What makes Oklahoma special on Route 66?

It has the longest drivable stretch

Route 66 Oklahoma Quiz: Neon Signs, the Blue Whale and Pops

This Route 66 Oklahoma quiz cruises the Mother Road across the state with the most miles of it. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Cyrus Avery of Tulsa, the 1926 opening and 2026 centennial, the Blue Whale of Catoosa, the Round Barn and Pops in Arcadia, Tulsa's neon, the Route 66 Museum in Clinton, Will Rogers and Commerce.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Miles
What makes Oklahoma special on Route 66?
Father
Which Tulsa man is called the Father of Route 66?
Year
When was Route 66 established?
Whale
Which smiling roadside giant sits in Catoosa?
Barn
Which 1898 landmark stands in Arcadia?
Pops
What tall sign marks Pops in Arcadia?
Museum
Which town has the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum?
Name
Which humorist is Route 66 also named after?
Lights
What glowed along the road at night?
Mantle
Which baseball star grew up in Commerce, on Route 66?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What makes Oklahoma special on Route 66?
Answer: It has the longest drivable stretch
About 400 miles remain.
Q2: Which Tulsa man is called the Father of Route 66?
Answer: Cyrus Avery
He helped plan the highway.
Q3: When was Route 66 established?
Answer: 1926
Its centennial falls in 2026.
Q4: Which smiling roadside giant sits in Catoosa?
Answer: The Blue Whale
It was built in the 1970s as a gift.
Q5: Which 1898 landmark stands in Arcadia?
Answer: The Round Barn
It has been restored.
Q6: What tall sign marks Pops in Arcadia?
Answer: A giant soda bottle
The shop sells hundreds of sodas.
Q7: Which town has the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum?
Answer: Clinton
It traces each decade of the road.
Q8: Which humorist is Route 66 also named after?
Answer: Will Rogers
It is called the Will Rogers Highway.
Q9: What glowed along the road at night?
Answer: Neon motel and diner signs
Many signs have been restored.
Q10: Which baseball star grew up in Commerce, on Route 66?
Answer: Mickey Mantle
A street there bears his name.

Neon, Giants and the Mother Road's Longest Stretch

Route 66 was established in 1926 to link Chicago with Los Angeles, and it celebrates its centennial in 2026. Oklahoma keeps the longest drivable stretch of the old highway, about 400 miles. Tulsa businessman Cyrus Avery helped plan it and is called the Father of Route 66.

Roadside icons make the drive memorable. In Catoosa, the smiling Blue Whale invites photos, while Arcadia offers the restored 1898 Round Barn and Pops, marked by a giant soda bottle sign. Restored neon motel and diner signs glow in Tulsa and small towns after dark.

The Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton traces each decade of the road's history. The highway is also called the Will Rogers Highway after the beloved Oklahoma humorist. In Commerce, baseball legend Mickey Mantle grew up beside the Mother Road.

What This Quiz Teaches

Road trip fans will enjoy these questions.

How long the Oklahoma stretch is
Who planned the road
Which icons line it
Which museums to visit
Who grew up along it

Did You Know?

John Steinbeck called Route 66 the Mother Road.
Interstates replaced the highway by the 1980s.
Some original pavement is only about nine feet wide.
Many towns hold Route 66 festivals.
Shields painted on the road mark the route.