Ethiopian man,Abebe Bikila,was the firstblack African towin gold at theOlympics!AddisAbaba isthe capitalcity.Ethiopia isthebirthplaceof coffee!Ethiopia ishome to thesource of theBlue Nileriver!Ethiopiansrun ontheir owntime!Ethiopianscelebratedtheir new yearon September11.The only peoplein Africa with theirown indigenouswritten alphabetexcept for theArabs.The Ark ofThe Covenantis believed tobe in a churchin Ethiopia.Lucy, theremains of theoldest fossilisedhuman skeleton,was discoveredin Ethiopia.The first countryin Africa, and thesecond in theworld, to own andoperate a Boeing787 Dreamliner.Ethiopianshave theirowncalendar!Churches ofLalibela were notconstructed fromthe ground up, butchiselled out ofvolcanic rockinstead.The DanakilDepression inEthiopia ishome to thelowest point onEarth.Found atthe hornof Africa.Over 80languagesare spokenin thecountry.Called 13months ofsunshine.Dallol inEthiopia is thehottestinhabited placeon Earth.Ethiopia wasnevercolonized bytheEuropeans.2ndlargestpopulationin Africa.The Ethiopian flagfeatures threehorizontal stripesof green, yellow,and red, with ablue circle and astar in the center.Has thelongestexistinglava lake.Home to theworld’s rarestcanid andAfrica’s mostthreatenedcarnivore:Ethiopia isone of theoldestnations inthe world.Donkeys andcamels werefirstdomesticatedin Ethiopia.Ethiopian man,Abebe Bikila,was the firstblack African towin gold at theOlympics!AddisAbaba isthe capitalcity.Ethiopia isthebirthplaceof coffee!Ethiopia ishome to thesource of theBlue Nileriver!Ethiopiansrun ontheir owntime!Ethiopianscelebratedtheir new yearon September11.The only peoplein Africa with theirown indigenouswritten alphabetexcept for theArabs.The Ark ofThe Covenantis believed tobe in a churchin Ethiopia.Lucy, theremains of theoldest fossilisedhuman skeleton,was discoveredin Ethiopia.The first countryin Africa, and thesecond in theworld, to own andoperate a Boeing787 Dreamliner.Ethiopianshave theirowncalendar!Churches ofLalibela were notconstructed fromthe ground up, butchiselled out ofvolcanic rockinstead.The DanakilDepression inEthiopia ishome to thelowest point onEarth.Found atthe hornof Africa.Over 80languagesare spokenin thecountry.Called 13months ofsunshine.Dallol inEthiopia is thehottestinhabited placeon Earth.Ethiopia wasnevercolonized bytheEuropeans.2ndlargestpopulationin Africa.The Ethiopian flagfeatures threehorizontal stripesof green, yellow,and red, with ablue circle and astar in the center.Has thelongestexistinglava lake.Home to theworld’s rarestcanid andAfrica’s mostthreatenedcarnivore:Ethiopia isone of theoldestnations inthe world.Donkeys andcamels werefirstdomesticatedin Ethiopia.

Some facts about Ethiopia! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. B-Ethiopian man, Abebe Bikila, was the first black African to win gold at the Olympics!
  2. G-Addis Ababa is the capital city.
  3. B-Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee!
  4. I-Ethiopia is home to the source of the Blue Nile river!
  5. O-Ethiopians run on their own time!
  6. O-Ethiopians celebrated their new year on September 11.
  7. I-The only people in Africa with their own indigenous written alphabet except for the Arabs.
  8. N-The Ark of The Covenant is believed to be in a church in Ethiopia.
  9. O-Lucy, the remains of the oldest fossilised human skeleton, was discovered in Ethiopia.
  10. B-The first country in Africa, and the second in the world, to own and operate a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
  11. N-Ethiopians have their own calendar!
  12. G-Churches of Lalibela were not constructed from the ground up, but chiselled out of volcanic rock instead.
  13. G-The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is home to the lowest point on Earth.
  14. I-Found at the horn of Africa.
  15. B-Over 80 languages are spoken in the country.
  16. G-Called 13 months of sunshine.
  17. I-Dallol in Ethiopia is the hottest inhabited place on Earth.
  18. O-Ethiopia was never colonized by the Europeans.
  19. B-2nd largest population in Africa.
  20. I-The Ethiopian flag features three horizontal stripes of green, yellow, and red, with a blue circle and a star in the center.
  21. O- Has the longest existing lava lake.
  22. N-Home to the world’s rarest canid and Africa’s most threatened carnivore:
  23. G-Ethiopia is one of the oldest nations in the world.
  24. N-Donkeys and camels were first domesticated in Ethiopia.