Q 01/05

U.S. Route 66 was established on 11 November 1926 and ran from Chicago to which western terminus?

A) San Francisco

B) San Diego

C) Santa Monica

D) Las Vegas

Answer · why

C) Santa Monica

Originally it ended in downtown Los Angeles; the 1936 extension took it to Santa Monica and a junction with US 101.

Q 02/05

How long was Route 66 from end to end?

A) 2,448 miles

B) 2,900 miles

C) 3,012 miles

D) 3,940 miles

Answer · why

A) 2,448 miles

That is 3,940 km; the road crossed eight states and three time zones.

Q 03/05

How many states did Route 66 pass through?

A) Six

B) Seven

C) Ten

D) Eight

Answer · why

D) Eight

Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California; Kansas got only about 13 miles of it.

Q 04/05

Which state had the shortest stretch of Route 66, about 13 miles?

A) Kansas

B) Texas

C) Illinois

D) Missouri

Answer · why

A) Kansas

The road clipped the state's southeast corner through Galena, Riverton and Baxter Springs.

Q 05/05

Which Tulsa businessman is known as the 'Father of Route 66'?

A) Frank Phillips

B) Cyrus Avery

C) John M. Page

D) Will Rogers

Answer · why

B) Cyrus Avery

He sat on the federal board that created the numbered highway system and made sure the Chicago-Los Angeles road ran through his home state.