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Where did the events in this recount take place?
Alaska
Canada
Europe
Russia
What happened in Nome in January 1925?
the first dog sledge race
Some children became ill and died
Nome received medicine
Some adults became ill and died
Why did the doctor send for medicine?
Because there was a snowstorm
Because it was a terrible disease and everyone could die
Because all the dogs could die
Because the children were dead
Why could the plane not take off?
The plane had some things wrong with it
Because there was no pilots to fly
Because the weather was bad
There was no fuel for the plane
How could the medicine be taken to Nome?
Plane
Car
Boat
Dog Sledge
How many teams of dogs were in the race?
Fifty
Twenty
One Thousand
twenty-five
How long did the relay go on for?
five days and four nights
five days and nights
four days and nights
four days and three nights
When did the medicine arrive at the coast?
January 30th
January 31st
February 1st
January 27th
What happened to Henry Ivanoff's team?
They ran into a Reindeer
They were stranded on an ice floe.
They died
They fell into the frozen water
What was the name of Seppala's lead dog?
Balto
Togo
Balso
Tofo
How far did Togo have to jump across freezing water?
1.5 meters
1 meter
25 meters
2 meters
How old was Balto?
A few months
Three years old
Sixteen years old
Fifteen years old
When did the medicine arrive in Nome?
January 30th
February 1st
January 31st
February 2nd
Where did Balto live eventually?
in a zoo
He didn't live he died
a Farm
Ho Chi Minh City
How many dogs died on the journey?
sixteen
six
four
ten
How old was Togo when he died?
six
eleven
ten
sixteen
