Ethiopia
The U.S. Department of State lists Addis Ababa as the capital of Ethiopia. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 11 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Ethiopia trivia questions
Which ancient human fossil nicknamed Lucy was discovered in Ethiopia?
Answer: Australopithecus afarensis
Bonus fact: Lucy was discovered in the Afar region in 1974.
What is the capital of Ethiopia?
Answer: Addis Ababa
Bonus fact: The U.S. Department of State lists Addis Ababa as the capital of Ethiopia.
How many mosques does UNESCO say are found within Harar Jugol, Ethiopia's fortified historic town?
Answer: 82
Bonus fact: UNESCO also records 102 shrines within Harar Jugol.
Coffee plants are native to tropical regions of which continent?
Answer: Africa
Bonus fact: Arabica coffee is traditionally associated with the highlands of Ethiopia.
Live Aid was a major benefit concert held in what year?
Answer: 1985
Bonus fact: The event raised money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Who led the Derg regime for much of the war?
Answer: Mengistu Haile Mariam
Bonus fact: Mengistu ruled Ethiopia from the late 1970s until 1991.
In which modern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Aksum?
Answer: Ethiopia
Bonus fact: UNESCO describes Aksum as the heart of ancient Ethiopia and one of the ancient world’s major powers.
“Lucy,” the famous 3.2-million-year-old partial skeleton, belongs to which species?
Answer: Australopithecus afarensis
Bonus fact: Lucy was found at Hadar, Ethiopia, and is cataloged as AL 288-1.
As European geographic knowledge changed, Prester John's supposed kingdom was eventually linked most strongly with which African realm?
Answer: Ethiopia
Bonus fact: Portuguese explorers later hoped Ethiopia might be the Christian kingdom described in the old legend.
Ethiopian wolves are native only to which country?
Answer: Ethiopia
Bonus fact: They live in high-altitude Ethiopian grasslands.
Where was Lucy discovered?
Answer: Ethiopia
Bonus fact: The fossil was found at Hadar in 1974.