Q 01/05

The Siberian Husky was originally developed by which indigenous people?

A) Chukchi

B) Inuit

C) Yakut

D) Sami

Answer · why

A) Chukchi

They bred the dogs for sled pulling and companionship on the Chukchi Peninsula in eastern Siberia, and other Siberian peoples such as the Koryak also ...

Q 02/05

Which Russian fur trader introduced the dogs to Nome, Alaska, during the gold rush?

A) Jafet Lindeberg

B) Scotty Allan

C) Leonhard Seppala

D) William Goosak

Answer · why

D) William Goosak

The first imports worked the mining fields and expeditions before anyone thought of racing them.

Q 03/05

In which year were the dogs first brought to Nome to work as sled dogs?

A) 1896

B) 1908

C) 1925

D) 1915

Answer · why

B) 1908

The people of Nome mockingly called the newcomers 'Siberian Rats' because they were so much smaller than the freighting dogs then in use.

Q 04/05

The Siberian Husky belongs to which genetic family of dogs?

A) Sighthound

B) Scenthound

C) Spitz

D) Molosser

Answer · why

C) Spitz

Spitz breeds share the erect ears, thick coats and curled or sickle tails of northern working dogs.

Q 05/05

Which similar-looking northern breed is noticeably larger than the Siberian Husky?

A) Greenland Dog

B) Alaskan Malamute

C) Norwegian Elkhound

D) Finnish Spitz

Answer · why

B) Alaskan Malamute

The Malamute weighs 75–85 lb against the husky's 40–50 lb, and the two share Siberian ancestry.