Q 01/05

Route 66 originally ran from Chicago to which West Coast city?

A) San Diego

B) San Francisco

C) Santa Monica

D) Seattle

Answer · why

C) Santa Monica

The road passed through eight states over 2,448 miles before it was decommissioned in the mid-1980s.

Q 02/05

Which novel popularised Route 66's nickname 'the Mother Road'?

A) On the Road

B) The Grapes of Wrath

C) Travels with Charley

D) Lonesome Dove

Answer · why

B) The Grapes of Wrath

The Dust Bowl migrants of Steinbeck's book followed the highway west to California.

Q 03/05

Which Pixar film's plot centres on a small town bypassed by the interstate that replaced Route 66?

A) Up

B) Toy Story 2

C) Coco

D) Cars

Answer · why

D) Cars

Radiator Springs was modelled on real fading Route 66 towns.

Q 04/05

In what year was Route 66 officially removed from the US Highway System?

A) 1965

B) 1975

C) 1985

D) 1995

Answer · why

C) 1985

Preserved stretches now carry the name Historic Route 66 as a National Scenic Byway.

Q 05/05

The 1960s TV series Route 66 followed two young men travelling the country in which car?

A) Ford Thunderbird

B) Chevrolet Corvette

C) Pontiac GTO

D) Cadillac Eldorado

Answer · why

B) Chevrolet Corvette

Martin Milner beat several actors, including Robert Redford, for the role of Tod.