The Key To It All Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cay

A cay forms when currents around reefs pick up loose sediment and transports it to areas where there is interference with the current. The sediment is then deposited and slowly builds up over time until it forms an island, or cay, that is made of the small remains of ocean plants and animals like coral and molluscs. If birds begin landing on the cay, their guano will help to form soil, and vegetation may grow on the cay.

Answer: Something used to connect a rotating piece to a shaft.

The key in mechanical engineering consists of a key way and a keyseat, or a slot and pocket for the key. It is used to prevent relative rotation between the parts. Mechanical engineers create these keyed joints when they use washers, pulleys, and gears.

Answer: False

Map keys, or legends, can be very detailed. Sometimes, the key provides basic information about how to interpret distances and direction on the map. Most often, the key provides information about symbols used on the map for points of interest (e.g., hospitals, restaurants, tourist sites), elevation, the meaning of road signs, and any number of things that the map maker believes would be helpful to the user in finding their way around.

Answer: Oklahoma

At the 2010 census, Keys, Oklahoma, was an unincorporated community that had 565 residents. Keys covers an area of 5.53 square miles. Even though it has a relatively small population, Keys recently built a high school for the teenagers in the community.

Answer: Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key was a lawyer and amateur poet who lived in Maryland in the early part of the 19th century. During the War of 1812, he saw the attack on Fort McHenry by the British in 1814, and was inspired to write a poem the next day when he saw that the US flag was still flying.

His poem, which he called "Defense of Fort M'Henry" was set to the music of a popular song of the time and slowly began to be used as the unofficial anthem for the US. It became the official anthem of the United States by Congressional resolution in 1931.

Answer: True

Key is a Marvel Comics mutant whose first appearance is in Cable vol. 2 #79. He was enslaved with his brother by the alien "Undying". Although he is a low-level mutant, he has amazing powers with computers. He can hack information about anyone.

Answer: Murphy Brown

In this episode, Jerry takes his spare keys back from Kramer who then heads to California to follow his dreams of acting. Jerry gives the spare keys to Elaine. Jerry and George enter Elaine's apartment using the spare keys that she gave to George to retrieve Jerry's keys.

They find that she has written an episode of Murphy Brown while they are there. Later, while watching an episode of Murphy Brown, they spot Kramer working as Murphy's secretary on the show.

Answer: Keyboards

The keyboard instruments are those that are played on a series of keys. The obvious instruments are pianos and organs, but the keyboard instruments can also include digital synthesizers, accordions, celestas, and carillons. Historically, keyboards included the harpsichord and the clavichord.

Answer: To carry the seed away.

The "samara" or "key" is grown on a variety of trees. Their main purpose is to take the seeds from the parent tree a distance away for more efficient propagation using wind as a source to move the seed. These keys are often referred to as a helicopter or whirlybird seeds, or, in the north of England, a spinning jenny. Trees that produce keys include maples, elms, hoptrees and bushwillows.

Answer: An automobile key

The sidewinder cut is also known as the "laser cut" or the "internal cut". It is often used on vehicle keys and is cut using a specialized laser to ensure that both sides are identical. The key is flat and rectangular, and the cut is made down into the key (indented). Both sides are the same so that it can be used no matter which way it is inserted into the ignition lock.