Well Traveled – Answer:
APPLE – By Jeff Reynar
The first number on each line is an interstate highway number. The second number is the number of states to travel (from the north & west; or left to right, top to bottom on a typical map) to get to the correct state. Once you’ve identified the state for each clue, take the second letter of the state’s abbreviation. The sequence of letters spells: MCMLXXXIVCOMMERCIAL, which equates to 1984 commercial. The company that created the 1984 commercial was APPLE.
Clue |
State |
State Abbreviation |
Second Letter of State Abbreviation |
40 3 |
New Mexico |
NM |
M |
95 13 |
South Carolina |
SC |
C |
64 1 |
New Mexico |
NM |
M |
10 7 |
Alabama |
AL |
L |
20 1 |
Texas |
TX |
X |
27 1 |
Texas |
TX |
X |
10 4 |
Texas |
TX |
X |
H1 1 |
Hawaii |
HI |
I |
79 2 |
West Virginia |
WV |
V |
91 3 |
Connecticut |
CT |
T |
77 2 |
West Virginia |
WV |
V |
40 8 |
North Carolina |
NC |
C |
25 3 |
Colorado |
CO |
O |
10 3 |
New Mexico |
NM |
M |
25 4 |
New Mexico |
NM |
M |
95 1 |
Maine |
ME |
E |
5 2 |
Oregon |
OR |
R |
20 6 |
South Carolina |
SC |
C |
75 1 |
Michigan |
MI |
I |
80 6 |
Iowa |
IA |
A |
43 2 |
Illinois |
IL |
L |