Route 66 Road Trips
Instructions: Cruise down memory lane on the Mother Road with trivia about the diners, motels and roadside wonders of the great American family road trip.
- 1.
Route 66 earned the nickname "The Mother Road." Which famous American author gave it that name?
AJohn SteinbeckBErnest HemingwayCJack KerouacDWilliam Faulkner - 2.
Route 66 stretched from Chicago all the way to which California city?
ASan FranciscoBLos AngelesCSan DiegoDSacramento - 3.
The Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona offered guests a very unusual place to sleep. What were the rooms shaped like?
ALog cabinsBTeepeesCCovered wagonsDAdobe domes - 4.
Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo, Texas is a famous roadside art installation. What does it show?
ATen Cadillacs buried nose-first in the groundBA row of Cadillacs stacked on top of each otherCCadillac hood ornaments mounted on tall polesDA Cadillac painted to look like a rainbow - 5.
The famous "Blue Swallow Motel" with its glowing neon sign is located in which Route 66 state?
AOklahomaBArizonaCNew MexicoDMissouri - 6.
"Muffler Men" were giant fiberglass statues that stood outside businesses along Route 66. How tall were most of these roadside giants?
AAbout 8 feet tallBAbout 18 feet tallCAbout 35 feet tallDAbout 50 feet tall - 7.
In what year was Route 66 officially established as a U.S. highway?
A1921B1926C1932D1938 - 8.
Which popular television show from the early 1960s followed two young men driving across America on Route 66?
AHave Gun – Will TravelBMaverickCRoute 66DThe Fugitive - 9.
Which musician and songwriter wrote the 1946 hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66"?
ANat King ColeBBobby TroupCChuck BerryDBing Crosby - 10.
The Meramec Caverns in Missouri became famous along Route 66 partly because of an unusual advertising trick. What was it?
ABillboards painted on the sides of barns across several statesBA blimp that flew over the highwayCFree bumper stickers given to every passing carDA radio jingle played on every station in the Midwest - 11.
What did most classic Route 66 roadside diners serve that became a beloved family road-trip tradition?
ALobster rollsBGreen chile stewCHand-dipped milkshakesDClam chowder - 12.
In which year did the U.S. government officially decertify Route 66, removing it from the highway system?
A1977B1985C1991D1999 - 13.
The colorful neon signs that lit up Route 66 motels at night were made possible by a gas inside glass tubes. What gas gave neon signs their classic red-orange glow?
AArgonBHeliumCNeonDKrypton - 14.
The Painted Desert and Petrified Forest can be seen by travelers along which state's stretch of Route 66?
ANew MexicoBCaliforniaCArizonaDColorado - 15.
The "Two Guns" ghost town in Arizona became a popular Route 66 stop. What had it famously housed in the 1920s before falling into ruin?
AA small zoo with mountain lionsBThe largest gas station in the SouthwestCA stagecoach museumDAn open-air drive-in theater