Statistics for Ethiopia Country Quiz

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Country which broke away from Ethiopia in 1993	Eritrea	94%
Largest country that Ethiopia borders	Sudan	94%
Smallest country it borders	Djibouti	93%
Geographical region in which Ethiopia is located	{Horn} of Africa	92%
Capital of Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	91%
Country that invaded Ethiopia in 1936	Italy	84%
Major international organization is located in that city	{African} Union	83%
Major river that flows through the country	{Blue} Nile	74%
Olympic event won by Abebe Bikila in 1960 while not wearing shoes	Marathon	71%
Skeleton of an early hominid species from 3.2 million years ago discovered in 1974 (hint: a female name)	Lucy	57%
Crop that has its origins in Ethiopia and today is one of the country's largest exports	Coffee	56%
Branch of Christianity practiced by a plurality of Ethiopians	Ethiopian {Orthodox}	55%
Series of concerts held in the U.S. and the U.K. to raise money to relieve the 1983–1985 Ethiopian famine	Live Aid	55%
Former name of Ethiopia	Abyssinia	53%
Emperor of Ethiopia: 1930–1975	Haile Selassie	50%
Ethiopia's official language	Amharic	49%
Religion that worships that emperor as its Messiah	Rastafarianism	47%
Ancient religious artifact that a church in Ethiopia claim to possess	Ark of the Covenant	36%
City in Ethiopia that was the center of an empire that lasted from 100–940 AD	Aksum	20%
Currency of Ethiopia	Birr	20%