Problem
1980 AHSME Problem 30
A six digit number (base 10) is squarish if it satisfies the following conditions:
(i) none of its digits are zero;
(ii) it is a perfect square; and
(iii) the first of two digits, the middle two digits and the last two digits of the number are all perfect squares when considered as two digit numbers.
How many squarish numbers are there?
\text{(A)} \ 0 \qquad \text{(B)} \ 2 \qquad \text{(C)} \ 3 \qquad \text{(D)} \ 8 \qquad \text{(E)} \ 9
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