Kenya counties quiz

The 47 counties in the quiz

Kenya has 47 counties: 47 in the quiz.

How to play

In Point mode we name a county and you tap it on the map; in Type mode one lights up and you type its name (accents don’t matter); and in Time trial you get 6 seconds per question. If you miss, we show you where it was, which way it lies and a hint drawn from the data: its size rank and its neighbors.

Each game has 10, 20 or all the questions, and at the end you can practice just the ones you missed. Your best score for each mode is saved in this browser only: neither we nor anyone else can see it, and there’s no sign-up.

The hardest ones

The smallest counties are the hardest, since they barely show on the map: Mombasa (about 88 sq mi), Vihiga (about 220 sq mi), and Nairobi (about 270 sq mi). Zoom in with the buttons or two fingers to tap them.

Tips to learn them

• Start with the three largest: Marsabit, Turkana, and Wajir cover 34% of the area of Kenya.
• The 8 counties bordering Uganda trace that border on the map: Bungoma, Busia, Homa Bay, Migori, Siaya, Trans Nzoia, Turkana, and West Pokot.
• Only 5 of the 47 counties have a coastline: find them first along the edge of the map.

Playing in class

If you teach in Kenya, start with your school’s county and its neighbors and add a few each day. Otherwise, it’s a good way to get to know the country before studying it.

With the Challenge your class link, everyone gets the same questions in the same order, with no accounts or passwords, and each student sees their own score, time and streak. To practice on paper, there’s a printable worksheet of the same map with an answer key.

List of all 47 counties

1. Baringo
2. Bomet
3. Bungoma
4. Busia
5. Elgeyo-Marakwet
6. Embu
7. Garissa
8. Homa Bay
9. Isiolo
10. Kajiado
11. Kakamega
12. Kericho
13. Kiambu
14. Kilifi
15. Kirinyaga
16. Kisii
17. Kisumu
18. Kitui
19. Kwale
20. Laikipia
21. Lamu
22. Machakos
23. Makueni
24. Mandera
25. Marsabit
26. Meru
27. Migori
28. Mombasa
29. Murang'a
30. Nairobi
31. Nakuru
32. Nandi
33. Narok
34. Nyamira
35. Nyandarua
36. Nyeri
37. Samburu
38. Siaya
39. Taita-Taveta
40. Tana River
41. Tharaka-Nithi
42. Trans Nzoia
43. Turkana
44. Uasin Gishu
45. Vihiga
46. Wajir
47. West Pokot