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100
Throughout his career, this two-time Olympic gold medalist set 27 world records in long-distance running.
Who is Haile Gebrselassie?
100
What religious movement was started after this quote by Marcus Garvey? “Look to Africa, for the crowning of a Black King; He shall be the Redeemer.”
What is Rastafarianism?
100
In both Eritrean and Ethiopian music, what is the name of the instrument commonly used in traditional music? It is typically made of wood and animal hide, and has five to six strings.
What is Krar?
100
What is the name of this nearly millennium-old church built into stone in Northern Ethiopia?
What is Lalibela?
100
This ancient South Semitic language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is now extinct as a vernacular language while still being used in religious practices across Ethiopia and Eritrea.
What is Ge’ez?
200
In January, this artist’s hit song dethroned Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” to become the most streamed song on Spotify.
Who is The Weeknd?
200
Which Ethiopian runner won Africa’s first gold medal in the Olympics after finishing his race barefoot?
Who is Abebe Bekila?
200
Eritrean Ficre Ghebreyesus gained recognition for his innovative work of which medium?
What is Painting?
200
What is the name of the large body of water that touches the entire coast of Eritrea?
What is The Red Sea?
200
This language with about 22 million native speakers is only one of few Semitic languages written from left to right.
What is the Amharic language?
300
Since 2017, this rapper, who is known by his mononym stage name, has received nominations for both best new Hip Hop Artist and best dance recording.
Who is Aminé?
300
How many years has Isayas Afwerki been the leader of Eritrea?
What is "since May of 1993 (30 years)"?
300
What is the name of the traditional musical instrument known for its long bamboo pipes and is played by blowing air to create melodies?
What is Washint?
300
What is the name of Ethiopia’s largest lake and the source of the Blue Nile?
What is Lake Tana?
300
This punctuation mark is used to separate two words within a sentence.
What is Hulet netib (:)?
400
In 2021, this singer had a resurgence in popularity on Tiktok, leading her to reissue a slowed + reverb version of her 2017 promotional single.
Who is Ruth B?
400
How was coffee discovered?
What is "Goat herder Kaldi discovered coffee in the 9th century when he noticed that after eating the berries from a certain tree, his goats became so energetic that they did not want to sleep at night"?
400
Name the famous Ethiopian jazz musician commonly referred to as the “father of Ethio-jazz”?
Who is Mulatu Astatke?
400
This town in Eritrea is of great historical importance to the Eritrean struggle for independence. It shares the name of the currency in Eritrea.
What is Nakfa?
400
Traditionally written in the Ge’ez, and after being banned in Ethiopia for decades, the Oromo language adopted this alphabet system in 1991.
What is the Latin alphabet (Qubee)?
500
This celebrity obtained a BA in Biophysics and a MPH before beginning her career in acting.
Who is Arséma Thomas?
500
What is the name of the Christian Monastery that is known as the first known place of worship in Eritrea?
What is Debra Sina?
500
Name the individual who wrote the Eritrean national anthem?
Who is Solomon Tsehaye Beraki?
500
These two main sea ports in Eritrea and serve as an important strategic and economic site in the East African region.
What are Assab and Massawa?
500
This popular system of Ge’ez script, similar to an alphasyllabary, is defined as, "a type of writing system whose basic characters denote constants followed by a particular vowel, and in which diacritics donate other vowels".
What is Abugida?