KENYA PROFESSIONAL SAFARI GUIDES ASSOCIATION (KPSGA)
500+ Multiple Choice Questions & Answers
1. What is the highest mountain in Kenya?
A. Mount Elgon
B. Mount Kenya ✓ ANSWER
C. Mount Kilimanjaro
D. Cherangani Hills
2. Kenya straddles which major geographic line?
A. Tropic of Cancer
B. The Equator ✓ ANSWER
C. Tropic of Capricorn
D. The Prime Meridian
3. Which ocean borders Kenya to the east?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Indian Ocean ✓ ANSWER
D. Arabian Sea
4. What is the Great Rift Valley in Kenya primarily associated with?
A. Tectonic faulting ✓ ANSWER
B. Volcanic deposits only
C. River erosion
D. Desert formation
5. Lake Victoria is shared by Kenya and which two other countries?
A. Uganda and Tanzania ✓ ANSWER
, B. Uganda and Ethiopia
C. Tanzania and Rwanda
D. Ethiopia and Sudan
6. Which lake in Kenya is known for its large flamingo population?
A. Lake Turkana
B. Lake Baringo
C. Lake Nakuru ✓ ANSWER
D. Lake Naivasha
7. What is the name of Kenya's largest lake by surface area?
A. Lake Naivasha
B. Lake Baringo
C. Lake Victoria ✓ ANSWER
D. Lake Turkana
8. Lake Turkana is also known as?
A. The Jade Sea ✓ ANSWER
B. The Emerald Lake
C. The Blue Lake
D. The Crystal Sea
9. Which river is the longest in Kenya?
A. Galana River
B. Tana River ✓ ANSWER
C. Athi River
D. Ewaso Ng'iro
10. The Maasai Mara National Reserve is located in which county?
A. Kajiado
B. Narok ✓ ANSWER
C. Laikipia
D. Samburu
11. What altitude is Mount Kenya's highest peak (Batian)?
A. 4,895 m
B. 5,199 m ✓ ANSWER
C. 5,895 m
D. 4,500 m
12. Tsavo National Park is divided into which two parts?
A. North and South
, B. East and West
C. Upper and Lower ✓ ANSWER
D. Inner and Outer
13. Which Kenyan town is known as the 'Gateway to the Safari Circuit'?
A. Mombasa
B. Kisumu
C. Nairobi ✓ ANSWER
D. Nakuru
14. The Chalbi Desert is located in which part of Kenya?
A. Southern Kenya
B. Western Kenya
C. Northern Kenya ✓ ANSWER
D. Eastern Kenya
15. What type of vegetation dominates Kenya's coastal strip?
A. Desert scrub
B. Mangrove and coastal forest ✓ ANSWER
C. Montane forest
D. Savannah grassland
16. Which Kenyan county borders both Ethiopia and South Sudan?
A. Marsabit
B. Turkana ✓ ANSWER
C. Mandera
D. Wajir
17. What is the approximate area of Kenya in square kilometres?
A. 382,650 km²
B. 580,367 km² ✓ ANSWER
C. 274,000 km²
D. 224,081 km²
18. The Aberdare Mountain range is part of which larger system?
A. Eastern Rift highlands
B. Central highlands ✓ ANSWER
C. Western Rift escarpment
D. Coastal ranges
19. Which lake in Kenya is classified as a World Heritage Site?
A. Lake Baringo
, B. Lake Naivasha
C. Lake Turkana ✓ ANSWER
D. Lake Victoria
20. Amboseli National Park sits at the foot of which mountain?
A. Mount Kenya
B. Mount Elgon
C. Mount Kilimanjaro ✓ ANSWER
D. Mount Meru
21. What is the Kenyan coast region famous for in terms of marine life?
A. Whale sharks and coral reefs ✓ ANSWER
B. Crocodiles and hippos
C. Mangroves and no coral
D. Seals and penguins
22. Which county has the longest Indian Ocean coastline in Kenya?
A. Mombasa
B. Kilifi ✓ ANSWER
C. Kwale
D. Lamu
23. The Loita Hills are found in which part of Kenya?
A. Northern Kenya
B. Eastern Kenya
C. Southern Rift Valley ✓ ANSWER
D. Western Kenya
24. What is the predominant soil type found in the Maasai Mara?
A. Sandy loam
B. Black cotton soil ✓ ANSWER
C. Clay soil
D. Laterite soil
25. Which national park in Kenya has the most documented bird species?
A. Tsavo East
B. Lake Nakuru
C. Kakamega Forest ✓ ANSWER
D. Maasai Mara
26. Kakamega Forest is Kenya's only?
A. Mangrove forest
500+ Multiple Choice Questions & Answers
1. What is the highest mountain in Kenya?
A. Mount Elgon
B. Mount Kenya ✓ ANSWER
C. Mount Kilimanjaro
D. Cherangani Hills
2. Kenya straddles which major geographic line?
A. Tropic of Cancer
B. The Equator ✓ ANSWER
C. Tropic of Capricorn
D. The Prime Meridian
3. Which ocean borders Kenya to the east?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Indian Ocean ✓ ANSWER
D. Arabian Sea
4. What is the Great Rift Valley in Kenya primarily associated with?
A. Tectonic faulting ✓ ANSWER
B. Volcanic deposits only
C. River erosion
D. Desert formation
5. Lake Victoria is shared by Kenya and which two other countries?
A. Uganda and Tanzania ✓ ANSWER
, B. Uganda and Ethiopia
C. Tanzania and Rwanda
D. Ethiopia and Sudan
6. Which lake in Kenya is known for its large flamingo population?
A. Lake Turkana
B. Lake Baringo
C. Lake Nakuru ✓ ANSWER
D. Lake Naivasha
7. What is the name of Kenya's largest lake by surface area?
A. Lake Naivasha
B. Lake Baringo
C. Lake Victoria ✓ ANSWER
D. Lake Turkana
8. Lake Turkana is also known as?
A. The Jade Sea ✓ ANSWER
B. The Emerald Lake
C. The Blue Lake
D. The Crystal Sea
9. Which river is the longest in Kenya?
A. Galana River
B. Tana River ✓ ANSWER
C. Athi River
D. Ewaso Ng'iro
10. The Maasai Mara National Reserve is located in which county?
A. Kajiado
B. Narok ✓ ANSWER
C. Laikipia
D. Samburu
11. What altitude is Mount Kenya's highest peak (Batian)?
A. 4,895 m
B. 5,199 m ✓ ANSWER
C. 5,895 m
D. 4,500 m
12. Tsavo National Park is divided into which two parts?
A. North and South
, B. East and West
C. Upper and Lower ✓ ANSWER
D. Inner and Outer
13. Which Kenyan town is known as the 'Gateway to the Safari Circuit'?
A. Mombasa
B. Kisumu
C. Nairobi ✓ ANSWER
D. Nakuru
14. The Chalbi Desert is located in which part of Kenya?
A. Southern Kenya
B. Western Kenya
C. Northern Kenya ✓ ANSWER
D. Eastern Kenya
15. What type of vegetation dominates Kenya's coastal strip?
A. Desert scrub
B. Mangrove and coastal forest ✓ ANSWER
C. Montane forest
D. Savannah grassland
16. Which Kenyan county borders both Ethiopia and South Sudan?
A. Marsabit
B. Turkana ✓ ANSWER
C. Mandera
D. Wajir
17. What is the approximate area of Kenya in square kilometres?
A. 382,650 km²
B. 580,367 km² ✓ ANSWER
C. 274,000 km²
D. 224,081 km²
18. The Aberdare Mountain range is part of which larger system?
A. Eastern Rift highlands
B. Central highlands ✓ ANSWER
C. Western Rift escarpment
D. Coastal ranges
19. Which lake in Kenya is classified as a World Heritage Site?
A. Lake Baringo
, B. Lake Naivasha
C. Lake Turkana ✓ ANSWER
D. Lake Victoria
20. Amboseli National Park sits at the foot of which mountain?
A. Mount Kenya
B. Mount Elgon
C. Mount Kilimanjaro ✓ ANSWER
D. Mount Meru
21. What is the Kenyan coast region famous for in terms of marine life?
A. Whale sharks and coral reefs ✓ ANSWER
B. Crocodiles and hippos
C. Mangroves and no coral
D. Seals and penguins
22. Which county has the longest Indian Ocean coastline in Kenya?
A. Mombasa
B. Kilifi ✓ ANSWER
C. Kwale
D. Lamu
23. The Loita Hills are found in which part of Kenya?
A. Northern Kenya
B. Eastern Kenya
C. Southern Rift Valley ✓ ANSWER
D. Western Kenya
24. What is the predominant soil type found in the Maasai Mara?
A. Sandy loam
B. Black cotton soil ✓ ANSWER
C. Clay soil
D. Laterite soil
25. Which national park in Kenya has the most documented bird species?
A. Tsavo East
B. Lake Nakuru
C. Kakamega Forest ✓ ANSWER
D. Maasai Mara
26. Kakamega Forest is Kenya's only?
A. Mangrove forest
