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Ecuador Country Quiz

Can you guess these facts about the country of Ecuador?
Quiz by manchesterutd10
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Last updated: May 20, 2020
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First submittedFebruary 25, 2017
Times taken21,875
Average score71.4%
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Capital city
Quito
Most populous urban area
Guayaquil
Line of latitude on which the country lies
Equator
Official language
Spanish
Currency used by Ecuador
U.S. Dollar
Mountain range running through Ecuador
Andes
Island chain located 906 km west of the mainland
Galápagos Islands
Scientist who visited those islands aboard the HMS Beagle
Charles Darwin
Type of iguana found only on those islands
Marine iguana
Species that went extinct when Lonesome George died in 2012
Pinta Island tortoise
Most-spoken native language
Kichwa (Quechua)
Highest mountain in the world (when measured from the center of the Earth)
Chimborazo
Bird on the coat of arms
Andean Condor
South American empire that conquered modern-day Ecuador in the 1400s
Inca
Countries bordering Ecuador
Colombia
Peru
The east of the country is part of this rainforest
Amazon
Ecuador is the world's largest exporter of this fruit
Bananas
72% of Ecuadorians are _____, a mix of Spanish and Amerindian descent
Mestizos
Antimalarial drug made from Cinchona, the national tree of Ecuador
Quinine
Style of hat that comes from Ecuador but is ironically named after a different country
Panama Hat
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Level 44
Feb 25, 2017
Nice quiz!
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Level 90
Feb 25, 2017
Definitely a beautiful country.
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Level 70
May 20, 2020
I enjoy all these country quizzes. They are very educational. Here I got 17. Not happy with that. I`ve been to Ecuador. But another great country quiz.
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Level 89
Sep 6, 2020
I've never been to Ecuador and I got 16. Just enough for the badge so I'm pretty happy with it.
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Level 84
May 21, 2020
Excellent quiz. Gave you 5-stars. (even though you are a Man. United fan ;-)
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Level 54
May 31, 2020
fair enough! thanks!
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Level 53
Jul 21, 2020
Whaaat! Man utd is the best!
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Level 72
May 22, 2020
Really good quiz - I'd question whether the 's' is needed for the fruit clue? I wondered whether it meant the singular form of the fruit ended in 's' (as a hint).
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Level 69
May 24, 2020
Great quiz, great country
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Level 70
May 24, 2020
Everybody knows about Mt. Everest but so few know about Chimborazo. It is a pitty.
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Level 48
Apr 26, 2021
I've climbed Chimborazo in 2017 so technically I've been to the highest point on our planet :D
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Level 66
May 28, 2020
Ok, not getting Quecho, Quecha, Quechu is my fault, I really didn't know the exact spelling, but I would argue Sea Iguana perhaps should be accepted, especially for those translating from another language.

(and yes, for those who can't wait to make this point and probably made a macro for it, it is an English site/quiz, but this site takes type-ins)

Edit: Actually Sea Iguana is one of its official English names, as well as Saltwater Iguana both of which I tried.

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Level 74
Aug 12, 2020
I know more mountains in Ecuador than any other South American country. Interesting.
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Level 71
Sep 6, 2020
Uggghhhhh I kept on guessing quinone and then tried a bunch of other variants of the word, not realizing that I would get it if I changed just one letter :P
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Level 76
Sep 6, 2020
I would change question 11 to 'most-spoken indigenous language'. The term native language is usually a synonym for a first language or mother tongue, which would be Spanish in this case.
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Level 58
Oct 28, 2020
How did only 23% get marine iguanas? I thought that was a well known fact!
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Level 59
Jan 3, 2021
I thought that too.
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Level 48
Apr 26, 2021
I'm not a native speaker and I tried Sea Iguana, Ocean Iguana, Saltwater Iguana, Galapagos Iguana and Pacific Iguana and it wouldn't accept any of these...maybe that's why :D
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Level 59
Feb 12, 2022
I got the experience to visit the Galapagos islands.I saw at least 30-40 Marine Iguanas.Fascinating species.Thanks Darwin!
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Level 61
Dec 6, 2022
Tried 0 latitude
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Level 60
Dec 6, 2022
I agree with Hansen, could you possibly accept 0 for equator?
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Level 72
Dec 7, 2022
Fun fact, Greedo in the Star Wars cantina spoke a language based on Quechua, according to Ben Burt the Star Wars sound guy.
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Level 67
Feb 8, 2023
Interesting
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Level 67
Feb 8, 2023
Galapagos gotta be one of my favorite places I've been to
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Level 60
Feb 14, 2023
18/21 should have got Chimbarazo.!
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Level 72
Feb 23, 2023
Missed opportunity to mention the Galapagos Penguin. Makes sense though, we've already mentioned the Galapagos a few times.