Monuments
Question 1a
What is the name of the King who’s stele is a 4th century obelisk in the ancient city of Axum, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia?
What is the answer to Question 1a
King Ezana
Question 2a
Woyane or Weyane (or 'First Woyane') was a rebellion in the Tigray province of Ethiopia in what year?
What is the answer to Question 2a
1943
Question 3a
Whose military skill and bravery were much behind the victories which ensured the Ethiopian continuity? hint: his greatest moment came at the Battle of Adwa in 1896
What is the answer to Question 3a
Raw Alula
Question 1b
In what year was the Martyr's Memorial Monument in Mekelle, Tigray built?
What is the answer to Question 1b
This memorial was inaugurated ten years after the overthrow of the Derg in 2001.
Question 2b
The etymology of the word Wovane can be traced back to two Tigrigna words: 'Woy’ and ‘Ane’. What do both words mean? The combined word can be translated to what meaning?
What is the answer to Question 2b
Woy:apalled
Ane: me
Woyane: I am apalled.
Question 3b
On 23 March 2023, as part of the November 2022 Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement, a new transitional government, the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray, to be headed by whom?
What is the answer to Question 3b
Getachew Reda
Question 1c
What is another name for the Yeha temple in Yeha,Tigray?
What is the answer to Question 1c
Temple of the moon
Question 2c
After nearly succeeding in overrunning the whole province, the rebels were defeated with the support of aircraft from which air force?
What is the answer to Question 2c
The United Kingdom's Royal Air Force.
Question 3c
Who is the Director General of World Health Organization?
What is the answer to Question 3c
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus