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1. Which major city is closest to Key West, Florida?
2. The central business and tourism district of Key West centers on which street?
3. Which European explorer was the first to visit what became Key West, Florida?
4. The US claimed the Florida Keys in 1822 and made Key West a military strong point that became known as the "Gibraltar of the West". Key West sits at the northern end of the narrowest point of which strategic trade route?
5. The term "conch" was used as early as the 1900s to refer to residents of Key West who were of European origin. Today, what two aquatic adjectives are added to "conch" to indicate native-born vs. long-time-resident conchs?
6. Which side controlled Key West during the American Civil War?
7. Which mode of transportation provided the major link between Key West and mainland Florida in the period 1912-1935?
8. A neighborhood and military installation in Key West bear the name of which US President that had his "Winter White House" there?
9. In response to the Mariel Boat Lift in 1982, the US Border Patrol set up a roadblock in the northern Florida Keys to attempt to catch illegal immigrants from Cuba. In protest, Key West declared its "independence" and took which name?
10. Key West has more than doubled in size since the 1940s due to what?
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