Food
What is the famous Habesha dish that combines both the mother chicken and her babies?
Dero Wet/ Tsebhi Derho
What is the shared term used to describe people of Ethiopian and Eritrean heritage?
Habesha
How many languages are spoken in Ethiopia?
Over 80+
Who was the famous Eritrean American artist?
Nipsey Hussle
Which European country briefly occupied Ethiopia in the 1930s?
Italy
What is considered a struggle meal?
Shiro
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., Red = Sacrifice, strength
Name 3 countries that are connected to the Nile River system
Ethiopia, Egypt, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan
What is the genre that Ethiopia is traditionally known for?
Ethiopian jazz
What ancient Semitic language is the root of many Habesha languages?
Ge'ez
This costum involves communal sharing of food and is considered a gesture of friendship and respect, often practiced during meals.
Gursha
What do you call the second day of an Habesha wedding?
Melse/Hamawiti
How many regions are there in Eritrea?
Bonus (100) mark if you name at least one region.
Six.
Makel, Gash Barka, Anseba, Semenawi Keyih Bahri, Debubawi Keyih Bahri, Debub.
What is the traditional string instrument in Ethiopian and Eritrean music?
Krar
Which Ethiopian emperor seceded Eritrea to Italy in the late 1800s?
Emperor Menelik 2
Name at least two specific ingredients for making Berbere
Garlic, dried red hot peppers, ginger, and salt
Common cheering sound/trilling sound made as an exclamation.
Elelelelelelelelelelelel
What body of water borders Eritrea to the east?
Red sea
Who is everyone's "cousin"?
The Weekend
What is the Amharic name of the famous fossil found in Ethiopia?
Dinkinesh
What is the name of the platter of vegan food?
Beyeaynetu
What is it called when grooms family asks for the bride's hand in marriage?
Shimgilina/ Shimagele
Who won Africa's first Olympic gold medal?
Abebe Bikila
Demonstrate one Habesha dance (can't be Eskista)
Who is the first Ethiopian-American on US Women's Soccer National team?
Naomi Girma