People and Places
This city is known as the birthplace of Route 66 and starts the Centennial celebration.
Springfield, Missouri
What year did Route 66 open?
1926
Name one type of event held for the Centennial.
barbecues (also: car shows, concerts, parades)
What large outdoor artwork made of vintage cars can you visit along Route 66?
Cadillac Ranch
Route 66 runs through this many U.S. states.
Eight
The Route 66 Centennial means it is the — what — anniversary?
Centennial (100th anniversary)
People used Route 66 long ago for this purpose — farmers did this when traveling west to find new places to what?
Live
At Cadillac Ranch, people can do this to the cars. What is it?
Paint messages on the cars
Name two states that Route 66 passes through
Any two of: Illinois, Kansas, Texas, Arizona, Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico, California
In what year was Route 66 decommissioned (stopped being an official U.S. highway)?
1985
What is a car rally like, according to the text?
A car rally is like a race.
Name one classic food item served at diners listed in the article.
Hamburger (or French fries, milkshakes, pancakes)
This region, known for hills and forests, surrounds Springfield, Missouri.
The Ozarks
The vintage car rally is held on which dates (month and days) according to the text?
June 20 - 28
Teams race from which state to which state in the car rally described?
Illinois to California
The Midpoint Cafe is in which Texas town (name given in the text)?
Adrian, Texas
About how many people live in Springfield (the number given in the text)?
More than 170,000
How many miles long is Route 66?
2,448 Miles
How many vintage cars will the rally include (number given in the text)?
More than 130 vintage cars
The text says many towns created new art to celebrate — what two kinds of things are mentioned that towns have (list at least two from pages 1–15)?
Examples (any two): gas stations, diners, motels, monuments/statues, sculptures