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Question	Answer	% Correct
What country invaded Ethiopia in 1936?	Italy	93%
What country gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993?	Eritrea	88%
What country invaded Ethiopia in 1977?	Somalia	79%
Who was Emperor of Ethiopia between 1930–1975?	Haile Selassie	78%
What Olympic event did Abebe Bikila win in 1960 and 1964 while not wearing shoes?	Marathon	78%
What prize did the Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed win in 2019?	Nobel Peace Prize	78%
What "ism" was the state ideology of Ethiopia between 1987–1991?	{Commun}ism	77%
What was Ethiopia formerly known as?	Abyssinia	76%
What popular crop has its origins in Ethiopia?	Coffee	76%
What famous female fossil of Australopithecus was discovered in Ethiopia in 1974?	Lucy	75%
What nearby country once unsuccessfully tried to invade Ethiopia in 1876?	Egypt	71%
What religion was influenced by Ethiopianism, and promoted by Marcus Garvey?	Rastafari	71%
There is a myth saying that that city's Queen of Sheba had a son with what Israeli king?	King Solomon	68%
Ethiopia was one of the two African countries not to be colonized by the Europeans. Which was the other one?	Liberia	68%
What was founded by Emperor Menelik II in 1887, and named it "New Flower"?	Addis Ababa	67%
What animal was formerly depicted on the Ethiopian flag?	{Lion} of Judah	67%
What series of concerts were held in the U.S. and the U.K. to raise money to relieve the 1983-1985 Ethiopian famine?	Live Aid	53%
What ancient religious artifact does Ethiopian Tewahedo Church claim to possess?	Ark of the Covenant	52%
What city in Ethiopia was the center of an empire that lasted from 100–940?	Aksum	39%
What religious group were expelled from Ethiopia in the 1620s?	Roman Catholics	31%