dog credited with winning two
Iditarods? [submitted by Eric Rogers, Eagle River, Alaska]
Answer: Nugget. Emmitt Peters owned Nugget. He loaned her to
Carl Huntington for Carl's 1974 win. Then Emmitt ran the race with Nugget in lead in 1975
and won. Incidentally Nugget was twelve at the time.
| WINNERS |
1. Barb Redington, Knik, Alaska
2. Joy Rockne, Tukwila, Washington
3. Chris Grabowski, Anchorage, Alaska |
29. Who is the only musher to win the "Triple Crown
of Mushing": the Iditarod, the Yukon Quest and the Alpirod? [submitted by Barb
Redington, Knik, Alaska.]
Answer: Joe Runyan
| WINNERS |
1. Chris Grabowski, Anchorage, Alaska
2. Joy Rockne, Tukwila, Washington
3. Eric Rogers, Eagle River, Alaska |
30. Name the musher who is the only person to win 5
consecutive ISDRA Open Class Gold Medals. [submitted by Janelle Merritt, Prince
George, British Columbia]
Answer: Ross Saunderson
| WINNERS |
1. Chris Grabowski, Anchorage, Alaska
2. Michael Bosman, Platteville, Wisconsin
3. Eric Kincaid, Chardon Ohio |
31. What was the first year that the southern route of
the Iditarod was run? [submitted by Eric Rogers, Eagle River, Alaska]
Answer: 1977
| WINNERS |
1. Ann Schultz, Wyoming, Minnesota
2. Nancy MacKenzie, Bruce Mines, Ontario
3. Erin McLarnon, Palmer, Alaska |
32. Who was the first European to win the Alpirod? [submitted
by Eric Kincaid, Chardon, Ohio]
Answer: Jacques Philip, in 1992
| WINNERS |
1. Nancy MacKenzie, Bruce Mines, Ontario
2. Amanda Crissinger Wasilla, Alaska
3. Magali Philip, Nenana, Alaska |
33. Who was the original Huslia Hustler?
[submitted by John Schultheis, Knik, Alaska]
Answer: Jimmy Huntington
| WINNERS |
1. Chris Grabowski, Anchorage, Alaska
2. Nancy MacKenzie, Bruce Mines, Ontario
3. Dori Hollingsworth, Seward, Alaska |
34. Who was the Iditarod racer who attempted to run the
Iditarod with a dogsled that had cages for extra dogs and a stove for cooking dog food
while on the move? [submitted by Ben Gray]
Answer: Bud Smyth, but when the officials saw it, they wouldn't allow it.
| WINNERS |
1. John Schultheis, Knik, Alaska
2. Barb Redington, Knik, Alaska
3. John D Skilbred |
35. Who was the last rookie to win Iditarod? [submitted
by Eric Rogers, Eagle River, Alaska]
Answer: Emmit Peters in 1975. He
was running Nugget in lead, who was 12 at the time, and helped Carl Huntington win in
1974.
| WINNERS |
1. Ann Schultz, Wyoming, Minnesota
2. Mary Lou Mercier, La Valle, Wisconsin
3. John Schultheis, Knik, Alaska |
36. What year did the weekly mail service to Iditarod and Nome
begin by dog sled? [submitted by Erin McLarnon]
| WINNERS |
1. Tenille Karl, Wisconsin
2. Neil Rasmussen, Grand Marais, MN |
37. What was the name of Joe Redington's first Alaskan
Husky sled dog? [submitted by Mallorie Denney, Oregon]
Answer: Dodger
| WINNERS |
1. Jim Cogan, St. Charles, Illinois
2. Gisele Warner, Nashville, Tennessee
3. Nancy MacKenzie, Bruce Mines, Ontario |
38. On December 14, 1911, 11 mushers and four dog teams left
Iditarod for Seward hauling one ton of gold. How long did it take them to get to Seward? [submitted
by Erin McLarnon]
| WINNERS |
| 1. Tim McElravy, Everett, WA |
39. Who is the only three time Junior Iditarod
Winner? [submitted by Amanda Crissinger, Wasilla, Alaska]
Answer: Tim Osmar
This is a record! All three
correct answers were received the same day the question was posted! Way to go guys!
| WINNERS |
1. Matt Polcaro, Kirkville, New York
2. Ryan Redington, Knik, Alaska
3. Sara Hardy, Wasilla, Alaska |
40. Who was the first musher from outside of North
America to win the Open North American Championship? [submitted by Amanda Crissinger,
Wasilla, Alaska]
Answer: Michi Konno from Sapporo, Japan in 1998
(driving Joee Redington, Jr.'s team).
| WINNERS |
1. Don Rice, Copenhagen, New York
2. Matt Polcaro, Kirkville, New York
3. Cathy, Dimon, North Pole, Alaska |
Congratulations to all the winners!
Current Quiz Questions
Questions 1 - 20
Questions 41 - 60
Questions 61 - 80
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