British and living in the UK - my experience is quite the opposite actually, never read HG Wells but have read 20,000 Leagues, Around the World, and Journey to the Centre of the Earth multiple times, though I come from quite a francophone family so that might have had an influence.

Obviously I’m aware of Wells and his works, but I’d say Verne is just as culturally familiar here as Wells is

FYI it’s possible to create duplicate keys from pictures of them, so I wouldn’t recommend posting pictures of your keys online

How do you fare in airport scanners?