HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY, ROUTE 66!
WHAT SHOULD WE CALL THE DOG?
PUT IT ON
80's WORDS IN THE OED
NUMERIC WORDS AND PHRASES
100
Soon after its 1926 creation, Route 66 was sold as the "best & most scenic route from Chicago through St. Louis to" this city
What is Los Angeles?
100
Spanish for "moon", it frequently tops lists of the most popular female dog names
What is Luna?
100
Why not wear this Mexican hat with a name from Spanish?
What is a sombrero?
100
This acronym refers to young people with big-city jobs
What are yuppies?
100
A brief period is being described when these 2 words precede "of a lamb's tail"
What are two shakes?
200
From Rolla to Springfield, Mo., Route 66 roughly overlaps with part of this path traversed by the Cherokees in 1838
What is the Trail of Tears?
200
Like the main character in "The Call of the Wild", this name evokes strength & an adventurous spirit
What is Buck?
200
The cap named for Davy Crockett featured the fur & tail of this type of animal
What is a raccoon?
200
It's the name for a pixelated fellow who goes waka waka waka waka waka waka waka waka waka
Who is Pac-Man?
200
A chef calls a certain number when out of a dish; this is the number called when that item is back on the menu
What is 68?
300
So-called Muffler Men built from this material used in insulation were once advertising fixtures along the road; many still stand today
What is fiberglass?
300
Give me your answer do--this name frequently ranks as the most popular floral name for dogs, along with Lily
What is Daisy?
300
Put on the short-sleeved shirt named for this sport; Ralph Lauren is famous for them, but they date to the 1920s
What is a polo?
300
This ruched hair accessory has made a comeback, though as Cosmo notes, today's version is "more elevated" than its '80s predecessors
What is a scrunchie?
300
On CB radio, if you want to know someone's location, you ask, "What's your" this number
What is 20?
400
On Route 66 in Erick, Oklahoma, the 100th Meridian Museum honors the unofficial eastern boundary of this U.S./Canadian region
What are the Great Plains?
400
Derived from French & a pet form of Josephine, this double-talk name has long been popular for French poodles
What is Fifi?
400
A girl in the Buster Brown comic strip gave her name to this style of shoe
What is Mary Jane?
400
So erotic it's forbidden, this Brazilian dance was the subject of not one but two films
What is the Lambada?
400
Surgeons & seamstresses cling to this 18th century proverb that says careful work now will prevent patch-up work later
What is a stitch in time saves nine?
500
Steinbeck coined this famous nickname for Route 66 in "The Grapes of Wrath", where the highway is a lifeline for refugees in flight
What is the Mother Road?
500
A popular name for Siberian Huskies, it's a diminutive of the Russian equivalent of Michael
What is Mishka?
500
The Spanish word for guava may be the origin of the name of this Cuban shirt with 4 pockets
What is guayabera?
500
This compound term for a baby boomer of a certain age was also the title of a hit TV show
What is a thirtysomething?
500
This 4-digit number taken from California's Welfare & Institutions Code now has come to refer to anyone unstable
What is 5150?