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How many months are in the Ethiopian calendar

13


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Which lake is the source of the Blue Nile?

Tana

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What is the name of the Ethiopian Orthodox church complex carved directly into the ground?

Lalibela

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What is the name of Ethiopia's traditional script in Amharic?

Fidel


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What is the Ethiopian name for the Blue Nile?

Abay

200

What's the name of Ethiopia's new year flower

Adey Abeba

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How many letters are in the Ethiopian/Ge'ez alphabet (team closest wins)?

33

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What is the name of the Ethiopian calendar month that comes immediately before Pagume?

Nehase

200

What is the large commercial market area commonly called in Addis?

Merkato


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What is one of the hottest and lowest places on Earth found in Ethiopia?

Danakil Depression


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What's the oldest city in Ethiopia

Axum


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Which Ethiopian city is famous for its walled old town, Jugol?

Harar

300

In what year did the Battle of Adwa take place? (closest team wins)

1896

300

What was Haile Selassie's name before he became emperor?

Ras Teferi


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What major Addis Ababa neighborhood is home to the African Union headquarters?

Kazanchis

400

What % of Ethiopia is muslim (team closest wins)

33%

400

According to Ethiopian tradition, what queen is said to have ruled Sheba and visited King Solomon?

Makeda


400

What Ethiopian empress was Menelik II's wife and later briefly ruled as empress regent?

Taytu Betul

400

What Ethiopian emperor succeeded Menelik II?

Lij Eyasu

400

Which Ethiopian musician is particularly famous for popularizing Ethio-jazz internationally?

Mulatu Astatke

500

At a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony, what are the three rounds of coffee called?

Abol, Tona, Bereka

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Which Ethiopian emperor's reign is associated with the construction of the castles of Gondar beginning in the 17th century?

Fasiledes

500

What was Emperor Tewodros II's mountain fortress where he died in 1868?

Maqdala

500

Which Ethiopian emperor died at the Battle of Metemma fighting Mahdist forces?

Yohannes IV

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What Teddy Afro song is strongly associated with Ethiopian historical identity and unity?

Tikur Sew