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How Much Do You Really Know About Dog Mushing?

Created by 4dogpack

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How Much Do You Really Know About Dog Mushing game quiz
"I've been mushing since I was seven, and was disappointed to see very few mushing quizes on FunTrivia. I decided to make one so that more people can learn about this wonderful sport."

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1. What is the main difference between a bolted sled and a tied sled?
    A bolted sled is tougher than a flexible sled
    A bolted sled is faster than a flexible sled.
    A flexible sled is faster than a bolted sled
    A tied sled is more flexible than a bolted sled


2. Which one of these harness types are considered the most popular?
    X back harnesses
    Yukon Harness
    Freighting harness
    Weight Pull Harness


3. What is the most common breed of dog used in mushing today?
    Alaskan malamute
    Siberian husky
    Alaskan husky
    Canadian Inuit dog


4. In mushing, what is the most common command used to make the dogs start running?
    "Hike!"
    "Go!"
    "Mush!"
    "Marche!"


5. Which type of sled is rigid, but designed to float in soft snow with weight in it?
    Toboggan
    Kicksled
    Basket sled
    Sprint sled


6. What is pedaling or pumping?
    Pushing the sled with your leg to help the dogs
    A technique for riding the sled
    Feeding more than one dog at a time
    A way of hooking up the dogs while they are running


7. How should the dog's footpads feel?
    They should be cracked, but still tough
    They should be hard, and rigid
    They should be tough, but pliable
    They should be soft and squishy


8. What is the "toughest sled dog race in the world?"
    Norman Vaughan's Serum Run
    Iditarod
    Yukon Quest
    Kuskokwim 300


9. Junior mushers are mushers under the age of 18 years. What is one distance race that they can compete in?
    Junior Kuskokwim
    Junior Susitna
    Junior Serum Run
    Junior Yukon Quest


10. We may have heard about Jeff King and Susan Butcher and the other professional mushers. John Suter was a bit different- what breed did he use for his team in the Iditarod?
    Standard poodles
    Greyhounds
    St. Bernards
    Newfoundlands


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Compiled May 21 13