How many sides does a regular octagon have?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
e) 10
Correct Answer: d) 8
t takes 10 minutes to hard-boil 1 egg in a pot of water. How many minutes will it take to hard-boil 5 eggs placed in the same pot together?
a) 2 minutes
b) 10 minutes
c) 25 minutes
d) 50 minutes
e) 15 minutes
Correct Answer: b) 10 minutes
Which colour on the Kenyan national flag represents peace and unity?
a) Black
b) Red
c) Green
d) White
e) Brown
Correct Answer: d) White
What type of soil has the best water-holding capacity and smallest particles?
a) Sandy soil
b) Loam soil
c) Clay soil
d) Gravel
e) Silt
Correct Answer: c) Clay soil
Who was the young woman whom Seventh-day Adventists recognize as having received the biblical gift of prophecy during the early days of the movement?
a) Rachel Oakes
b) Ellen G. White
c) Annie Smith
d) Martha Amadon
e) Sarah Lindsey
Correct Answer: b) Ellen G. White
In the book of Genesis, who was the father of Methuselah, the longest-living man recorded in Scripture?
a) Jared
b) Lamech
c) Enoch
d) Mahalalel
e) Kenan
Correct Answer: c) Enoch
(Reference: Genesis 5:21–27)
A doctor gives a sick child 3 pills and instructs the parent: "Give the child one pill every 30 minutes starting right now." How long will the pills last?
a) 30 minutes
b) 60 minutes (1 hour)
c) 90 minutes (1.5 hours)
d) 120 minutes (2 hours)
e) 45 minutes
Correct Answer: b) 60 minutes (1 hour)
Which Kenyan city was awarded city status most recently in 2024?
a) Nakuru
b) Kisumu
c) Eldoret
d) Thika
e) Malindi
f) Tatu City
Correct Answer: c) Eldoret
Which part of the blood is responsible for clotting to stop bleeding when you get a cut or graze on your skin?
a) Red blood cells
b) White blood cells
c) Platelets
d) Plasma
e) Water
Correct Answer: c) Platelets
What is the highest leadership rank achievable within the Pathfinder ministry leadership curriculum?
a) Guide
b) Master Guide
c) Ranger
d) Voyager
e) Captain
Correct Answer: b) Master Guide
What was the name of the high priest who fell backward off his chair and broke his neck upon hearing that the Ark of God had been captured by the Philistines?
a) Phinehas
b) Hophni
c) Eli
d) Ahimelech
e) Abiathar
Correct Answer: c) Eli
(Reference: 1 Samuel 4:17–18)
A wire measuring 64 cm is bent to form a square. What is the area enclosed by this square?
a) 64 cm²
b) 128 cm²
c) 196 cm²
d) 256 cm²
e) 512 cm²
Correct Answer: d) 256 cm²
Which famous Kenyan conservationist and politician won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?
a) Wangari Maathai
b) Grace Ogot
c) Micere Githae Mugo
d) Charity Ngilu
e) Margaret Kenyatta
Correct Answer: a) Wangari Maathai
17. What type of energy does an object possess due to its motion?
a) Potential energy
b) Kinetic energy
c) Chemical energy
d) Nuclear energy
e) Electrical energy
Correct Answer: b) Kinetic energy
In what year was the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists officially organized?
a) 1844
b) 1850
c) 1863
d) 1874
e) 1901
Correct Answer: c) 1863
When the Ark of the Covenant was being transported on a cart, who reached out his hand to steady it when the oxen stumbled and was struck dead by God?
a) Ahio
b) Uzzah
c) Obed-Edom
d) Eleazar
e) Nadab
Correct Answer: b) Uzzah
(Reference: 2 Samuel 6:6–7)
A father is currently 4 times as old as his daughter. In 16 years, he will be twice as old as she will be then. How old is the daughter right now?
a) 6 years
b) 8 years
c) 10 years
d) 12 years
e) 16 years
Correct Answer: b) 8 years
Which national park or reserve in Kenya is world-famous for the annual wildebeest migration?
a) Tsavo East
b) Amboseli
c) Maasai Mara
d) Nairobi National Park
e) Aberdare National Park
Correct Answer: c) Maasai Mara
What causes day and night on Planet Earth?
a) The movement of the Sun around the Earth
b) The rotation of the Earth on its own axis
c) The tilt of the Earth during revolution
d) The shadow cast by the Moon
e) The movement of clouds across the sky
Correct Answer: b) The rotation of the Earth on its own axis
How many fundamental beliefs does the Seventh-day Adventist Church currently uphold?
a) 10
b) 20
c) 27
d) 28
e) 32
Correct Answer: d) 28
In Acts chapter 20, what young man fell asleep during Paul’s long sermon and plummeted to his death from a third-story window before being raised back to life?
a) Eutychus
b) Tychicus
c) Onesimus
d) Epaphroditus
e) Aristarchus
Correct Answer: a) Eutychus
(Reference: Acts 20:9–10)
Three sisters have ages that are consecutive even numbers. If the sum of their ages is 42, how old will the oldest sister be in 4 years?
a) 16 years
b) 18 years
c) 20 years
d) 22 years
e) 24 years
Correct Answer: c) 20 years
Who became the first woman in Olympic history to win three consecutive gold medals in the 1,500 metres (2016, 2020, and 2024)?
a) Sifan Hassan
b) Genzebe Dibaba
c) Faith Kipyegon
d) Laura Muir
e) Hellen Obiri
Correct Answer: c) Faith Kipyegon
Which blood vessel is the only artery in the human body that carries deoxygenated blood?
a) Aorta
b) Carotid artery
c) Renal artery
d) Pulmonary artery
e) Coronary artery
Correct Answer: d) Pulmonary artery
Which early Adventist pioneer was a retired sea captain and wrote a famous tract explaining the seventh-day Sabbath?
a) James White
b) Joseph Bates
c) J.N. Andrews
d) Hiram Edson
e) Uriah Smith
Correct Answer: b) Joseph Bates