What games did you play in long car trips as kids? We use to drive about 10 miles through the woods

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4. Animal, Vegetable, Mineral

One person would start by thinking of something. All they would say was whether it was animal (which included humans), vegetable or mineral. Everyone else took turns asking questions, which could only be answered "Yes" or "No" by the person thinking of the thing. You just took turn asking questions, until someone finally figured out what the thing was. Whoever guessed it right then became the next person to think of something for the rest to guess.

That game had nothing to do with what you would see out the windows as you were driving. But we did have another one that did involve other cars. Back in those days there were plenty of Volkswagen Bugs still on the road. If one was near the car, it was important to be the first person to shout out, "Love Bug!" There was no real winner or anything, it was just something you did if you saw one. Sometimes it would be funny if a VW was driving along in the next lane, and nobody noticed it for a while until someone finally did and shouted out, "Love Bug!"