Trivia: Route 66 opened in 1926 running between what two cities?
Madison and San Francisco
Indianapolis and Phoenix
Kansas City and Las Vegas
Chicago and Los Angeles
The correct answer is Chicago and Los Angeles
So why is this answer correct? : The 1920s kicked off the rise of the automobile, and with it, many new routes criss-crossing the country. Route 66 was commissioned in 1926 and became fully paved within a decade. Running from Chicago to Los Angeles, the “Mother Road,” as it was sometimes called, helped connect dozens of small towns and opened up a new trucking route, boosting business along the way.