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The Day I Lost My Keys Trivia Quiz

Keys are a part of everyday life, but you can find keys in some unusual places. Can you identify them all?

A multiple-choice quiz by Carole233. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Carole233

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
340,143

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
888

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Key Publishing is a leading magazine company specialising in which type of industry? Hint

Aviation

Boats

Cars

Trains

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Question 2 of 10

2. Keygen is a computer programme made up of two words. What are the two words? Hint

Key and General

Key and Generator

Key and Generics

Keystroke and Gender

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote the book "Duma Key", published in 2008? Hint

Dean Koontz

Stephen King

Michael Crichton

Tom Clancy

4. Key is a fictional character who travelled Australia with his brother Wall in a small carnival that was run by Randall Shire. Key is a human mutant who is skilled in computers. Which comic book company published this storyline in May 2000? Hint

Marvel Comics

Big Bang Comics

AC Comics

Image Comics

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Question 5 of 10

5. The meaning of this key is "two branching". Which key am I referring to? Hint

Trichotomous key

Dichotomous key

Bi-key

Tri-key

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Question 6 of 10

6. I stand on the free throw line in the key. What sport am I playing? Hint

Basketball

Netball

Soccer

Football

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the southernmost point of continental United States accessible by civilians? Hint

Key West

Key South

Key North

Key East

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Question 8 of 10

8. In relation to politics and government, where is "The House of Keys"? Hint

Isle of Man

Isles of Scilly

Ireland

The Hebrides

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the book written by Tatiana de Rosnay? Hint

Mary's Key

Sarah's Key

Rebecca's Key

Julie's Key

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Question 10 of 10

10. John Phillip Key was the 38th Prime Minister of which country? Hint

Australia

New Zealand

Great Britain

Canada

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Key Publishing is a leading magazine company specialising in which type of industry?

Answer: Aviation

Key Publishing distributes a vast range of magazines that cover all aspects of aviation, from flying planes to buying planes and building planes. They are a well-known company in Europe, across America and around the world.

"Airfix Model World", "Aviation News", "PC Pilot" and "Airports of the World" are only a few of their publications.

2. Keygen is a computer programme made up of two words. What are the two words?

Answer: Key and Generator

A keygen is a programme that is generated by a computer to activate computer software. It is used to open software without having to pay for the programme.
Using keygens (cracks) is illegal.

3. Who wrote the book "Duma Key", published in 2008?

Answer: Stephen King

Steven King is a well-known horror story teller. He was born in Portland, Maine, on September 21, 1947.

"Duma Key" is about Edgar Freemantle how he mends after a major accident at work where his truck is crushed by a crane. It is a psychological horror novel at its best.

Answer: Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics (Marvel Worldwide, Inc.) started in 1939. In 2009, Marvel Comics was purchased by The Walt Disney Company. Some of the best known characters that have come from Marvel Comics include Spiderman, the X-Men, The Green Goblin and The Hulk, to name a few. Key (real name - Lachlan Patterson) is a human mutant whose first appearance was in Cable Vol 2 79.

5. The meaning of this key is "two branching". Which key am I referring to?

Answer: Dichotomous key

A dichotomous key uses a method of elimination to specify an unknown organism, or it's process by using questions with "yes" or "no" answers. At each stage the questions posed should be of a contradictory nature.

6. I stand on the free throw line in the key. What sport am I playing?

Answer: Basketball

The key on a basketball court was originally narrower than it is in today's modern game and it was in the shape of a skeleton key. The circle was the head, and the shaded lane the body, and it looked like a skeleton key--hence the name.

7. What is the southernmost point of continental United States accessible by civilians?

Answer: Key West

In 1983 the city of Key West built a vividly painted copy of a buoy and labeled it "Southernmost Point Continental U.S.A." Land owned by the navy west of the buoy is the real southernmost point and it is not accessible to civilians.

8. In relation to politics and government, where is "The House of Keys"?

Answer: Isle of Man

The Isle of Man is a self-governing dependent territory of the United Kingdom. It has its own legislative and taxation system.

9. What is the name of the book written by Tatiana de Rosnay?

Answer: Sarah's Key

"Sarah's Key" is a novel by French writer Tatiana de Rosnay. It was her tenth book, but it was the first book she had written in English. "Sarah's Key" is a story about France in 1942 and how the holocaust in Europe affected the survivors, and how it still affects their children's children.

It was made into a movie in 2010 and it starred Kristin Scott Thomas as Julia Jarmond, a modern day journalist investigating the past.

10. John Phillip Key was the 38th Prime Minister of which country?

Answer: New Zealand

John Phillip Key was the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand. He's a member of the National Party, and he became Prime Minister on 19th November 2008.

Source: Author Carole233

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