Fast Facts
Food and Holidays
Animals and Places
Patterns
Folk Stories
100
What continent is Kenya part of?
Africa
100
Chapati is a flat kind of ________.
Bread
100
What do people say a hyena sounds like?
Laughing
100
True or False: People in Africa usually only use 1-2 colors for patterns.
False
100
What kind of animal was Kensani?
a monkey
200
True or False: Kenya is on the equator.
True!
200
True or False: Cheese is a traditional food in Kenya.
False
200
What kind of monkey is this?
A baboon
200
Where do people in Africa get ideas for patterns from?
Nature (plants, animals)
200
Why couldn't Water visit Sun and Moon's house?
He was too big, and he couldn't fit all the ocean animals inside too.
300
Does Kenya have a president or a prime minister?
President
300
Why do many people in Kenya celebrate Christmas and Easter?
They are Christian.
300
What do vultures eat?
Dead animals
300
What does "handmade" mean?
You made something with your hands and didn't use a machine.
300
Why did Sun and Moon jump into the sky?
Water filled up their whole house, and they didn't want to drown.
400
Which country is hotter: Thailand or Kenya?
Thailand
400
Who do people remember on Moi Day?
A former president, Daniel Arap Moi
400
True or False: Mount Kenya is the tallest mountain in Africa.
False (it's the second-tallest)
400
What are the two main kinds of patterns used in Africa?
shapes and pictures
400
Why were the animals afraid of the old grandma's pot?
It was magic and could cook soup without fire.
500
What languages do people in Kenya speak?
Swahili and English
500
What does Jamhuri Day celebrate?
The day Kenya became a free country
500
What can you do at Maasai Mara National Reserve?
Go on a safari, see many kinds of animals
500
How do Ndebele paint patterns on their houses?
They use their hands.
500
What is a balcony?
A space outside your house where you can sit or dry clothes