Mr Jones' Bunch of Keys Trivia Quiz

Answer: His van door

Before the advent of the petrol and diesel engines, tradesmen used horses and carts to transport various things. However, with the invention of the motor car, the first vans and lorries were developed.

Vans are very useful to people who only have a small amount of items to transport, or to carry their various tools and equipment. They also come in various shapes and sizes, depending on what the owner needs.

Answer: The zoo gates

To allow people to get in and out of zoos and other places where a lot of people go in and out, they often have gates. This allows a large number of people to go quickly in and out of a place at once.

Answer: An animal enclosure

To prevent animals escaping they have to be kept in either cages or special enclosures that allow the animals to move about and keep the public safe from animals that may be dangerous.

In the case of chimpanzees, their enclosures may also have ropes, platforms and climbing frames for them to play on.

Answer: The cash register

The idea of the cash register was to stop any dishonest employee stealing money. To do this, the tray containing the money would only open once a sale had been made.

The first cash registers were made during the 18th century to calculate money and record sales. The first one was designed by James Ritty of Dayton, Ohio in 1879, and with the help of his brother John, James patented his first design in 1883. These first cash registers were mechanical and originally didn't give a printed receipt.

Now cash registers are seen almost everywhere, even though a lot of people now pay for things with credit cards.

Answer: The man might be a thief wanting to steal the bike.

Mr Jones explained that if the man could prove the bike was his and give him some identification as to who he was, he would then unlock the bike. The reason he asked was because the man might be a thief wanting to steal the bike.

Fortunately for the man, he could prove the bike was his as he had his zip code (post code) stamped on the frame of his bike, and identification as to where he lived.

Answer: The front/back door lock

To get into a house people usually unlock the front or back doors.

The history of locks dates back to ancient times, with one of the earliest locks being found in Assyria, a country that was found in the Middle East. It wasn't until the 18th century that modern locks started to appear with the advent of the industrial revolution.

Answer: A pair of handcuffs

If a police officer needs to secure someone to make it difficult for then to escape, they will often use handcuffs to secure that person.

Although chains and various locks linked to bars have been used to secure prisoners for many centuries, the modern handcuff first appeared in the 19th century. Now there are a number of various types of handcuff used to secure prisoners to prevent them from escaping, that are made from various materials.

Answer: Yes

Some modern electronic locks can be opened by either a special card with a code embedded in it, a person's fingerprints or even by recognising their face. Other locks may have to have a security code that needs to be typed in via a keypad.

Such locks are often used in places that have to be very secure as some criminals can also do what Mr Jones can do and pick locks without a key.

Answer: A toolbox

Because some tools are very expensive to buy, many people who use them lock them away in toolboxes. Not only does it keep the tools safe from being stolen, but they can be organized so that tools are easy to find. In addition, tools can be dangerous to use, and as such they need to be kept secure to stop anyone who does not know how to use them from injuring themselves.

Toolboxes come in all shapes and sizes, from large ones to keep many tools in, to small ones that a person may use around the home to do odd jobs. Also, they can be made from plastic as well as metal.

Answer: A garage

Some people have garages at their homes, in which they can park their cars, and if need be vans, bikes and other things that cannot be kept inside the house. Garages can also shelter vehicles when the weather is bad when they are not in use.