Test Your Knowledge of Kenyan History
bobbyknuckles
Created 6/26/2024
Do you think you know everything about Kenyan history? Take this quiz and find out!
1. What year did Kenya gain independence from British rule?
2. Who was the first President of Kenya?
Jomo Kenyatta
Daniel Arap Moi
Mwai Kibaki
Uhuru Kenyatta
3. The Mau Mau rebellion lasted from?
1952 to 1960
1944 to 1950
1963 to 1968
1978 to 1985
4. Which group was formed in 1944 to campaign for African independence?
Kenya African Union
Kenya People's Union
Mau Mau
National Rainbow Coalition
5. In which year was the state of emergency declared due to the Mau Mau rebellion?
6. What was the major reason for the formation of the British East African Protectorate in 1895?
Economic exploitation
Cultural exchange
Technological advancements
Religious missionary work
7. Who succeeded Jomo Kenyatta as the President of Kenya?
Mwai Kibaki
Daniel Arap Moi
Uhuru Kenyatta
William Ruto
8. When was the Republic of Kenya officially formed?
9. The Kenyan African Democratic Union (KADU) was concerned about domination by which ethnic group?
10. Which political organization did Tom Mboya and Oginga Odinga form in 1960?
11. What major infrastructure project facilitated European settlement in Kenya?
Mombasa Highway
Uganda Railway
Lamu Port
Nairobi-Malaba Road
12. When did Kenya adopt its current constitution?
13. Who was the leader of the Kikuyu Central Association (KCA) from 1928?
Tom Mboya
Jomo Kenyatta
Oginga Odinga
Dedan Kimathi
14. Which Kenyan President was in power during the introduction of multi-party politics in 1991?
Jomo Kenyatta
Mwai Kibaki
Daniel Arap Moi
Uhuru Kenyatta
15. What was the main cause of the ethnic unrest in 1969?
Economic crisis
Assassination of Tom Mboya
Agrarian reforms
Foreign intervention
