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. Hemingway’s 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