How much do you know about Ethiopia?

[Yelnoc]

Try one from outside the Anglosphere.  As always no Googling, scrolling down to see what other people guessed, or anything like that.  Credit to Simfan for some of the questions.

Easy

1. What is the capital city of Ethiopia?

2. What is the name of the last Emperor?

3. What is the official language of Ethiopia?

4. What is the longest river in Ethiopia?

5. Which European country briefly occupied Ethiopia?

Fairly Easy

1. What country separated from Ethiopia after a three decade civil war which ended in 1991?

2. What was the name of Ethiopia's Prime Minister from 1995 until his death this past August?

3. This religion venerates an Ethiopian Emperor as the Messiah, even though Ethiopians have never considered the Emperors divine themselves.

4. Most Ethiopian Christians are members of this church.

5. This Ancient Ethiopian kindom was a contemporary of Rome and Sassanid Persia.

Medium

1. What was the name of the Marxist military regime which ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987?

2.  This pancake-like flatbread is the mainstay of Ethiopian cuisine

3. This animal was the traditional symbol of Imperial Ethiopia but remains popular

4. Ancient Ethiopia appears in early Islamic history for what reason?

5. Who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia?

Difficult

1. At this famous battle, Ethiopian forces annihilated an Ttalian army.

2. Name the script which is used to write the official spoken language of Ethiopia.

3. Christianity became the state religion of (ancient) Ethiopia in what century?

4. This musician is known as the “father of Ethiopian Jazz” and has been sampled by artists like K’Naan, Nas, and Kanye West

5.This Ethiopian lake provides up to 90% of the waters of the world's largest river. What is its native name?

Very Difficult

1. This singer, generally regarded as Ethiopia’s most well-known, was arrested in 2007 on charges of a hit-and-run accident that critics deemed was politically motivated.

2. What artist died in 2012, whose most famous work was the stained glass “Total Liberation of Africa” in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa building? This piece is so well-known it appears on the cover of a random textbook on a poster in the university.

3. This ancient Ethiopian kingdom is believed to have been strongly influenced, perhaps even colonized, by Sabaean (ancient Yemeni) civilization.

4.This politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1942 to 1957 and again in 1974, was considered for the post of UN Secretary General

5.This Ethiopian billionaire is the world’s richest black person.

[Donerail]

1. What is the capital city of Ethiopia? Addis Ababa.

2. What is the name of the last Emperor? Haile Sesaille or something?

3. What is the official language of Ethiopia? Amharic.

4. What is the longest river in Ethiopia? One of the Niles.

5. Which European country briefly occupied Ethiopia? Italy.

Fairly Easy

1. What country separated from Ethiopia after a three decade civil war which ended in 1991? Eritrea.

2. What was the name of Ethiopia's Prime Minister from 1995 until his death this past August? No idea.

3. This religion venerates an Ethiopian Emperor as the Messiah, even though Ethiopians have never considered the Emperors divine themselves. Rastafarianism.

4. Most Ethiopian Christians are members of this church. Ethiopian Orthodox? Amharic Orthodox?

5. This Ancient Ethiopian kindom was a contemporary of Rome and Sassanid Persia. Kush?

Medium

1. What was the name of the Marxist military regime which ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987? The People's Regime.

2.  This pancake-like flatbread is the mainstay of Ethiopian cuisine. Pita.

3. This animal was the traditional symbol of Imperial Ethiopia but remains popular. Crocodile.

4. Ancient Ethiopia appears in early Islamic history for what reason? Resisted Islamic colonization.

5. Who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia? The guy Simfan mentioned in the Fantasy boards.

Difficult

1. At this famous battle, Ethiopian forces annihilated an Italian army. Adawaa or something?

2. Name the script which is used to write the official spoken language of Ethiopia. Amharic script.

3. Christianity became the state religion of (ancient) Ethiopia in what century? 18th.

4. This musician is known as the “father of Ethiopian Jazz” and has been sampled by artists like K’Naan, Nas, and Kanye West. No idea.

5.This Ethiopian river provides up to 90% of the waters of the world’s largest river. What is its native name? N'ilë.

Very Difficult

1. This singer, generally regarded as Ethiopia’s most well-known, was arrested in 2007 on charges of a hit-and-run accident that critics deemed was politically motivated. Pussy Riot.

2. What artist died in 2012, whose most famous work was the stained glass “Total Liberation of Africa” in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa building? This piece is so well-known it appears on the cover of a random textbook on a poster in the university. Michaelangelo.

3. This ancient Ethiopian kingdom is believed to have been strongly influenced, perhaps even colonized, by Sabaean (ancient Yemeni) civilization. Kush.

4.This politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1942 to 1957 and again in 1974, was considered for the post of UN Secretary General. Haile Sesaille.

5.This Ethiopian billionaire is the world’s richest black person. Barack Obama.

[Simfan34]

Easy.
፩. አዲስ አበባ
፪. ኃይለ ሥላሴ
፫. አማርኛ
፬. ዓባይ
፭. ጣልያን

Fairly Easy
፩. ኤርትራ
፪. መለስ ዜናዊ
፫. ራስተፈሪ
፬. የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን
፭. አክሱም

Medium
፩. ደርግ
፪. እንጀራ
፫. ሞአ አንበሳ
፬. ሂጅራ
፭. ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ

Difficult
፩. አድዋ
፪. ግዕዝ
፫. ምዕተ ዓመት ፬
፬. ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ
፭. ጣና ሐይቅ

Very Difficult
፩. ቴዎድሮስ ካሳሁን (ቴዲ አፍሮ)
፪. አፈውርክ ተክለ
፫. ድምት
፬. እንዳልካቸው መኮንን
፭. ሞሓመድ አልአሙዲ

[Simfan34]

SJoyce: 9/25, speaking generously. I'm counting "The guy Simfan mentioned in the Fantasy boards" as valid.

[Platypus]

Easy

1. What is the capital city of Ethiopia?
Addis Ababa

2. What is the name of the last Emperor?
Haile Gabrisallese II

3. What is the official language of Ethiopia?
Hmmn. Arabic? Amhraic? Ethiopian? I'll go with 'Ethiopian'.

4. What is the longest river in Ethiopia?
White Nile?

5. Which European country briefly occupied Ethiopia?
Italy

Fairly Easy

1. What country separated from Ethiopia after a three decade civil war which ended in 1991?
Eritrea

2. What was the name of Ethiopia's Prime Minister from 1995 until his death this past August?
-

3. This religion venerates an Ethiopian Emperor as the Messiah, even though Ethiopians have never considered the Emperors divine themselves.
Rastafarianism

4. Most Ethiopian Christians are members of this church.
Ethiopian orthodox

5. This Ancient Ethiopian kindom was a contemporary of Rome and Sassanid Persia.
Nubia

Medium

1. What was the name of the Marxist military regime which ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987?
-

2.  This pancake-like flatbread is the mainstay of Ethiopian cuisine
Indgera

3. This animal was the traditional symbol of Imperial Ethiopia but remains popular
Lion

4. Ancient Ethiopia appears in early Islamic history for what reason?
Mohamed's slaves?

5. Who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia?
-

Difficult

1. At this famous battle, Ethiopian forces annihilated an Ttalian army.
Ad-something

2. Name the script which is used to write the official spoken language of Ethiopia.
Roman?

3. Christianity became the state religion of (ancient) Ethiopia in what century?
3rd?

4. This musician is known as the “father of Ethiopian Jazz” and has been sampled by artists like K’Naan, Nas, and Kanye West
-

5.This Ethiopian lake provides up to 90% of the waters of the world's largest river. What is its native name?
-

Very Difficult

1. This singer, generally regarded as Ethiopia’s most well-known, was arrested in 2007 on charges of a hit-and-run accident that critics deemed was politically motivated.
-

2. What artist died in 2012, whose most famous work was the stained glass “Total Liberation of Africa” in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa building? This piece is so well-known it appears on the cover of a random textbook on a poster in the university.
-

3. This ancient Ethiopian kingdom is believed to have been strongly influenced, perhaps even colonized, by Sabaean (ancient Yemeni) civilization.
-

4.This politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1942 to 1957 and again in 1974, was considered for the post of UN Secretary General
-

5.This Ethiopian billionaire is the world’s richest black person.
-

[Benj]

Try one from outside the Anglosphere.  As always no Googling, scrolling down to see what other people guessed, or anything like that.  Credit to Simfan for some of the questions.

Easy

1. What is the capital city of Ethiopia? Addis Ababa

2. What is the name of the last Emperor? Haile Selassie

3. What is the official language of Ethiopia? Amharic

4. What is the longest river in Ethiopia? The Blue Nile. Not sure what the local name is.

5. Which European country briefly occupied Ethiopia? Italy.

Fairly Easy

1. What country separated from Ethiopia after a three decade civil war which ended in 1991? Eritrea.

2. What was the name of Ethiopia's Prime Minister from 1995 until his death this past August? Meles Zenawi.

3. This religion venerates an Ethiopian Emperor as the Messiah, even though Ethiopians have never considered the Emperors divine themselves. Rastafarianism.

4. Most Ethiopian Christians are members of this church. The Ethiopian Coptic Church, or whatever it's called; the Ethiopian branch of the Copts

5. This Ancient Ethiopian kindom was a contemporary of Rome and Sassanid Persia. Aksumites.

Medium

1. What was the name of the Marxist military regime which ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987? The Derg.

2.  This pancake-like flatbread is the mainstay of Ethiopian cuisine. Damn it, I know this one but can't remember.

3. This animal was the traditional symbol of Imperial Ethiopia but remains popular. Elephant?

4. Ancient Ethiopia appears in early Islamic history for what reason? Some early Muslims might have been sheltered from persecution there briefly, though this story is probably apocryphal

5. Who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia? No idea.

Difficult

1. At this famous battle, Ethiopian forces annihilated an Italian army. No idea.

2. Name the script which is used to write the official spoken language of Ethiopia. No idea.

3. Christianity became the state religion of (ancient) Ethiopia in what century? 4th century CE?

4. This musician is known as the “father of Ethiopian Jazz” and has been sampled by artists like K’Naan, Nas, and Kanye West. No idea.

5.This Ethiopian lake provides up to 90% of the waters of the world's largest river. What is its native name? No idea. Also, that sounds really unlikely to me?

Very Difficult

1. This singer, generally regarded as Ethiopia’s most well-known, was arrested in 2007 on charges of a hit-and-run accident that critics deemed was politically motivated. No idea.

2. What artist died in 2012, whose most famous work was the stained glass “Total Liberation of Africa” in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa building? This piece is so well-known it appears on the cover of a random textbook on a poster in the university. No idea.

3. This ancient Ethiopian kingdom is believed to have been strongly influenced, perhaps even colonized, by Sabaean (ancient Yemeni) civilization. Damot.

4.This politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1942 to 1957 and again in 1974, was considered for the post of UN Secretary General. No idea.

5.This Ethiopian billionaire is the world’s richest black person. No idea, and also surprised the richest black person is not a Nigerian oil magnate.

[Simfan34]

Hugh: 8/25.  The emperor was close, and you had the right language in there somewhere!

Benj: 14/25. Gobez! The "Nigerian oil magnate", Akilo Dangote, has been switching places with this guy for the past couple years.

[DC Al Fine]

Easy

1. What is the capital city of Ethiopia?
Addis Ababba

2. What is the name of the last Emperor?
Haillie Selassie

3. What is the official language of Ethiopia?
Tigray

4. What is the longest river in Ethiopia?

5. Which European country briefly occupied Ethiopia?
Italy

Fairly Easy

1. What country separated from Ethiopia after a three decade civil war which ended in 1991?
Eritrea

2. What was the name of Ethiopia's Prime Minister from 1995 until his death this past August?

3. This religion venerates an Ethiopian Emperor as the Messiah, even though Ethiopians have never considered the Emperors divine themselves.
Rastas

4. Most Ethiopian Christians are members of this church.
Ethiopian Orthodox

5. This Ancient Ethiopian kindom was a contemporary of Rome and Sassanid Persia.
Axum

Medium

1. What was the name of the Marxist military regime which ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987?
People's Republic of Ethiopia

2.  This pancake-like flatbread is the mainstay of Ethiopian cuisine
Naan

3. This animal was the traditional symbol of Imperial Ethiopia but remains popular
Lion

4. Ancient Ethiopia appears in early Islamic history for what reason?

5. Who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia?

Difficult

1. At this famous battle, Ethiopian forces annihilated an Ttalian army.

2. Name the script which is used to write the official spoken language of Ethiopia.

3. Christianity became the state religion of (ancient) Ethiopia in what century?
4th

4. This musician is known as the “father of Ethiopian Jazz” and has been sampled by artists like K’Naan, Nas, and Kanye West

5.This Ethiopian lake provides up to 90% of the waters of the world's largest river. What is its native name?
Victoria

Very Difficult

1. This singer, generally regarded as Ethiopia’s most well-known, was arrested in 2007 on charges of a hit-and-run accident that critics deemed was politically motivated.

2. What artist died in 2012, whose most famous work was the stained glass “Total Liberation of Africa” in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa building? This piece is so well-known it appears on the cover of a random textbook on a poster in the university.

3. This ancient Ethiopian kingdom is believed to have been strongly influenced, perhaps even colonized, by Sabaean (ancient Yemeni) civilization.

4.This politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1942 to 1957 and again in 1974, was considered for the post of UN Secretary General

5.This Ethiopian billionaire is the world’s richest black person.
Mohammad Hussein Al Almoudi

[minionofmidas]

1. What is the capital city of Ethiopia?
Addis Abeba

2. What is the name of the last Emperor?
Haile Selassie

3. What is the official language of Ethiopia?
Amhara

4. What is the longest river in Ethiopia?
The Blue Nile?

5. Which European country briefly occupied Ethiopia?
Italy

Fairly Easy

1. What country separated from Ethiopia after a three decade civil war which ended in 1991?
Eritrea

2. What was the name of Ethiopia's Prime Minister from 1995 until his death this past August?
Meles Zenawi

3. This religion venerates an Ethiopian Emperor as the Messiah, even though Ethiopians have never considered the Emperors divine themselves.
Rastafarianism

4. Most Ethiopian Christians are members of this church.
Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Which is Monophysite.

5. This Ancient Ethiopian kindom was a contemporary of Rome and Sassanid Persia.
Uh... Axum?

Medium

1. What was the name of the Marxist military regime which ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987?
The Derg.

2.  This pancake-like flatbread is the mainstay of Ethiopian cuisine
Injera

3. This animal was the traditional symbol of Imperial Ethiopia but remains popular
No idea.

4. Ancient Ethiopia appears in early Islamic history for what reason?
No idea.

5. Who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia?
No idea.

Difficult

1. At this famous battle, Ethiopian forces annihilated an Ttalian army.
I've heard of the battle but do not remember the name.

2. Name the script which is used to write the official spoken language of Ethiopia.
Ge'ez

3. Christianity became the state religion of (ancient) Ethiopia in what century?
4th or so. Or 3rd?

4. This musician is known as the “father of Ethiopian Jazz” and has been sampled by artists like K’Naan, Nas, and Kanye West
No idea.

5.This Ethiopian lake provides up to 90% of the waters of the world's largest river. What is its native name?
I am not sure if you're referring to Lake Tana or believe Lake Victoria is in Ethiopia or whatever, but I certainly don't know anything about either lake's native name.

Very Difficult

1. This singer, generally regarded as Ethiopia’s most well-known, was arrested in 2007 on charges of a hit-and-run accident that critics deemed was politically motivated.
No idea.

2. What artist died in 2012, whose most famous work was the stained glass “Total Liberation of Africa” in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa building? This piece is so well-known it appears on the cover of a random textbook on a poster in the university.
No idea.

3. This ancient Ethiopian kingdom is believed to have been strongly influenced, perhaps even colonized, by Sabaean (ancient Yemeni) civilization.
Axum.

4.This politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1942 to 1957 and again in 1974, was considered for the post of UN Secretary General
No idea.

5.This Ethiopian billionaire is the world’s richest black person.
Billionaire? From Ethiopia? How come?

[politicus]

Try one from outside the Anglosphere.  As always no Googling, scrolling down to see what other people guessed, or anything like that.  Credit to Simfan for some of the questions.

Easy

1. What is the capital city of Ethiopia?
Addis Abbeba

2. What is the name of the last Emperor?
Haile Sellasie

3. What is the official language of Ethiopia?
Amhara

4. What is the longest river in Ethiopia?

5. Which European country briefly occupied Ethiopia?
Italy (but Britain sent an army in there too to punish Emperor Theodore)

Fairly Easy

1. What country separated from Ethiopia after a three decade civil war which ended in 1991?
Eritrea

2. What was the name of Ethiopia's Prime Minister from 1995 until his death this past August?

3. This religion venerates an Ethiopian Emperor as the Messiah, even though Ethiopians have never considered the Emperors divine themselves.
Rastafari

4. Most Ethiopian Christians are members of this church.
Ethipian Coptic Church

5. This Ancient Ethiopian kingdom was a contemporary of Rome and Sassanid Persia.
Saba?

Medium

1. What was the name of the Marxist military regime which ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987?
Mengustu

2.  This pancake-like flatbread is the mainstay of Ethiopian cuisine

3. This animal was the traditional symbol of Imperial Ethiopia but remains popular
Lion

4. Ancient Ethiopia appears in early Islamic history for what reason?

5. Who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia?

Difficult

1. At this famous battle, Ethiopian forces annihilated an Ttalian army.
It was in 1896, but I cant remember the name.

2. Name the script which is used to write the official spoken language of Ethiopia.

3. Christianity became the state religion of (ancient) Ethiopia in what century?
4rd century (300-400)

4. This musician is known as the “father of Ethiopian Jazz” and has been sampled by artists like K’Naan, Nas, and Kanye West

5.This Ethiopian lake provides up to 90% of the waters of the world's largest river. What is its native name?

Very Difficult

1. This singer, generally regarded as Ethiopia’s most well-known, was arrested in 2007 on charges of a hit-and-run accident that critics deemed was politically motivated.

2. What artist died in 2012, whose most famous work was the stained glass “Total Liberation of Africa” in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa building? This piece is so well-known it appears on the cover of a random textbook on a poster in the university.

3. This ancient Ethiopian kingdom is believed to have been strongly influenced, perhaps even colonized, by Sabaean (ancient Yemeni) civilization.

4.This politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1942 to 1957 and again in 1974, was considered for the post of UN Secretary General

5.This Ethiopian billionaire is the world’s richest black person.

[Simfan34]

Easy

1. What is the capital city of Ethiopia? Addis Abeba

2. What is the name of the last Emperor? Haile Selassie I, born Ras Tafari Makonnen

3. What is the official language of Ethiopia? Amharic

4. What is the longest river in Ethiopia? Blue Nile

5. Which European country briefly occupied Ethiopia? Italy, but bonus points to those who brought up the 1868 British Expedition!

Fairly Easy

1. What country separated from Ethiopia after a three decade civil war which ended in 1991? Eritrea

2. What was the name of Ethiopia's Prime Minister from 1995 until his death this past August? Meles Zenawi

3. This religion venerates an Ethiopian Emperor as the Messiah, even though Ethiopians have never considered the Emperors divine themselves. Rastafarianism

4. Most Ethiopian Christians are members of this church. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which is Oriental Orthodox or "Coptic"

5. This Ancient Ethiopian kindom was a contemporary of Rome and Sassanid Persia. Axum

Medium

1. What was the name of the Marxist military regime which ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987? Derg

2.  This pancake-like flatbread is the mainstay of Ethiopian cuisine Injera

3. This animal was the traditional symbol of Imperial Ethiopia but remains popular Lion [of Judah]

4. Ancient Ethiopia appears in early Islamic history for what reason? The Hijra, where the Axumite emperor gave shelter to Muslim refugees

5. Who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia? Hailemariam Dessalegn

Difficult

1. At this famous battle, Ethiopian forces annihilated an Ttalian army. Battle of Adwa

2. Name the script which is used to write the official spoken language of Ethiopia. Ge'ez or Ethiopic

3. Christianity became the state religion of (ancient) Ethiopia in what century? 4th century AD

4. This musician is known as the “father of Ethiopian Jazz” and has been sampled by artists like K’Naan, Nas, and Kanye West Mulatu Astake

5.This Ethiopian lake provides up to 90% of the waters of the world's largest river. What is its native name? Lake Tana

Very Difficult

1. This singer, generally regarded as Ethiopia’s most well-known, was arrested in 2007 on charges of a hit-and-run accident that critics deemed was politically motivated. Teddy Afro, whose real name is Tewodros Kassahun

2. What artist died in 2012, whose most famous work was the stained glass “Total Liberation of Africa” in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa building? This piece is so well-known it appears on the cover of a random textbook on a poster in the university. Afework Tekle

3. This ancient Ethiopian kingdom is believed to have been strongly influenced, perhaps even colonized, by Sabaean (ancient Yemeni) civilization. D'mt, or Damot

4.This politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1942 to 1957 and again in 1974, was considered for the post of UN Secretary General. Endalkachew Makonnen

5.This Ethiopian billionaire is the world’s richest black person. Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi

[Kitteh]

Easy

1. What is the capital city of Ethiopia?
Addis Ababa

2. What is the name of the last Emperor?
Halie Selassie

3. What is the official language of Ethiopia?
Amharic

4. What is the longest river in Ethiopia?
Nile

5. Which European country briefly occupied Ethiopia?
Italy

Fairly Easy

1. What country separated from Ethiopia after a three decade civil war which ended in 1991?
Eritrea

2. What was the name of Ethiopia's Prime Minister from 1995 until his death this past August?

3. This religion venerates an Ethiopian Emperor as the Messiah, even though Ethiopians have never considered the Emperors divine themselves.
Rastafarianism

4. Most Ethiopian Christians are members of this church.
Ethiopian Orthodox

5. This Ancient Ethiopian kindom was a contemporary of Rome and Sassanid Persia.
Kush

Medium

1. What was the name of the Marxist military regime which ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987?
The Derg

2.  This pancake-like flatbread is the mainstay of Ethiopian cuisine

3. This animal was the traditional symbol of Imperial Ethiopia but remains popular
Lion

4. Ancient Ethiopia appears in early Islamic history for what reason?

5. Who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia?

Difficult

1. At this famous battle, Ethiopian forces annihilated an Ttalian army.

2. Name the script which is used to write the official spoken language of Ethiopia.
Aramaic

3. Christianity became the state religion of (ancient) Ethiopia in what century?
6th

4. This musician is known as the “father of Ethiopian Jazz” and has been sampled by artists like K’Naan, Nas, and Kanye West

5.This Ethiopian lake provides up to 90% of the waters of the world's largest river. What is its native name?

Very Difficult

1. This singer, generally regarded as Ethiopia’s most well-known, was arrested in 2007 on charges of a hit-and-run accident that critics deemed was politically motivated.

2. What artist died in 2012, whose most famous work was the stained glass “Total Liberation of Africa” in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa building? This piece is so well-known it appears on the cover of a random textbook on a poster in the university.

3. This ancient Ethiopian kingdom is believed to have been strongly influenced, perhaps even colonized, by Sabaean (ancient Yemeni) civilization.

4.This politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1942 to 1957 and again in 1974, was considered for the post of UN Secretary General

5.This Ethiopian billionaire is the world’s richest black person.

[minionofmidas]

Damn, I ought to have thought of Medium3.