The boys challenge you!

On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being bad and 10 being good,
how would you rate this pictures of us outside our great-great grandmother's house?

Well, since five of you have been reading our blog thoroughly and the other thirty-five (we know who you are and where you live) of you have been looking at the pictures and skimming, we are going to quiz you guys.  Provide answers in the comments to this blog, or in Marta’s Facebook page.  -Daniel, Eli, and Micah

First place prize:  Marta Woodward will like every single Facebook post you will ever make.

Second place prize:  Tigrinya tutoring for free upon our return.

Third place prize:  We will give you a side salad, something that is missing at many restaurants here. (Watch The Simpsons Visit Ethiopia)

1. How many countries does Ethiopia border (name all of of them)?
2. What is the name of the famous 3.5 million year old human-like fossil found in the Afar region of Ethiopia?
3. What is our dog’s name, and why did we name him that?
4. What is the most predominant religion in Ethiopia?
5. How far back does the Axumite empire date?
6. What is the capital of the Tigray region of Ethiopia?
7. What is the name used to describe white people in Ethiopia? (Two answers might be possible here)
8. What is one of the most famous endemic animals in Ethiopia? (Hint, there’s an Ethiopian beer named after it)
9. Are donations to priests who serve in ancient cliff-side churches obligatory or voluntary?
10. What is the name of the pan used to make injera?

a) Mitad

b) Gas canister

c) Injera maker

d) Ferenji

Bonus Question:

Provide one way of saying “Hello” in Tigrinya or Amharic

Bonus Bonus Question:

Is Hazal an evil child or is she just flawed, like all tragic heroes?  Would she have been better off if she had not been switched at birth with Kansu?

Thanks for taking our quiz, and please enjoy this picture of the stelae at Axum.