Tigray History
his ancient civilization, centered in what is now Tigray and Eritrea, was one of the greatest trading empires of its time and is famous for its obelisks and early adoption of Christianity
What is the Axumite Empire
Semitic language spoken by about 7 million people across the world, it has it’s own writing system called ge’ez
What is Tigrinya?
This spicy stew is typically made with chickpeas and served with injera, often referred to as a struggle meal
What is Shiro
What hairstyle did our dads rock in the 80s
What is an Afro?
In what month will the Tigray Community of Colorado Celebrate the annual Ashenda festival for 2025
What is September
Popular dance in Tembien
What is Awris
Who won the most recent season of Love Island USA
What is Amaya Papaya & Bryan
He’s known as “King James” in the NBA.
Who is LeBron James?
This iconic monument in the capital city of Tigray honors the martyrs and heroes who fought during the struggle for Tigray’s freedom
What is Hawilti
Tigriyan word for rebellion or revolution. The etymology of the word can be traced to two tigrinya words, when combined translate to “I am appalled”
What is Woyane?
This traditional Tigriyan dish is made of roasted barley dough rolled into small balls and eaten with spicy sauce, often enjoyed with friends sitting in a circle
What is Tihlo
What do you call Traditional Habesha braids
What is Quinano or Albaso
This historic neighborhood in Denver is known for its rich African-American culture, jazz, music history, and is often called the “Harlem of the West.”
What is Five points
Cartilage earing popular among Tigrayan women
What is Shakur
These two have partnered in movies for decades and recently starred and directed in the film Sinners
What is Ryan Coogler & Michael B Jordan
This mascot is the highest-paid mascot in professional sports.
Who is Rocky the Mountain Lion?
From 1895-1896 this city served as a fortified stronghold during the first Italo-Ethiopian war, where Tigriyan forces held off Italian advances in the highlands of Tigray
What is Adigrat?
Translates to Afro pick, worn by Tigrayan women as hair jewelry
What is Mido?
Name a Tigriyan owned restaurant in Denver
Name a Tigriyan owned restaurant in Denver
The name of traditonal Ashenda braids
What is game
This partnership between Denver & Axum started in 1995, and focuses on improving infrastructure, particularly in water and sanitation, while promoting educational exchanges.
What is Denver Sister Cities
What is it called when you create small groups of community
What is Mahaber/Tsebel
How many men does it take to kill one gorilla
What is 100 men
This Denver Nuggets player won the NBA MVP award back-to-back in 2021 and 2022.
Who is Nikola Jokić?
This town in Tigray is famous for its cluster of rock churches carved into cliffs and mountains.
What is Gheralta?
This word is often given as a nickname to the diaspora that travel back home in the summer months, locals will call them this because they all show up together
What is Beles?
This is often used at a Christina and broken on the newborns back as a way to bless them.
What is himbasha, hibeshti
Traditional braids in Tigray
What is Asa
In 2025, Colorado marks the 160th anniversary of this holiday with 13 statewide events celebrating Black freedom, culture, and resilience.
What is Juneteenth
This traditional Tigriyan holiday marks the new year and is celebrated in September
What is Kidus Yohannes (Enkutatash)
In Love Island USA 2025 two contestants were fake dumped from the island
What is Olandria and Nic
his NFL Hall of Famer, nicknamed “Coach Prime,” became the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes in 2022 and signed a $54 million extension through 2029.
Who is Deion Sanders?
This organization was founded in Sep 1974 by seven Tigriyan university students and prepared the framework for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front
What is Tigray National Organization (TNO)
The translation in english to the saying, Melk’A gereb qoxli, melk’A seb ‘Aqli
The beauty of a tree is its leaves, and the beauty of a person is patience
If you drop this you might die
What is a Jebena
Traditional hairstyle for young farmer boys
What is Aba Kiros
This historic newspaper, founded in Denver in 1913, is Colorado’s oldest Black-owned newspaper and still publishes today.
What is the Denver Weekly News? Or Denver Urban Spectrum
Who sings the popular Tigrinya song "Kokeb Semay" Extra points if you can translate it!!
Who is Abraham Gebremedhin
Who from our community is currently running for congress in Colorado's 1st district
Who is Melat Kiros
She became the first American gymnast to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games in 2016.
Who is Simone Biles?