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