Kenya Contest Quiz 1


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Question 1:

Fort Jesus, built by the Portuguese, is located in:

[] Nyeri
[] Mombasa
[] Nairobi
[] Lamu
[] Malindi

Hint for question 1: Go to the Interactive Map.

Question 2:

Which of the following is the major political party in Kenya?

[] KADU
[] KANU
[] DP
[] UPC
[] KSPCA

Hint for question 2: Look at the 1997 CIA World Factbook on Kenya.

Question 3:

Which lake is the largest body of water in Africa and the second largest freshwater lake in the world?

[] Lake Naivasha
[] Lake Victoria
[] Lake Turkana
[] Lake Baringo

Hint for question 3: Go to the Interactive Map.

Question 4:

Kenya borders how many countries?

[] Three
[] Four
[] Five
[] Six

Hint for question 4: Look at the 1997 CIA World Factbook on Kenya.

Question 5:

How is Mt. Kenya ranked in height among the mountains of Africa?

[] First
[] Second
[] Third
[] Fourth

Hint for question 5: Go to the Interactive Map.

Question 6:

"Hapana" in Swahili means:

[] Late
[] Fruit
[] No
[] Small
[] The train leaves at dawn

Hint for question 6: Go to the section on Swahili.

Question 7:

The shell Conus geographus, shown at right, is poisonous.

[] True
[] False

Hint for question 7: Go to the Indian Ocean section of the Interactive Map.

Question 8:

The answer to the riddle, "Wherever I go, he follows me closely", is:

[] A friend
[] Time
[] Conscience
[] Shadow

Hint for question 8: Take a look at the Riddles in the Culture section.

Question 9:

The Kenyan crest, consists of a shield with crossed spears, two lions, and what word?

[] Harambee
[] Karibu
[] Uhuru
[] Matatu

Hint for question 9: Try the Anthem page.

Question 10:

The Mau Mau campaign was carried out by which tribe?

[] Kikuyu
[] Akamba
[] Swahili
[] Luo
[] Turkana

Hint for question 10: Look through the History section.



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