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Vandy EESA
History
Habesha Figures
Cultural Practices
100

This type of wooden Ethiopian traditional music instrument resembles a lyre and is often used in folk music

What is a krar?

100

The most common food/snack provided at EESA events

What is sambusas/chai?

100

This person was the last emperor of Ethiopia

(Who is Haile Selassie?)

100

This celebrity performed at the 2021 Super Bowl halftime show

Who is Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd)?

100

There are this many days in the 13th month of the Ethiopian calendar (non -leap year)

(What is 5 days?)

200

Ethiopia was in the global spotlight when this former U.S. president visited Addis Ababa, becoming the first sitting president to do so

What is Barack Obama?

200

The year that Vandy EESA founded

What is 2019?

200

This is the third biggest tribe in Ethiopia

What is Somali?

200

This Ethiopian-Eritrean rapper is from Portland, Oregon

Who is Amine?

200

This tribe celebrates enshohila at their wedding

(What is Gurageye?) 

300

This renowned chef has a plethora of Michelin star restaurants across the world and  starred in a show with Anthony Bourdain

Who is Marcus Samuelson?

300

Popular habesha social media account that reportedly wanted an invite to our MasterChef competition

What is Balemoya?

300

This city was the location of the first mosque in Africa

(What is Masawwa?)

300

This is an Eritrean-Swedish professional footballer

Who is Alexander Isak?

300

This Oromo holiday is celebrated in September

(What is Irreecha?)

400

This world-famous musician came to Addis Ababa to perform in 2007

Who is Beyoncé?

400

When did EESA throw its first New Years event?

What is 2022?

400

The Eritrean War of Independence lasted for nearly this many years before Eritrea achieved independence

What is 30 years?

400

A half-Ethiopian rapper who was born in Atlanta

Who is Playboy Carti?

400

During the timket holiday, men throw this fruit at their crush

(What is a lemon?)

500

The year that Ethiopian Airlines fly with an all female flight crew for the first time

What is 2020?

500

The first recorded EESA President

Who is Bethlehem/ Natnal

500

There are this many churches in Lalibela

What is 11?

500

Who said “I’m so stupid. Why I’m playing this kind of game? Who the hell I’m thinking that I wanna run Marathon? 

Who is Sifan Hassan?

500


The boy from this photo is from this tribe

What is the Tigre (Beni Amer subgroup) tribe?

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