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Florida Keys Trivia Quiz
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1. How many islands make up the Florida Keys?
A. 13
B. 43
C. 1,700
2. Which of these islands is not considered to be part of the Florida Keys:
A. Big Pine Key
B. Key Biscayne
C. Duck Key
D. Marathon Key
3. This annual festival takes place in the Florida Keys:
A. Mardi Gras
B. Carnival
C. Fantasy Fest
D. Calle Ocho
4. The Keys declared their independence from the U.S. calling themselves the 'Conch Republic' in:
A. 1776
B. 1976
C. 1982
D. 1991
5. What prompted the Keys secession from the U.S.?
A. Border Patrol roadblocks and inspection points
B. The Keys wanted the use of marijuana to be legalized
C. Keys wanted free trade with Caribbean nations
6. After secession from the U.S., the president of the Conch Republic requested:
A. One billion dollars in foreign aid'
B. Free beer for the population
C. Elimination of the income tax for Keys residents.
7. What was the latest annexation by the Conch Republic?
A. Old Seven Mile Bridge
B. Hemingways house
C. Duval Street
8.
Citrus aurantifolia
is another name for?
A. A rare butterfly found only in the Keys.
B. Key limes
C. The type of coral that is common along the Keys.
9. Who lived/lives in the Keys?
A. Tennessee Williams
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. Truman Capote
D. Calvin Klein
E. All of the above
10. What can movie aficionados find at the Holiday Inn in Key Largo?
A. The room where Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart stayed.
B. The genuine steamship African Queen
C. The oldest movie theater in the Keys.
11. The most photographed underwater attraction of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is:
A. The anchor of the sunken Spanish galleon, the Atocha.
B. The Christ of the Abyss.
C. A statue of Elvis.
D. The wooden framework of the boat immortalized in Hemingway's
The Old Man and the Sea.
12. Locations along U.S. 1 are expressed by mile marker numbers. Where is mile marker 0?
A. Key Largo
B. Downtown Miami
C. Key West
13. This Keys city is also known as the heart of the island chain:
A. Marathon
B. Islamorada
C. Key West
14. How many bridges connect the Florida Keys?
A. 19
B. 27
C. 42
D. 56
15. What is the length of the longest bridge?
A. 3 miles
B. 7 miles
C. 13 miles
D. 42 miles
16. The shortest bridge in the Keys measures:
A. 12 feet
B. 37 feet
C. 42 feet
D. 54 feet
17. Which turtles are most common in the Florida Keys?
A. Spotted
B. Loggerhead
C. Green
D. Hawksbill
18. The southernmost city in the continental U.S. actually is:
A. Brownsville, Texas
B. Key West
C. Honolulu
D. Chokoloskee
19. Which key was the original county seat for Dade County?
A. Indian Key
B. Key Largo
C. Key Biscayne
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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