Geography
What is the capital city of Kenya?
What is Nairobi?
In 1962, Uganda became independent from which European country?
What is Britain (the United Kingdom)?
This Bantu language is spoken across Kenya, Tanzania, and much of East Africa, and is known for greetings like “Jambo”.
What is Swahili?
This spicy red stew made with chicken or beef is one of the most popular dishes in East Africa.
What is stew (nyama/chicken stew)?
The Lion King’s phrase “Hakuna Matata” comes from which East African language?
What is Swahili?
Which large freshwater lake borders Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya?
What is Lake Victoria?
Who was the first president of Kenya after independence in 1963?
Who is Jomo Kenyatta?
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a leading figure in African literature, wrote his early works in this language before switching to Gikuyu. He is Kenyan.
What is English?
This flatbread, popular in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, is often eaten with beans or stew.
What is chapati?
This popular long-distance running event is often dominated by athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia.
What is the marathon?
This East African country is landlocked and known as the “Pearl of Africa.”
What is Uganda?
In 2011, this country became the newest nation in the world after voting for independence.
What is South Sudan?
The Somali people are famous for their rich oral tradition of poetry, often performed with what simple instrument?
What is the drum?
Bongo Flava is a popular music genre that started in this country.
What is Tanzania?
This East African country’s flag has a spear and shield at the center.
What is Kenya?
Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, lies in which country?
What is Tanzania?
This East African leader famously declared “No nation has the right to make decisions for another nation” at the League of Nations in 1936.
Who is Haile Selassie?
The Somali language was officially given a written alphabet in 1972, based on which script?
What is the Latin alphabet?
The taarab style of music blends Arab, Indian, and African influences, and is most associated with this island off Tanzania.
What is Zanzibar?
In Uganda, this bird — the grey crowned crane — is so important that it appears on the national flag.
What is the crested crane?
This desert stretches across parts of Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia, and is one of the hottest places on Earth.
What is the Danakil Desert (Danakil Depression)?
This Ugandan leader, nicknamed the “Last King of Scotland,” ruled in the 1970s and became infamous for his brutal regime.
Who is Idi Amin?
This Indian Ocean island nation is home to a unique blend of African and Asian cultures, and the Malagasy language is spoken there.
What is Madagascar?
This East African country is home to ancient Nubian pyramids along the Nile, which are older and more numerous than those in Egypt.
What is Sudan?
This salt lake in Djibouti is the lowest point in Africa and one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.
What is Lake Assal?