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Chimborazo - Quiz
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  • 1. Where is Chimborazo located?
A) Bolivia
B) Chile
C) Ecuador
D) Peru
  • 2. What type of geological formation is Chimborazo?
A) Cinder cone volcano
B) Caldera
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) Chimborazo
B) Kilimanjaro
C) Everest
D) Denali
  • 4. In which range is Chimborazo located?
A) Alps
B) Andes
C) Himalayas
D) Rocky Mountains
  • 5. What is the main activity for visitors to Chimborazo National Park?
A) Hiking
B) Fishing
C) Rock climbing
D) Skiing
  • 6. Which famous naturalist and explorer visited Chimborazo during his South American travels?
A) Alexander von Humboldt
B) Charles Darwin
C) Jane Goodall
D) David Attenborough
  • 7. What is the largest city near Chimborazo?
A) Guayaquil
B) Cuenca
C) Quito
D) Riobamba
  • 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) 8,849 m (29,032 ft)
B) 5,800 m (19,029 ft)
C) 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
D) 6,263 m (20,548 ft)
  • 10. When is Chimborazo's last known eruption believed to have occurred?
A) Before AD 1000
B) Around AD 550
C) In the 19th century
D) AD 1500
  • 11. Which mountain is taller than Chimborazo relative to sea level?
A) Tungurahua
B) Pichincha
C) Carihuairazo
D) Mount Everest
  • 12. What does the Quechua word 'chimba' mean?
A) 'On the other side'
B) 'Ice'
C) 'Mountain'
D) 'Snow'
  • 13. How far is Chimborazo from Quito, Ecuador?
A) 100 km (62 mi) north-northeast
B) 150 km (93 mi) south-southwest
C) 50 km (31 mi) west
D) 200 km (124 mi) east
  • 14. What does the Quechua word 'razu' mean?
A) 'River'
B) 'Glacier'
C) 'Ice' or 'snow'
D) 'Mountain'
  • 15. Which city can see Chimborazo's summit under clear conditions?
A) Guayaquil
B) Ambato
C) Riobamba
D) Quito
  • 16. What is the approximate width of Chimborazo's base?
A) ~10 km (6 mi)
B) ~30 km (19 mi)
C) ~40 km (25 mi)
D) ~20 km (12 mi)
  • 17. What is the name of the avenue where Chimborazo is located?
A) Calle de los Andes
B) Vía de los Glaciares
C) La Avenida de los Volcanes
D) Avenida del Sol
  • 18. Which mountain is closest to Chimborazo?
A) Carihuairazo
B) Tungurahua
C) El Altar
D) Pichincha
  • 19. What is the main use of ice mined from Chimborazo's glacier by locals?
A) Exported internationally
B) Used to build igloos
C) Sold in markets for cooling uses
D) Stored for scientific research
  • 20. What is the indigenous name meaning 'Throne of Master/God'?
A) Schingbu
B) Razu
C) Chimbo
D) Urcu
  • 21. Which city is approximately 30 km northeast of Chimborazo?
A) Ambato
B) Quito
C) Guaranda
D) Riobamba
  • 22. What has caused the decrease in Chimborazo's glacier ice mass?
A) Global warming
B) Avalanches
C) Deforestation
D) Ash cover from recent volcanic activity at Tungurahua
  • 23. 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) 8,849 m (29,032 ft)
D) 6,263 m (20,548 ft)
  • 24. What is the indigenous mysticism representation of Chimborazo?
A) Taita (Father)
B) Mama
C) Master
D) Guagua
  • 25. Why is Chimborazo considered the farthest point from Earth's center?
A) It is located on a tectonic plate boundary.
B) Due to its large circumference.
C) Because it has the highest elevation above sea level.
D) Due to Earth's oblate spheroid shape and its location near the Equator.
  • 26. Which peak on Chimborazo is named after the father of Ecuadorian mountaineering?
A) Veintimilla
B) Whymper
C) Politecnica
D) Nicolas Martínez
  • 27. How does the circumference of Chimborazo compare to its diameter?
A) Both are 30 miles.
B) Both are 78 miles.
C) Circumference is 30 miles, diameter is 78 miles.
D) The circumference is 78 miles and the diameter is 30 miles.
  • 28. What geological feature covers Chimborazo's upper elevations?
A) Lava flows
B) Sand dunes
C) Desert plains
D) Glaciers
  • 29. What type of lava does Chimborazo predominantly have?
A) Basaltic
B) Rhyolitic
C) Pele's hair
D) Andesitic to dacitic
  • 30. Approximately how long ago did a collapse of Chimborazo produce a debris avalanche?
A) 100,000 years ago
B) 5,000 years ago
C) 35,000 years ago
D) 10,000 years ago
  • 31. What natural feature was temporarily dammed by the debris avalanche from Chimborazo?
A) Cordillera del Cóndor
B) Amazon River
C) Río Chambo
D) Laguna de Quilotoa
  • 32. Who was the first person to successfully reach the summit of Chimborazo?
A) Edward Whymper
B) Alexander von Humboldt
C) Carlos Montúfar
D) Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
  • 33. In which year did Edward Whymper first reach the summit of Chimborazo?
A) 1746
B) 1802
C) 1831
D) 1880
  • 34. What is the IFAS Grade of the easiest routes on Chimborazo?
A) AD
B) D
C) PD
D) TD
  • 35. Which institution's map contains Chimborazo?
A) Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism
B) National Geographic Society
C) Google Maps
D) Instituto Geografico Militar (IGM)
  • 36. Which summit is known as the Politecnico summit on Chimborazo?
A) Southern slope
B) Western ridge
C) Eastern ridge
D) Central face of the mountain
  • 37. Which route is the most popular for climbing Chimborazo?
A) Whymper
B) Pogyos
C) Zurita
D) El Castillo
  • 38. What is often the turnaround point for climbers on the El Castillo route?
A) El Castillo saddle
B) Veintemilla summit
C) Carrel Hut
D) Whymper summit
  • 39. What was the date of the avalanche that buried ten climbers in 1993?
A) January 5, 1994
B) November 10, 1993
C) December 15, 1993
D) October 24, 2021
  • 40. Who wrote the poem 'Mi delirio sobre el Chimborazo'?
A) Miguel Ángel León
B) Ralph Waldo Emerson
C) Walter J. Turner
D) Simón Bolívar
  • 41. Which American painter featured Chimborazo in 'The Heart of the Andes'?
A) Albert Bierstadt
B) Frederick Edwin Church
C) Thomas Cole
D) Asher B. Durand
  • 42. In which novel is Mount Chimborazo mentioned as a site for a planetary defense installation?
A) Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
B) The Armageddon Inheritance by David Weber
C) Dune by Frank Herbert
D) Foundation by Isaac Asimov
  • 43. Which TV show featured a family trip to climb Chimborazo?
A) The Simpsons
B) South Park
C) Family Guy
D) American Dad! season 21, episode four
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