Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
U.S. Route 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. US 66 was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before ending at Santa Monica, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). It was recognized in popular culture by both the hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and the Route 66 television show in the 1960s.
US 66 served as a major path for those who migrated west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and the road supported the economies of the communities through which it passed. People doing business along the route became prosperous due to the growing popularity of the highway, and those same people later fought to keep the highway alive in the face of the growing threat of being bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System.
US 66 underwent many improvements and realignments over its lifetime, and it was officially removed from the United States Highway System in 1985, after it had been replaced in its entirety by segments of the Interstate Highway System. Portions of the road that passed through Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, and Arizona have been designated a National Scenic Byway of the name "Historic Route 66", which is returning to some maps. Several states have adopted significant bypassed sections of the former US 66 into the state road network as State Route 66.
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
U.S. Route 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. US 66 was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before ending at Santa Monica, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). It was recognized in popular culture by both the hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and the Route 66 television show in the 1960s.
Question 1: What is the US Route 66 called as?
A. The big highway
B. Mother Road
C. Father Road
D. The Interstate
Right Answer is: B
SOLUTION
It is clearly mentioned in the passage that U.S. Route 66 (US 66 or Route 66) is also known as the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America or the Mother Road. Therefore, the correct answer is option B.
Question 2: Through which of these states the US Route 66 doesn’t go?
A. New York
B. Missouri
C. Illinois
D. Arizona
Right Answer is: A
SOLUTION
The Route 66 doesn’t go through New York. Hence, the correct answer is option A.
Question 3: What historic phenomenon/event does the Route 66 is associated to?
A. The Super bowl 2002
B. The Dust Bowl of 1930
C. The Independence day 1986
D. None of the above
Right Answer is: B
SOLUTION
In 1930 Dust Bowl, the Route 66 helped people migrate from east to west and it is to date associated with it. The correct answer is option B.
Question 4: What was the total length of the Route 66?
A. 3950 km
B. 2440 miles
C. 3940 km
D. 2884 miles
Right Answer is: C
SOLUTION
2448 miles or 3940 km is the total length of the US Route 66. The correct answer is option C.
Question 5: When was the route removed from the United States Highway System in 1985?
A. In 1995
B. In 1985
C. In 1987
D. Still haven’t been removed
Right Answer is: B
SOLUTION
The Route 66 was removed from the United States Highway System in 1985. The correct answer is option B.
