Chimborazo - Quiz
Chimborazo
  • 1. Where is Chimborazo located?
A) Bolivia
B) Ecuador
C) Chile
D) Peru
  • 2. What type of geological formation is Chimborazo?
A) Caldera
B) Cinder cone volcano
C) Shield volcano
D) Stratovolcano
  • 3. Which mountain is not part of the Seven Summits but is higher than Mount Everest when measured from the center of the Earth?
A) Denali
B) Everest
C) Chimborazo
D) Kilimanjaro
  • 4. In which range is Chimborazo located?
A) Andes
B) Himalayas
C) Rocky Mountains
D) Alps
  • 5. What is the main activity for visitors to Chimborazo National Park?
A) Rock climbing
B) Hiking
C) Fishing
D) Skiing
  • 6. Which famous naturalist and explorer visited Chimborazo during his South American travels?
A) David Attenborough
B) Alexander von Humboldt
C) Charles Darwin
D) Jane Goodall
  • 7. What is the largest city near Chimborazo?
A) Cuenca
B) Riobamba
C) Guayaquil
D) Quito
  • 8. Which of the following animals can be found in the Chimborazo National Park?
A) Polar bear
B) Penguin
C) Kangaroo
D) Vicuña
  • 9. What is Chimborazo's height from sea level?
A) 5,800 m (19,029 ft)
B) 6,263 m (20,548 ft)
C) 8,849 m (29,032 ft)
D) 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
  • 10. When is Chimborazo's last known eruption believed to have occurred?
A) AD 1500
B) Around AD 550
C) In the 19th century
D) Before AD 1000
  • 11. Which mountain is taller than Chimborazo relative to sea level?
A) Pichincha
B) Tungurahua
C) Carihuairazo
D) Mount Everest
  • 12. What does the Quechua word 'chimba' mean?
A) 'Snow'
B) 'On the other side'
C) 'Ice'
D) 'Mountain'
  • 13. How far is Chimborazo from Quito, Ecuador?
A) 50 km (31 mi) west
B) 100 km (62 mi) north-northeast
C) 150 km (93 mi) south-southwest
D) 200 km (124 mi) east
  • 14. What does the Quechua word 'razu' mean?
A) 'River'
B) 'Mountain'
C) 'Ice' or 'snow'
D) 'Glacier'
  • 15. Which city can see Chimborazo's summit under clear conditions?
A) Riobamba
B) Ambato
C) Quito
D) Guayaquil
  • 16. What is the approximate width of Chimborazo's base?
A) ~40 km (25 mi)
B) ~30 km (19 mi)
C) ~10 km (6 mi)
D) ~20 km (12 mi)
  • 17. What is the name of the avenue where Chimborazo is located?
A) La Avenida de los Volcanes
B) Calle de los Andes
C) Avenida del Sol
D) Vía de los Glaciares
  • 18. What is the indigenous name meaning 'Throne of Master/God'?
A) Chimbo
B) Schingbu
C) Razu
D) Urcu
  • 19. Approximately how long ago did a collapse of Chimborazo produce a debris avalanche?
A) 35,000 years ago
B) 5,000 years ago
C) 10,000 years ago
D) 100,000 years ago
  • 20. Which TV show featured a family trip to climb Chimborazo?
A) Family Guy
B) South Park
C) The Simpsons
D) American Dad! season 21, episode four
  • 21. What has caused the decrease in Chimborazo's glacier ice mass?
A) Ash cover from recent volcanic activity at Tungurahua
B) Avalanches
C) Global warming
D) Deforestation
  • 22. What is the main use of ice mined from Chimborazo's glacier by locals?
A) Exported internationally
B) Stored for scientific research
C) Used to build igloos
D) Sold in markets for cooling uses
  • 23. Which mountain is closest to Chimborazo?
A) Carihuairazo
B) Tungurahua
C) Pichincha
D) El Altar
  • 24. Which institution's map contains Chimborazo?
A) Instituto Geografico Militar (IGM)
B) Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism
C) Google Maps
D) National Geographic Society
  • 25. Which peak on Chimborazo is named after the father of Ecuadorian mountaineering?
A) Politecnica
B) Whymper
C) Nicolas Martínez
D) Veintimilla
  • 26. What natural feature was temporarily dammed by the debris avalanche from Chimborazo?
A) Laguna de Quilotoa
B) Río Chambo
C) Cordillera del Cóndor
D) Amazon River
  • 27. What was the date of the avalanche that buried ten climbers in 1993?
A) October 24, 2021
B) January 5, 1994
C) December 15, 1993
D) November 10, 1993
  • 28. Which route is the most popular for climbing Chimborazo?
A) Pogyos
B) El Castillo
C) Whymper
D) Zurita
  • 29. In which year did Edward Whymper first reach the summit of Chimborazo?
A) 1831
B) 1746
C) 1880
D) 1802
  • 30. Which city is approximately 30 km northeast of Chimborazo?
A) Ambato
B) Riobamba
C) Quito
D) Guaranda
  • 31. Why is Chimborazo considered the farthest point from Earth's center?
A) It is located on a tectonic plate boundary.
B) Because it has the highest elevation above sea level.
C) Due to its large circumference.
D) Due to Earth's oblate spheroid shape and its location near the Equator.
  • 32. What is often the turnaround point for climbers on the El Castillo route?
A) Carrel Hut
B) Veintemilla summit
C) Whymper summit
D) El Castillo saddle
  • 33. Who wrote the poem 'Mi delirio sobre el Chimborazo'?
A) Walter J. Turner
B) Simón Bolívar
C) Ralph Waldo Emerson
D) Miguel Ángel León
  • 34. What is the IFAS Grade of the easiest routes on Chimborazo?
A) TD
B) AD
C) D
D) PD
  • 35. What is the indigenous mysticism representation of Chimborazo?
A) Guagua
B) Master
C) Mama
D) Taita (Father)
  • 36. How does the circumference of Chimborazo compare to its diameter?
A) Both are 30 miles.
B) Both are 78 miles.
C) The circumference is 78 miles and the diameter is 30 miles.
D) Circumference is 30 miles, diameter is 78 miles.
  • 37. What type of lava does Chimborazo predominantly have?
A) Rhyolitic
B) Basaltic
C) Andesitic to dacitic
D) Pele's hair
  • 38. What geological feature covers Chimborazo's upper elevations?
A) Sand dunes
B) Desert plains
C) Lava flows
D) Glaciers
  • 39. In which novel is Mount Chimborazo mentioned as a site for a planetary defense installation?
A) Dune by Frank Herbert
B) Foundation by Isaac Asimov
C) Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
D) The Armageddon Inheritance by David Weber
  • 40. Which American painter featured Chimborazo in 'The Heart of the Andes'?
A) Albert Bierstadt
B) Thomas Cole
C) Frederick Edwin Church
D) Asher B. Durand
  • 41. Which summit is known as the Politecnico summit on Chimborazo?
A) Western ridge
B) Central face of the mountain
C) Southern slope
D) Eastern ridge
  • 42. Who was the first person to successfully reach the summit of Chimborazo?
A) Carlos Montúfar
B) Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
C) Edward Whymper
D) Alexander von Humboldt
  • 43. What is the height of Carihuairazo, Chimborazo's neighboring volcano?
A) 5,018 m (16,463 ft)
B) 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
C) 6,263 m (20,548 ft)
D) 8,849 m (29,032 ft)
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