Q 01/05

Nairobi is the capital of which country?

A) Kenya

B) Uganda

C) Ethiopia

D) Tanzania

Answer · why

A) Kenya

It became the capital of the East Africa Protectorate in 1907, eight years after the railway arrived.

Q 02/05

From which people's language does the name Nairobi come?

A) Swahili

B) Maasai

C) Luo

D) Kikuyu

Answer · why

B) Maasai

Enkare Nyirobi referred to the cold stream that ran through the area.

Q 03/05

Nairobi is the only capital city in the world with what inside its boundaries?

A) A glacier

B) A coral reef

C) A national park

D) An active volcano

Answer · why

C) A national park

Giraffes graze with the skyline behind them, a favourite photo of visiting tourists.

Q 04/05

Nairobi was founded in 1898 as a rail depot on which line?

A) Tanganyika Railway

B) Nile Valley Railway

C) Cape-to-Cairo Railway

D) Uganda–Kenya Railway

Answer · why

D) Uganda–Kenya Railway

Chief engineer George Whitehouse liked its elevation, climate and water supply.

Q 05/05

Which city did Nairobi replace as capital in 1907?

A) Mombasa

B) Machakos

C) Kisumu

D) Nakuru

Answer · why

A) Mombasa

It had already taken over from Machakos as headquarters of Ukamba province in 1899.