Route 66 History Quiz: States, Dates and Roadside America

Test your knowledge of Route 66 origins, Midwest-to-West travel, migration, Interstates and preservation.

Choose one answer per question. There’s no timer. You can skip a question; unanswered questions count as incorrect.

QUESTION 01In what year was U.S. Route 66 designated as part of the numbered highway system?

1926190119381956

QUESTION 02Which pair of cities marks the famous eastern and western ends of Route 66?

Boston and SeattleChicago and Los AngelesMiami and San FranciscoDenver and Portland

QUESTION 03How many U.S. states did the historic Route 66 corridor cross?

SixTenEightTwelve

QUESTION 04Which state did Route 66 enter between Missouri and Oklahoma?

UtahColoradoNevadaKansas

QUESTION 05In what year was Route 66 fully paved according to National Park Service history?

1938192619481965

QUESTION 06What kind of roadside business often served overnight Route 66 travelers?

Ocean ferriesMotor courts and motelsMountain ski liftsAirport baggage depots

QUESTION 07Which federal highway development eventually bypassed many Route 66 towns?

The Pony ExpressThe Erie CanalThe Interstate Highway SystemThe transcontinental telegraph

QUESTION 08In which year was Route 66 officially decommissioned as a U.S. highway?

1966197319991985

QUESTION 09Which major social movement is historically associated with Route 66 in the 1930s?

Dust Bowl migration westwardThe California Gold Rush of 1849The Oregon Trail of the 1840sThe colonial settlement of Jamestown

QUESTION 10What does a modern Historic Route 66 marker usually indicate?

A current uninterrupted federal Route 66 highwayA surviving or commemorated older alignmentA railroad route onlyAn original highway built entirely in 1926

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