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Chimborazo - Quiz
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  • 1. Where is Chimborazo located?
A) Ecuador
B) Peru
C) Chile
D) Bolivia
  • 2. What type of geological formation is Chimborazo?
A) Shield volcano
B) Caldera
C) Stratovolcano
D) Cinder cone volcano
  • 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) Everest
B) Chimborazo
C) Denali
D) Kilimanjaro
  • 4. In which range is Chimborazo located?
A) Himalayas
B) Andes
C) Rocky Mountains
D) Alps
  • 5. What is the main activity for visitors to Chimborazo National Park?
A) Fishing
B) Hiking
C) Rock climbing
D) Skiing
  • 6. Which famous naturalist and explorer visited Chimborazo during his South American travels?
A) David Attenborough
B) Jane Goodall
C) Charles Darwin
D) Alexander von Humboldt
  • 7. What is the largest city near Chimborazo?
A) Quito
B) Riobamba
C) Cuenca
D) Guayaquil
  • 8. Which of the following animals can be found in the Chimborazo National Park?
A) Penguin
B) Kangaroo
C) Vicuña
D) Polar bear
  • 9. What is Chimborazo's height from sea level?
A) 6,263 m (20,548 ft)
B) 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
C) 8,849 m (29,032 ft)
D) 5,800 m (19,029 ft)
  • 10. When is Chimborazo's last known eruption believed to have occurred?
A) AD 1500
B) In the 19th century
C) Around AD 550
D) Before AD 1000
  • 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) 'Mountain'
C) 'Snow'
D) 'Ice'
  • 13. How far is Chimborazo from Quito, Ecuador?
A) 150 km (93 mi) south-southwest
B) 100 km (62 mi) north-northeast
C) 50 km (31 mi) west
D) 200 km (124 mi) east
  • 14. What does the Quechua word 'razu' mean?
A) 'Ice' or 'snow'
B) 'Glacier'
C) 'Mountain'
D) 'River'
  • 15. Which city can see Chimborazo's summit under clear conditions?
A) Ambato
B) Riobamba
C) Guayaquil
D) Quito
  • 16. What is the approximate width of Chimborazo's base?
A) ~30 km (19 mi)
B) ~40 km (25 mi)
C) ~20 km (12 mi)
D) ~10 km (6 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) Vía de los Glaciares
D) Avenida del Sol
  • 18. What is the indigenous name meaning 'Throne of Master/God'?
A) Chimbo
B) Urcu
C) Schingbu
D) Razu
  • 19. Approximately how long ago did a collapse of Chimborazo produce a debris avalanche?
A) 100,000 years ago
B) 5,000 years ago
C) 10,000 years ago
D) 35,000 years ago
  • 20. Which TV show featured a family trip to climb Chimborazo?
A) American Dad! season 21, episode four
B) Family Guy
C) The Simpsons
D) South Park
  • 21. What has caused the decrease in Chimborazo's glacier ice mass?
A) Ash cover from recent volcanic activity at Tungurahua
B) Avalanches
C) Deforestation
D) Global warming
  • 22. What is the main use of ice mined from Chimborazo's glacier by locals?
A) Stored for scientific research
B) Used to build igloos
C) Sold in markets for cooling uses
D) Exported internationally
  • 23. Which mountain is closest to Chimborazo?
A) El Altar
B) Pichincha
C) Tungurahua
D) Carihuairazo
  • 24. Which institution's map contains Chimborazo?
A) Instituto Geografico Militar (IGM)
B) National Geographic Society
C) Google Maps
D) Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism
  • 25. Which peak on Chimborazo is named after the father of Ecuadorian mountaineering?
A) Nicolas Martínez
B) Veintimilla
C) Politecnica
D) Whymper
  • 26. What natural feature was temporarily dammed by the debris avalanche from Chimborazo?
A) Río Chambo
B) Amazon River
C) Cordillera del Cóndor
D) Laguna de Quilotoa
  • 27. What was the date of the avalanche that buried ten climbers in 1993?
A) November 10, 1993
B) January 5, 1994
C) December 15, 1993
D) October 24, 2021
  • 28. Which route is the most popular for climbing Chimborazo?
A) Zurita
B) Pogyos
C) El Castillo
D) Whymper
  • 29. In which year did Edward Whymper first reach the summit of Chimborazo?
A) 1831
B) 1880
C) 1746
D) 1802
  • 30. Which city is approximately 30 km northeast of Chimborazo?
A) Quito
B) Guaranda
C) Riobamba
D) Ambato
  • 31. Why is Chimborazo considered the farthest point from Earth's center?
A) Due to its large circumference.
B) It is located on a tectonic plate boundary.
C) Because it has the highest elevation above sea level.
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) El Castillo saddle
B) Carrel Hut
C) Veintemilla summit
D) Whymper summit
  • 33. Who wrote the poem 'Mi delirio sobre el Chimborazo'?
A) Simón Bolívar
B) Walter J. Turner
C) Miguel Ángel León
D) Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • 34. What is the IFAS Grade of the easiest routes on Chimborazo?
A) D
B) TD
C) AD
D) PD
  • 35. What is the indigenous mysticism representation of Chimborazo?
A) Mama
B) Guagua
C) Taita (Father)
D) Master
  • 36. How does the circumference of Chimborazo compare to its diameter?
A) Both are 30 miles.
B) The circumference is 78 miles and the diameter is 30 miles.
C) Both are 78 miles.
D) Circumference is 30 miles, diameter is 78 miles.
  • 37. What type of lava does Chimborazo predominantly have?
A) Rhyolitic
B) Pele's hair
C) Andesitic to dacitic
D) Basaltic
  • 38. What geological feature covers Chimborazo's upper elevations?
A) Desert plains
B) Glaciers
C) Sand dunes
D) Lava flows
  • 39. In which novel is Mount Chimborazo mentioned as a site for a planetary defense installation?
A) Foundation by Isaac Asimov
B) Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
C) The Armageddon Inheritance by David Weber
D) Dune by Frank Herbert
  • 40. Which American painter featured Chimborazo in 'The Heart of the Andes'?
A) Frederick Edwin Church
B) Asher B. Durand
C) Thomas Cole
D) Albert Bierstadt
  • 41. 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
  • 42. Who was the first person to successfully reach the summit of Chimborazo?
A) Alexander von Humboldt
B) Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
C) Edward Whymper
D) Carlos Montúfar
  • 43. What is the height of Carihuairazo, Chimborazo's neighboring volcano?
A) 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
B) 6,263 m (20,548 ft)
C) 8,849 m (29,032 ft)
D) 5,018 m (16,463 ft)
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