Quick Quiz
Game 97
The Motel Born From a Family Trip
On the Road for Vacation
A video by belfast jack
The game's question
Read the scene clue by clue, as if the two of you were packing the car.
Summer vacation meant the car packed to the roof, the kids in the back seat, and a long road ahead. But where to sleep at night? In 1952, after a trip with his five children, a father named Kemmons Wilson opened his own motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The name he gave it soon became a whole chain. What was it called?
- Howard Johnson’s
- Holiday Inn
- A&W
Need a hint?
Two words: the first means a day off, the second is an old word for a place to spend the night. Where did your family stay on the road?
See the answer
Answer: Holiday Inn—the first one opened in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1952.
Why this game : Road trips are full of stories: the back seat, the road map on someone’s lap, and who asked “Are we there yet?” first.
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