Balto's Story

Where did the medicine journey start?

• Ruby
• Bluff
• Nome
• Anchorage

What was the only way to travel to Nome during the storm long ago?

• Airplane
• Truck
• Dogsled
• Snowmobile

What was the illness that people were suffering from?

• Diptheria
• Chicken Pox
• Whooping Cough
• Cooties

What means of communication did Nome use to ask Anchorage for help?

• Cell Phone
• Letter
• Telegraph
• email

What was the weather like in Alaska?

• Warm and sunny
• night time
• snow storm
• tropical

How many hours were Gunnar Kasson and the sled dogs on the trail?

• 1 hour
• 30 minutes
• 4 hours
• 20 hours

Balto did not need to see the trail because he knew its ___ and  ___.

• smells and how it felt
• smells and sounds
• sounds and color
• color and ice

What was lost during the accident on the ice?

• Balto
• the harness
• nothing
• the crate holding the medicine

Balto came to a full stop by the sea because ___.

• the ice had started to break beneath him

• he saw a moose

• he heard another dog barking

• the snow was too heavy

Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?

• He wanted to take care of Balto's paws
• He wanted them to thank Balto, not him
• He was shaking snow off his head
• He was shivering from the cold