General knowledge
Math and general science
Adventist heritage
UoNSDA 2024
Kenyan History
100

State the noise that is produced by these creatures:

bulls - 

turkeys - 


(all or none quiz)

Bulls bellow.

Turkerys gobble.

100

The word atom is from a Greek word meaning:

w) small

x) indivisible

y) unseen

z) visible


X -- INDIVISIBLE

100

What were the dates of the first and second (great) Disappointment?

A. March 21, 1844 and October 22, 1844

B. March 21, 1843 and October 22, 1844

C. October 22, 1844 and October 23, 1844

D. May 12, 1844 and October 22, 1844

E. March 12, 1844 and October 22, 1844

A. March 21, 1844 and October 22, 1844

100

What is the approximate capacity (deviation of plus 10 or minus 10 seats allowed) of Taifa Hall, UoN Main Campus?

A. 500

B. 650

C. 600

D. 700

E. 750

B. 650

100

Which of the following served as the president of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) between 2011 and 2015?

A) Michael Maanzo

B) Nick Mwedwa

C) Sam Nyamweya

D) Jeremiah Kioni  

E) Alfred Sambu  

C) Sam Nyamweya

200

What is the idiom that has this meaning:


"to take a back place when someone else leads".

To play second fiddle

200

 A bag contains tomatoes that are either green or red.

The ratio of green tomatoes to red tomatoes in the bag

is 4 to 3. When five green tomatoes and five red tomatoes

are removed, the ratio becomes 3 to 2. How many red

tomatoes were originally in the bag?

(A) 12

(B) 15

(C) 18

(D) 24

(E) 30

(B) 15

200

Who introduced the doctrine of the state of the dead and the non-immortality of the soul to the Adventist pioneers?

A. Ellen G. White

B. Stephen Pierce

C. Charles Fitch

D. George Storrs

E. William Farnsworth 

D. George Storrs

200

State the sites we had for UoNSDA Mid-year missions and the camp directors for the sites. 

Kyandula- Geoffrey Oduor

Kasaala - Calvince Onyango

 Mbooni- Adel Magak

 Muangeni- Joe Allan Nyambok

 Kasivuni- William Angwanga

200

 At the time of the 1982 coup attempt in Kenya, how old was Hezekiah Ochuka?


A) 29

B) 28  

C) 31  

D) 35  

E) 40  


A) 29

300

We say a...of swallows

Flight

300

Bees must collect nectar from approximately how many flowers to

make 1 pound of honeycomb? Is it:

w) 10 thousand

x) 2 million

y) 20 million

z) 50 million

 X -- 20 MILLION

300

How many sermons did William Miller give between 1832 and 1844?

A.3,500 sermons

B.3,200 sermons

C.3,000 sermons 

D.1,800 sermons

E.1,500 sermons

B.3,200 sermons

300

Which of the following combinations is a true representation of Pastor Zachary Muthomi's children?

A. Melvin Jonja Muthomi and Ivan Mwenda Muthomi

B. Melvin Gitonga Muthomi and Ivan Mwenda Muthomi

C. Vernell Nyamghaba Muthomi and Ivan Gitonga Muthomi

D. Marvel Nyamghaba Muthomi and Vernell Jonja Muthomi

E. Melvin Mwenda Muthomi and Ivan Jonja Muthomi

E. Melvin Mwenda Muthomi and Ivan Jonja Muthomi

300

Which university did the Kenyan who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her environmental activism attend for her undergraduate studies ?

A) University of Nairobi – Environmental Science (Nairobi, Kenya)

B) Mount St. Scholastica College – Biology (Atchison, Kansas, USA)  

C) Harvard University – Ecology (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)  

D) Makerere University – Political Science (Kampala, Uganda)  

E) University of Pittsburgh – Sociology (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)  

B) Mount St. Scholastica College – Biology (Atchison, Kansas, USA)  

400

Say one word for the following


a) a young eel

b) a young hare


a) elver

b) leveret

400

At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?

- 40
400

The question below is posed to Joseph Bates by his fianceè, Prudence Nye, regarding his life on the sea. "Just how much do you expect to get before you call it a fortune?"

What answer did Joseph Bates give?

A. $ 15,000

B. $ 20,000

C: $ 10,000

D. $ 50,000

E. $ 30,000

C: $ 10,000

400

What was the total amount spent on food during the Overall Associates' Sabbath?

A. Ksh. 67,250

B. Ksh. 62,426

C. Ksh. 58,200

D. Ksh. 60,750

E. Ksh. 46,800

A. Ksh. 67,250

400

Which of the following was a key objective of the Young Kavirondo Association, and who was one of its prominent founders?

A) Advocating for the abolition of taxes imposed on Africans – Founder: Oginga Odinga

B) Organizing the first major Mau Mau uprising – Founder: Dedan Kimathi

C) Defending land rights and promoting political unity in the region – Founder: Achieng Oneko

D) Promoting education and economic independence for Africans – Founder: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga

E) Supporting the introduction of the hut tax in Kenya – Founder: James Gichuru

D) Promoting education and economic independence for Africans – Founder: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga

500

What sounds are created by these objects?

dishes - 

hinges - 


(all or none quiz)

dishes - rattle/clatter

hinges - creak

500

Let a, b, and c be positive integers. If the average (arithmetic mean) of a, b, and c is 100, which of the following

is NOT a possible value of any of the integers?

(A) 1

(B) 100

(C) 297

(D) 298

(E) 299

(E) 299

500

Who among the following ministers did not attend the General conference on the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ held on 13th October 1840 at Boston?

A. Joshua Vaughan Himes

B. Henry Dana Ward

C. William Miller

D. Josiah Litch

E. Henry Jones


C. William Miller

500

Which of the following is the correct campus LCB balance for the reporting period 24th February to 23rd March 2024?

A. Medical School- Ksh. 94,438.500

B. Lower Kabete - Ksh. 25,300.000

C. Main- Ksh. 13,147.122

D. Upper Kabete - Ksh. 29,000.285

E. Chiromo- Ksh. 28,382.600

C. Main- Ksh. 13,147.122

500

What was the outcome of the Saba Saba (7th July 1990) protests in Kenya?

A) It led to the immediate reintroduction of multi-party politics.  

B) It resulted in the formation of the National Development Party of Kenya (NDP).  

C) It forced the Kenyan government to initiate constitutional reforms leading to the repeal of Section 2A.  

D) It marked the first official demand for the creation of an independent judiciary in Kenya.  

E) It led to the establishment of the first coalition government between opposition parties and the ruling government.  


C) It forced the Kenyan government to initiate constitutional reforms leading to the repeal of Section 2A.  

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