Global Quotient: Ethiopia

To prepare us for our adventure into Ethiopian cuisine next week, we're teasing you with five quick questions about this beloved country. So, What's your GQ? Today's subject is Ethiopia. (All images in this post link to articles so click to your heart's content).

1. Ethiopia's main commodity is:
   (a) Flowers
   (b) Oil
   (c) Coffee
   (d) Grain
   


2. True or False: Ethiopians eat pork.
   
   
3. What is the estimated rate of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopian adults?
   (a) 0.5%
   (b) 4%
   (c) 10%
   (d) 20%
   
   
4. The official language of Ethiopia is:
   (a) Rasyi
   (b) Amharic
   (c) Urdu
   (d) Tagalog
   


5. Ethiopians are most known for what sport?
   (a) Soccer
   (b) Basketball
   (c) Running
   (d) Bobsled
   

How Did You Do?

1. C. Ethiopia is the oldest coffee exporter in the world. It is the original home to the coffee plant, coffea arabica, and has had established agricultural practices that date back some 2000 years ago.



2. False. Ethiopian cuisine does not include pork because most Ethiopians are either Muslim (33%) or Ethiopian Orthodox Christians (62%) who fast nearly 200 days a year (no chicken, meat and dairy). See Discussion on Islam in Ethiopia.
   
   
3. B. Estimated rate of prevelance was 4.4% as of 2003 with a 12.6% urban rate and a 2.6% rural rate. It is estimated that 1.5 million Ethiopians have HIV/Aids and 900,000 total have died as of 2003. AIDS accounts for one-third of young adult deaths in Ethiopia. See Discussion on AIDS in Ethiopia.
   


4. B. The official language of Ethiopia is Amharic, the second most spoken semitic language in the world, after Arabic. The second most popular language in Ethiopia is Oromo. The most popular foreign language is English.
   


5. C. Two Ethiopians are currently dominating the running world: Haile Gebreselassie and Kenenisa Bekele. Haile has broken more than 22 World records and holds the 20 km, Half Marathon and 25 km world record. Kenenisa holds the 5,000 m and 10,000 m world records.