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Family Incomes + The Iditarod (Jr. & Sr.)
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The 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race begins on March 6 in Anchorage, Alaska. A musher and a team of 12 to 16 dogs race across more than 1,150 miles of wild Alaskan terrain. Ten to 17 days later, a winner will cross the finish line in Nome, Alaska.
The 2010 Junior Iditarod is raced on February 27. Male and female mushers between the ages of 14 and 17 participate in this 150-mile race. In what year did the first Junior Iditarod take place?
Answer Pathfinder
Subject Heading(s):
Alaska, History (by date); Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (Alaska) (by date)
Subject Tree:
SPORTS: Ice & Snow Sports dog sledding (by date)
Keyword(s):
"Iditarod Trail" (by date)
Article(s) | Site(s):
"Cool Runnings," Science World, February 23, 2009
Answer:
The first Junior Iditarod was raced in 1978.
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In 2010, the Pew research center published a study demonstrating that women are the dominant income providers in 22 percent of marriages.
The percentage of women whose income is greater than their husband's income has increased from what percentage in 1970?
A. 2 percent
B. 4 percent
C. 6 percent
D. 8 percent
Article(s) | Site(s):
More Wives Are the Higher-Income Spouse
Answer:
B. 4 percent
Related Photo/Multimedia:
Cartoon Showing Progress of Women's Employment
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