Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What major Midwest U.S. city served as the starting point of Route 66?
When Route 66 first opened in 1926 it ran unbroken for 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California.
Although it was decommissioned in the late 1980s, travelers can still ride about 85% of the original route.
- Multiple Choice
2. In what road trip comedy film do the Griswolds travel Route 66 to get to Walley World?
In "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983), the Griswold's pack up the Wagon Queen Family Truckster and head out on Route 66 to make it to Walley World only to find out it is closed.
- Multiple Choice
3. What is the name of this famous landmark that serves as the western terminus of Route 66?
The Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, California is the end of the road for Route 66.
In fact, if a person walks all the way to the end of the pier there is a sign commemorating the terminus.
- Multiple Choice
4. What U.S. president signed the National Route 66 Preservation Bill in 1999?
In 1999, Bill Clinton signed the National Route 66 Preservation Bill into law which designated $10 million to help fix up landmarks along the route.
Unfortunately, in 2008, the World Monuments Fund listed Route 66 in their 100 Most Endangered Sites.
- Fill In The Blank
5. John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of _____" features a scene of the Joad family on a crowded Route 66.
In "The Grapes of Wrath" (1939), the Joad family is trying to escape the dustbowl of the depression era to California only to find a Route 66 filled with migrants who have the same idea.
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