Haile Selassie Quiz Questions

1. When was Haile Selassie crowned emperor?
a) 4 August 1904
b) 3 April 1926
c) 22 February 1934
d) 2 November 1930

2. When was Haile Selassie born?
a) 23 July 1892
b) 29 February 1896
c) 26 June 1894
d) 31 December 1898

3. What was Haile Selassie’s original name?
a) Sahle Selassie
b) Tafari Makonnen
c) Jomo Kenyatta
d) Lij Yasu

4. What is the meaning of Haile Selassie?
a) Sword of fire
b) Lightning
c) Might of the Trinity
d) Prince of Peace

5. Which country attacked Ethiopia in 1935?
a) France
b) Germany
c) Italy
d) Egypt

6. Where did Haile Selassie make a speech to the League of Nations on 30 June 1936?
a) New York
b) Paris
c) London
d) Geneva

7. In which organization’s founding did Haile Selassie play a very important role?
a) Organization of African Unity
b) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
c) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
d) South East Asian Treaty Organization

8. When was Haile Selassie deposed?
a) 1963
b) 1974
c) 1982
d) 1984

9. When did Haile Selassie die?
a) 14 February 1778
b) 24 May 1976
c) 26 August 1975
d) 21 November 1992

10. Where did Haile Selassie die?
a) Asmara
b) Djibouti
c) Tripoli
d) Addis Ababa

Haile Selassie Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was Haile Selassie crowned emperor?
d) 2 November 1930

2. When was Haile Selassie born?
a) 23 July 1892

3. What was Haile Selassie’s original name?
b) Tafari Makonnen

4. What is the meaning of Haile Selassie?
c) Might of the Trinity

5. Which country attacked Ethiopia in 1935?
c) Italy

6. Where did Haile Selassie make a speech to the League of Nations on 30 June 1936?
d) Geneva

7. In which organization’s founding did Haile Selassie play a very important role?
a) Organization of African Unity

8. When was Haile Selassie deposed?
b) 1974

9. When did Haile Selassie die?
c) 26 August 1975

10. Where did Haile Selassie die?
d) Addis Ababa