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100

What ancient kingdom was based in modern-day northern Ethiopia and Eritrea?

The Aksumite Kingdom

100

What ancient Semitic language is the root of many Habesha languages?

Ge’ez

100

What is the largest Christian denomination in both Ethiopia and Eritrea?

The Orthodox Tewahedo Church

100

What is the shared term used to describe people of Ethiopian and Eritrean heritage?

Habesha

100

hat is the capital city of Ethiopia?

Addis Ababa

200

Ethiopia is one of the only African countries that was never colonized. Which European country briefly occupied it in the 1930s?

Italy

200

Which Habesha languages still use the Ge’ez script today

Amharic and Tigrinya

200

Roughly what percentage of Ethiopians are Muslim?

Around 31–34%

200

Which two modern countries are located in the Horn of Africa and share deep cultural ties?

Ethiopia and Eritrea

200

What is the capital city of Eritrea?

Asmara

300

hich Ethiopian emperor seceded Eritrea to Italy in the late 1800s?

Emperor Menelik II

300

What is Ethiopia’s official working language?

Amharic

300

What century did Christianity arrive in the Aksumite Kingdom?

The 4th century

300

In Ethiopia, which ethnic groups are predominantly Muslim? 

The Oromo and Somali

300

Which popular Habesha dish is made of sour flatbread and eaten with stews?

Injera

400

What international organization supervised the referendum that made Eritrea independent in 1993?

The United Nations (UN)

400

Which language is widely spoken in Eritrea, especially in rural and coastal areas, and is closely related to Tigrinya?

Tigre

400

In Eritrea, which religion makes up about 36–50% of the population?

Sunni Islam

400

Ge’ez is to Habesha churches as Latin is to what religion?

Catholicism

400

What is the traditional coffee ceremony called in Ethiopia and Eritrea?

Buna

500

What was the length of the war fought between Eritrea and Ethiopia that led to Eritrea’s independence?

30 years

500

About how many languages are spoken in Ethiopia?

over 80

500

Both Ethiopia and Eritrea celebrate a Christian holiday called Timkat. What important event does it commemorate?

The baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River

500

The colors green, yellow, and red are commonly seen in Habesha flags and clothing. What do these Pan-African colors traditionally symbolize?

Green = land/fertility, Yellow = peace/hope/religion, Red = sacrifice/strength

500

Which Habesha holiday celebrates the finding of the True Cross and is marked with big bonfires?

Meskel