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Geography
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Vocabulary
100

In what Disney movie are characters travelling on Route 66 ?

Cars

100

Name the two cities which Route 66 can start from or end.

Chicago/Los Angeles

100

In which year was Route 66 opened ?

A) 1910

B) 1926

C) 1945

D) 1958

B) 1926

100

A huge and boring road to travel across long distances

an interstate highway

200

Name one artist/band who sang "Route 66"

The Rolling Stones, Nat King Cole, Chuck Berry

200

True or False : Route 66 is the longest road of the USA ?

False

200

What major american event happened shortly after Route 66 was opened in 1926 ?

The Great Depression (Black Thursday in 1929)

200

to go around the Route 66 and the towns along it

to bypass

300

How is Route 66 called in the novel The Grapes of Wrath ?

The Mother Road

300

Name four states which Route 66 crosses

Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New-Mexico, Arizona and California

300

What happened in 1985 ?

Route 66 was officially decommissioned.

300

How do you call travelling a very long distance by car and stopping at motels and diners ?

a road trip

400

What is the name of the american painter who immortalized Route 66 in the 1940's ?

Edward Hopper

400

In which state is the Cadillac Ranch ?

Texas, Amarillo

400

What happened on the December 12th, 1948? 


The very first ever McDonald's opened on Route 66 in California.

Fun fact : the McDonald Brothers sold 15 cent hamburgers and now the building is a museum.

400

How do you call the US 66 sign written on the ground of many parts of the route ?

shield marker