1950s ETIQUETTE
MISNOMERS - WHY IS IT CALLED THAT?
MEAT & POTATOES
ALL THE LIVELONG DAY
ON THE ROADTRIP RANDOM TRIVIA
100
Children were to be seen and not this.
What is heard?
That often didn’t work as planned...
100
This common accompaniment to sandwiches, burgers, and fried fish does not come from France.
What are french fries?
Allegedly, french fries originated in Belgium in the late 1600s. The French were prohibited from growing potatoes until 1772.
100
The Potato Famine took place in this country.
What is Ireland?
A fungus-like organism wiped out three-quarters of the potato crops for seven years. The time was also known as “The Great Hunger.”
100
This is the last car of a train.
What is caboose? It serves as an office and is also called a cage.
100
Let's take a roadtrip close to home, first stop: This national park on the coast of Maine just southwest of Bar Harbor offers splendid views of the changing trees in fall.
What is Acadia National Park?
200
It was impolite to discuss religion, politics, or this practical matter.
What is money? ?
200
Columbus misnamed these indigenous people because he thought he had landed elsewhere.
Who are Indians? More appropriately named Native Americans
He thought he had reached the East Indies, thus the misnomer, Indians.
200
This potato is known for its buttery flavor and is named after a Canadian river and the precious metal found there. 
What is Yukon gold?
This potato requires less butter and milk for mashed potatoes compared to other potatoes.
200
This person who is in charge of the train is also known as the yard foreman.
Who is the conductor?
200
Before vans or SUVs, this type of car was ideal for a family road trip.
What is a station wagon?
300
These acts, known as PDAs, were strictly forbidden.
What are public displays of affection?
300
Panama hats come from this Spanish speaking country in South America, starting with an "E", not a "P"
What is Ecuador?
Ecuadorans took their hats to Panama because there were more customers there. Panama Canal workers wore the hats, so that contributed to the misnomer.
300
The T-bone steak is comprised of these two cuts of steak.
What is filet (or tenderloin) and New York strip (or top loin)?
300
This is the tree-like term for a secondary rail that is not part of the primary line.
What is branch line?
300
Let's sing a song: this countdown song was often sung by kids when they piled into a school or camp bus for a road trip.
What is“Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer"?
400
When a man and woman walked together, this person walked on the road side.
Who is man?
400
This domesticated rodent bears no relation to a hog.
What is guinea pig? Domesticated guinea pigs are South American rodents from the cava family.
400
The porterhouse steak is just a larger version of this steak.
What is T-bone?
To qualify as a porterhouse, the filet must be 1.25 inches thick, while the T-bone can be as thin as a quarter inch.
400
It is the modern term for very fast trains.
What is high-speed rail or HSR?
The fastest train in the world is the Shanghai Maglev, which clocks in at 267 mph. It runs from Shanghai’s airport to the train station on the edge of the city and takes only seven minutes to complete the journey. Compare that to a minimum of one hour to go from JFK Airport to Grand Central Station by subway.
400
You might be in this state if on your road trip you saw the Four Corners Monument and the Grand Canyon.
What is Arizona?
The two attractions are approximately 200 miles apart. The Four Corners Monument sits at the intersection of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado.
500
Parties often had a guest of honor, and it was considered rude to do this before the guest of honor did it.
What is leave?
500
This illuminating beetle is not really a fly.
What is firefly? A chemical reaction creates the light in lightning bugs.
500
This small, colorful variety of potato sounds like an appendage.
What is fingerling? They are typically served whole or smashed.
500
This railroad tycoon, nicknamed Commodore, started his empire with a ferry service between New York City and Staten Island.
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt?
500
Let's play a game: in this one, the most that kids could collect from passing cars was 50, but more likely 48.
What is the License-plate game? The winner was the person who collected the most states.
600
When an adult entered the room and a child was first meeting that adult, the child was expected to stand and do this.
What is shake hands?
600
This humorous misnomer is not a bone.
What is funny bone?
The pain you feel in your elbow is the ulnar nerve.
600
This type of potato was invented by a chef in response to a customer complaint that his potatoes were too thick and soggy.
What are potato chips?
The chef wanted to teach the customer a lesson, so he sliced the potatoes as thinly as possible, fried them, and heavily salted them. The customer loved them, and the chef created a hit snack that has endured.
600
This train goes through the Chunnel from London to Paris.
What is Eurostar? Travel time is around 2.5 hours, and the lowest fare is $264. It takes about that long to travel between the airports of those cities.
600
This road trip sight was a series of signs spaced along the highway that displayed rhymes (or anything close). Typically, there were six signs. The first five signs contained the rhyme, and the final sign said “_______ _______”
What is Burma Shave?
700
The first Burma-Shave signs erected were erected in this city. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Two sets of signs were placed on highways leading out of the city.
What is Minneapolis, Minnesota? Two sets of signs were placed on highways leading out of the city.