History & Heritage
This ancient African kingdom is considered one of the earliest Christian civilizations in the world.
What is The Kingdom of Aksum (Axum)?
This grain is traditionally used to make injera.
What is Teff?
This traditional Ethiopian dance is famous for rapid shoulder movements.
What is Eskista?
This language is the most commonly spoken in Ethiopia and widely understood across the country.
What is Amharic?
These are the capital cities of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
What is Addis Ababa and Asmara?
Ethiopia became a symbol of African independence after defeating Italy at this 1896 battle.
What is the Battle of Adwa?
This communal eating practice involves tearing injera and feeding another person as a sign of respect or affection.
What is a Gursha?
This Eritrean artist is especially known for modern Tigrinya music and popularity in the diaspora.
Who is Abraham Afeweki?
This Amharic word is commonly used as a greeting meaning “peace.”
What is Selam?
This Ethiopian city is famous for its rock-hewn churches.
What is Lalibela?
This calendar is the one most of the world uses, while Ethiopia follows its own calendar that is about 7–8 years behind.
What is the Gregorian calendar?
This traditional drink made from fermented barley or grains is commonly served during celebrations and holidays.
What is Tella?
This ancient religious scholar and composer founded Ethiopian and Eritrean church music.
Who is Saint Yared?
This ancient liturgical language is used in Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Church services.
What is Ge’ez?
This large Ethiopian lake is the source of the Blue Nile.
What is Lake Tana?
This Ethiopian emperor led the defeat of Italy at the Battle of Adwa in 1896.
Who is Emperor Menelik II?
This traditional spice blend gives Ethiopian and Eritrean food its recognizable heat and depth of flavor.
What is Mitmita/Berbere?
This traditional string instrument is commonly used in Ethiopian and Eritrean music.
What is a Krar?
Amharic and Tigrinya are part of this language family, reflecting their common historical and linguistic origins.
What is the Afro-Asiatic language family?
This major body of water borders Eritrea to the east.
What is Red Sea
This Eritrean capital city is known for its preserved Italian modernist architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
What is Asmara?
This is the name of the first and strongest round of coffee served during the traditional Ethiopian and Eritrean coffee ceremony.
What is Abol?
This Ethiopian artist is internationally known for blending traditional Ethiopian sounds with jazz.
Who is Mulatu Astatke?
Proverbs are most commonly used to give this.
What is Advice/Wisdom?
The approximate elevation (in meters) of Ras Dashen, the highest mountain in Ethiopia
What is 4,500m