Kenya Quiz: Safaris, the Maasai Mara and Mount Kenya

This Kenya quiz explores the East African country, from the capital Nairobi and its national park to the Maasai Mara and the Great Migration, Mount Kenya, the Great Rift Valley, flamingos on Lake Nakuru, the Swahili coast and Lamu, the Maasai people and Kenya's world-beating long-distance runners. Ten questions.

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Capital
What is the capital of Kenya?
Wildlife
Every year, more than a million wildebeest cross into Kenya's Maasai Mara from which neighboring country's park?
Mountains
Mount Kenya is Africa's second-highest mountain. Which is the highest?
People
Which semi-nomadic people, famous for red cloth and beaded jewelry, live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania?
Sport
Kenya is world-famous for success in which sport?
Geography
Which huge geological feature, formed by tectonic plates pulling apart, runs through Kenya?
Language
Which language, widely spoken in East Africa, is an official language of Kenya along with English?
Coast
Which island town on Kenya's coast, a UNESCO site, is famous for Swahili architecture and donkeys instead of cars?
Equator
Which imaginary line runs through the middle of Kenya?
Nobel
Which Kenyan environmentalist, founder of the Green Belt Movement, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is the capital of Kenya?
Answer: Nairobi
Nairobi is the only capital city in the world with a national park inside its boundaries, where giraffes roam beneath skyscrapers.
Q2: Every year, more than a million wildebeest cross into Kenya's Maasai Mara from which neighboring country's park?
Answer: Tanzania's Serengeti
The Great Migration reaches the Mara around July to October. Dramatic river crossings take place on the Mara River.
Q3: Mount Kenya is Africa's second-highest mountain. Which is the highest?
Answer: Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania, just south of the Kenyan border. Mount Kenya, at about 5,199 meters, gave the country its name.
Q4: Which semi-nomadic people, famous for red cloth and beaded jewelry, live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania?
Answer: The Maasai
The Maasai are known for their cattle herding and their adumu jumping dance, performed by young warriors.
Q5: Kenya is world-famous for success in which sport?
Answer: Long-distance running
Kenyan athletes such as Eliud Kipchoge, the first person to run a marathon in under two hours in an unofficial event, dominate distance races.
Q6: Which huge geological feature, formed by tectonic plates pulling apart, runs through Kenya?
Answer: The Great Rift Valley
The Rift Valley contains lakes, volcanoes and escarpments. Lake Nakuru, in the valley, is famous for flamingos.
Q7: Which language, widely spoken in East Africa, is an official language of Kenya along with English?
Answer: Swahili
Swahili words like safari, meaning journey, and hakuna matata, meaning no worries, are known around the world.
Q8: Which island town on Kenya's coast, a UNESCO site, is famous for Swahili architecture and donkeys instead of cars?
Answer: Lamu
Lamu Old Town is one of the oldest continuously inhabited Swahili settlements in East Africa.
Q9: Which imaginary line runs through the middle of Kenya?
Answer: The equator
Kenya is divided almost equally by the equator. Despite this, the highlands around Nairobi have a mild climate.
Q10: Which Kenyan environmentalist, founder of the Green Belt Movement, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?
Answer: Wangari Maathai
Maathai's movement planted tens of millions of trees across Kenya. She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kenya Quiz – The Home of the Safari

Kenya is a country in East Africa, straddling the equator on the shores of the Indian Ocean. It is famous for spectacular wildlife, open savannas, snow-capped mountains and white sand beaches. For many people, Kenya is the classic safari destination, where lions, elephants, giraffes and zebras roam vast national parks and reserves.

The Maasai Mara is Kenya's most famous reserve. Each year, it hosts the Great Migration, when more than a million wildebeest, along with zebras and gazelles, arrive from Tanzania's Serengeti in search of fresh grass. Their dramatic crossings of the Mara River, past waiting crocodiles, are one of nature's greatest spectacles. Amboseli offers views of elephants beneath Mount Kilimanjaro.

Kenya's landscapes are shaped by the Great Rift Valley, which cuts through the country and contains lakes, volcanoes and escarpments. Mount Kenya, Africa's second-highest peak, gave the country its name. On the coast, Mombasa and the island town of Lamu reflect centuries of Swahili, Arab and Indian trade and culture. Nairobi, the capital, is a modern city with a national park on its edge.

Kenya is home to more than 40 ethnic groups, including the Kikuyu, Luo and Maasai. Swahili and English are official languages. Kenyan runners are among the best in the world, and Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to run a marathon distance in under two hours. Environmentalist Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize for her tree-planting movement.

This quiz covers the wildlife, geography, people and achievements of Kenya.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is perfect for safari lovers, wildlife fans and running enthusiasts.

Kenya's capital and its unusual national park
The Great Migration in the Maasai Mara
Mount Kenya and the Great Rift Valley
The Maasai and other Kenyan peoples
The Swahili language and coast
Famous Kenyans in sport and science

Quick Facts About Kenya

Kenya's currency is the Kenyan shilling.
Kenya is one of the world's largest exporters of black tea.
The country gained independence from Britain in 1963.
Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, is shared with Uganda and Tanzania.
Kenya produces many of the roses sold in Europe.
Hell's Gate National Park inspired scenery in The Lion King.