History of Kenya - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What European country controlled Kenya from 1895–1963?	United Kingdom	99%
The father of what U.S. president originally came from Kenya?	Barack Obama	93%
What revolt took place between 1952–1960 against that country?	{Mau} {Mau} Uprising	84%
At what country's embassy in Nairobi did Al-Qaeda kill 213 people in 1998?	United States	84%
What country began ruling much of coastal Kenya after 1505 for trade purposes?	Portugal	73%
What was Kenya named after?	{Mount} Kenya	63%
What prize did Wangari Maathai become the first African woman to win in 2004?	Nobel Peace Prize	63%
What national game reserve was established in 1961?	{Maasai} Mara	61%
Who was the first President of Kenya?	Jomo Kenyatta	58%
What killed 28–31 people building a railroad over the Tsavo river in 1898?	Lions	57%
What novel, set in Kenya, was published by Karen Blixen in 1937?	{Out} {of} Africa	52%
The Arabs from what Middle Eastern empire, or country, defeated the aboveto establish its own authority in Kenya in 1698?	{Oman}i Empire	44%
What group of people migrated and settled in what is today Kenya around 1000 BCE?	Bantu people	43%
What was the name of Kenya between 1895–1920 when under that country's rule?	{East} {Africa} Protectorate	42%
What Kenyan-Mexican actress won an Oscar for "12 Years a Slave" in 2014?	Lupita Nyong'o	39%
What famous British ethologist and outspoken atheist was born in Nairobi in 1941?	Richard {Dawkins}	35%
Into what third-world country did a 2023 UN ruling authorize a Kenya-led "multinational security support mission"?	Haiti	32%
Who became the first European to explore the region of current-day Kenya?	Vasco da Gama	32%
What Kenyan athlete broke the marathon record in 2018, with a time of 2:01:39?	Eliud Kipchoge	28%
Who was the first documented European to have explored Lake Victoria?	John Hanning {Speke}	9%