Geography/ጂኦግራፊ
What is the name of the ET president?
Sahle-Work Zewde
Who was the first black African to win gold in the Olympics?
Abebe Bikila
Where is the ark of the covenant in Ethiopia
Who was worshipped by Rastafarians as a divine being
Emperor Haile Selassie
Which agricultural product was first harvested in Ethiopia?
Coffee
What countries border Ethiopia?
Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan
What is the most popular sport in ET?
Football/soccer
Timket is celebrated on what day?
January 19th
What type of calendar do Ethiopians follow?
Coptic
Drink prepared from honey, water, and leaves of gesho
Tej
Between 1936 and 1941
The total number of fasting days for Ethiopia is Orthodox.
~250 days/year
How many national holidays are celebrated in Ethiopia?
13
How many distinct linguistic/ethnic groups does Ethiopia have? (estimate)
About 80
Ethiopia's national dish is called ___.
Wat
What does the Green yellow red in the flag represent?
Blue is for peace, yellow for hope, justice, and equality. Red represents sacrifice for freedom and equality
Ataye Eligidagne, Abel Tesfaye, Belachew Tola, Kenenisa Bekele, Tameru Zegeye, Kirubel Yilma, Tirunesh Dibaba, Abebe Bikila, and Haile Gebrselassie
What is the title of the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church?
Abune
Which ET leader was the first to drive a car in Africa?
Ethiopian emperor Menelik II was the first African to drive a car
___ is a fried doughy pastry.
Chechebsa
The King James Bible refers to it as the Salt Sea: የኪንግ ጀምስ መጽሐፍ ቅዱስ የጨው ባሕር ብሎ ይጠራዋል
Dead Sea: ሙት ባሕር
What year did ET win Africa Cup of nations
1962
What saint is credited with being the first teacher in what would become the Ethiopian Orthodox Church?
Philip the Evangelist
Ethiopia is home to the lowest place on the African continent
Danakil Depression
Ethiopia is Africa's top exporter of this product:
Sesame seed/ የሰሊጥ ዘር