How do the beans start the ceremony?

Green beans are washed and roasted in a pan

Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony Quiz: Jebena, Buna and Three Rounds

Coffee arabica first grew wild in the forests of southwestern Ethiopia, and this Ethiopian coffee ceremony quiz explains the ritual that honors it. Play 10 interactive questions on the clay jebena, roasting green beans, frankincense, the three rounds, small handleless cups, the Kaldi legend, the Kaffa region, popcorn snacks and the word buna.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Word
What is coffee called in Amharic?
Pot
What is the traditional clay coffee pot called?
Roast
How do the beans start the ceremony?
Rounds
What are the three rounds of coffee called?
Blessing
What does the third round, baraka, refer to?
Incense
What is often burned during the ceremony?
Snack
Which snack is commonly served with the coffee?
Cups
What kind of cups are used?
Legend
Which legendary goatherd is said to have discovered coffee?
Region
Which southwestern region is linked to wild coffee's origin?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is coffee called in Amharic?
Answer: Buna
Coffee is central to Ethiopian hospitality.
Q2: What is the traditional clay coffee pot called?
Answer: Jebena
It has a round base and long neck.
Q3: How do the beans start the ceremony?
Answer: Green beans are washed and roasted in a pan
Guests smell the roasting beans.
Q4: What are the three rounds of coffee called?
Answer: Abol, tona and baraka
Each round is weaker than the one before.
Q5: What does the third round, baraka, refer to?
Answer: A blessing
Staying for all three is a sign of respect.
Q6: What is often burned during the ceremony?
Answer: Frankincense
Its smoke fills the room.
Q7: Which snack is commonly served with the coffee?
Answer: Popcorn
Roasted barley is also common.
Q8: What kind of cups are used?
Answer: Small handleless cups
They are often called cini.
Q9: Which legendary goatherd is said to have discovered coffee?
Answer: Kaldi
His goats grew lively after eating berries.
Q10: Which southwestern region is linked to wild coffee's origin?
Answer: Kaffa
Some say the word coffee echoes its name.

Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony Quiz – Jebena, Buna and Three Rounds

The Ethiopian coffee ceremony is a ritual of hospitality that can last an hour or more. It is usually led by a woman of the household, who washes green coffee beans and roasts them in a pan while guests enjoy the aroma.

The beans are ground by hand and brewed in a clay jebena. Coffee is poured from a height into small handleless cups, often with sugar, and served in three rounds called abol, tona and baraka, which means blessing. Frankincense burns, and popcorn or roasted barley is served.

Coffee arabica originated in the forests of southwestern Ethiopia, including the Kaffa region. Legend says a goatherd named Kaldi noticed his goats dancing after eating coffee berries. Ethiopia remains Africa's largest coffee producer.

What This Quiz Teaches

Coffee lovers and travelers will enjoy these questions.

What the ceremony involves
Which tools are used
What the rounds are called
Where coffee came from
Which legends surround it

Did You Know?

Fresh grass is sometimes spread on the floor.
The ceremony is a time for conversation and news.
Salt or butter is sometimes added in rural areas.
Coffee is often served three times a day.
Ethiopians drink a large share of their own coffee.