US Route 66 - Arizona
What do you know about US Route
66? Take this U.S. Highways History Made Easy Trivia quiz. You'll find answers at the
bottom of the page.
 1)
Driving west on Route 66, what is the first community you come to?
2) Between the Arizona/New Mexico state line and
the first large town of Holbrook are several trading post-railroad
station settlements. Most of these communities were named for early
settlers, Indian traders, or railroad officials.
3) Going west of Route 66, what national park do
you come to before reaching Holbrook?
- Petrified Forest NP
- Painted Desert NP
- Navajo Springs NP
4) What was the largest cattle ranch in t he area
around Holbrook?
- Harvey Lance Ranch
- Brunswick Cattle Ranch
- Hashknife Outfit
5) Fred Harvey built a Spanish rancho style hotel
in Winslow, Arizona. It was designed by Mary Colter. What was the
hotel's name??
- Hotel Hubbell
- Little Colorado River Hotel
- La Posada
6) You find a giant crater created by a
nickel-iron meteor. The hole runs 570 feet deep, 3 mile in circumference
and nearly a mile from rim to rim. When was the crater created?
- 500 years ago
- 10,000 years ago
- 22,000 years ago
7) Halfway between Winslow and Flagstaff appear
the ruins of an old town. In 1874, when the route was primarily a
military road, cavalry scouts discovered bodies of a pioneer family
killed. The area includes other gunfights. What is the name of the old
town?
8) You come to a town named in Bobby Troup's Route
66 song. It was first known as Walnut, but changed in 1886. What is the
town's name?
9) Flagstaff lies at the feet of the San Francisco
Peaks?
10) What is he name of the Route 66 town you'll
find semi-wild burros wondering the streets of town?
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