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