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Chimborazo - Quiz
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  • 1. Where is Chimborazo located?
A) Peru
B) Ecuador
C) Chile
D) Bolivia
  • 2. What type of geological formation is Chimborazo?
A) Cinder cone volcano
B) Stratovolcano
C) Shield volcano
D) Caldera
  • 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) Kilimanjaro
B) Chimborazo
C) Denali
D) Everest
  • 4. In which range is Chimborazo located?
A) Rocky Mountains
B) Alps
C) Himalayas
D) Andes
  • 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) David Attenborough
B) Charles Darwin
C) Jane Goodall
D) Alexander von Humboldt
  • 7. What is the largest city near Chimborazo?
A) Cuenca
B) Riobamba
C) Quito
D) Guayaquil
  • 8. Which of the following animals can be found in the Chimborazo National Park?
A) Polar bear
B) Vicuña
C) Kangaroo
D) Penguin
  • 9. What is Chimborazo's height from sea level?
A) 5,800 m (19,029 ft)
B) 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
C) 8,849 m (29,032 ft)
D) 6,263 m (20,548 ft)
  • 10. When is Chimborazo's last known eruption believed to have occurred?
A) AD 1500
B) In the 19th century
C) Before AD 1000
D) Around AD 550
  • 11. Which mountain is taller than Chimborazo relative to sea level?
A) Mount Everest
B) Tungurahua
C) Pichincha
D) Carihuairazo
  • 12. What does the Quechua word 'chimba' mean?
A) 'Snow'
B) 'Mountain'
C) 'Ice'
D) 'On the other side'
  • 13. How far is Chimborazo from Quito, Ecuador?
A) 200 km (124 mi) east
B) 100 km (62 mi) north-northeast
C) 150 km (93 mi) south-southwest
D) 50 km (31 mi) west
  • 14. What does the Quechua word 'razu' mean?
A) 'Ice' or 'snow'
B) 'Mountain'
C) 'Glacier'
D) 'River'
  • 15. Which city can see Chimborazo's summit under clear conditions?
A) Riobamba
B) Quito
C) Ambato
D) Guayaquil
  • 16. What is the approximate width of Chimborazo's base?
A) ~20 km (12 mi)
B) ~10 km (6 mi)
C) ~40 km (25 mi)
D) ~30 km (19 mi)
  • 17. What is the name of the avenue where Chimborazo is located?
A) Vía de los Glaciares
B) Calle de los Andes
C) La Avenida de los Volcanes
D) Avenida del Sol
  • 18. Which mountain is closest to Chimborazo?
A) Pichincha
B) Tungurahua
C) Carihuairazo
D) El Altar
  • 19. What is the main use of ice mined from Chimborazo's glacier by locals?
A) Exported internationally
B) Sold in markets for cooling uses
C) Stored for scientific research
D) Used to build igloos
  • 20. What is the indigenous name meaning 'Throne of Master/God'?
A) Razu
B) Schingbu
C) Chimbo
D) Urcu
  • 21. Which city is approximately 30 km northeast of Chimborazo?
A) Guaranda
B) Quito
C) Riobamba
D) Ambato
  • 22. What has caused the decrease in Chimborazo's glacier ice mass?
A) Ash cover from recent volcanic activity at Tungurahua
B) Deforestation
C) Global warming
D) Avalanches
  • 23. What is the height of Carihuairazo, Chimborazo's neighboring volcano?
A) 5,018 m (16,463 ft)
B) 8,849 m (29,032 ft)
C) 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
D) 6,263 m (20,548 ft)
  • 24. What is the indigenous mysticism representation of Chimborazo?
A) Master
B) Mama
C) Guagua
D) Taita (Father)
  • 25. 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.
  • 26. Which peak on Chimborazo is named after the father of Ecuadorian mountaineering?
A) Politecnica
B) Nicolas Martínez
C) Whymper
D) Veintimilla
  • 27. How does the circumference of Chimborazo compare to its diameter?
A) The circumference is 78 miles and the diameter is 30 miles.
B) Circumference is 30 miles, diameter is 78 miles.
C) Both are 30 miles.
D) Both are 78 miles.
  • 28. What geological feature covers Chimborazo's upper elevations?
A) Glaciers
B) Desert plains
C) Sand dunes
D) Lava flows
  • 29. What type of lava does Chimborazo predominantly have?
A) Rhyolitic
B) Pele's hair
C) Andesitic to dacitic
D) Basaltic
  • 30. Approximately how long ago did a collapse of Chimborazo produce a debris avalanche?
A) 35,000 years ago
B) 100,000 years ago
C) 10,000 years ago
D) 5,000 years ago
  • 31. What natural feature was temporarily dammed by the debris avalanche from Chimborazo?
A) Cordillera del Cóndor
B) Laguna de Quilotoa
C) Río Chambo
D) Amazon River
  • 32. 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
  • 33. In which year did Edward Whymper first reach the summit of Chimborazo?
A) 1831
B) 1746
C) 1880
D) 1802
  • 34. What is the IFAS Grade of the easiest routes on Chimborazo?
A) TD
B) D
C) AD
D) PD
  • 35. Which institution's map contains Chimborazo?
A) Google Maps
B) Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism
C) Instituto Geografico Militar (IGM)
D) National Geographic Society
  • 36. Which summit is known as the Politecnico summit on Chimborazo?
A) Western ridge
B) Eastern ridge
C) Southern slope
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) Carrel Hut
B) El Castillo saddle
C) Whymper summit
D) Veintemilla summit
  • 39. What was the date of the avalanche that buried ten climbers in 1993?
A) November 10, 1993
B) January 5, 1994
C) October 24, 2021
D) December 15, 1993
  • 40. Who wrote the poem 'Mi delirio sobre el Chimborazo'?
A) Simón Bolívar
B) Walter J. Turner
C) Miguel Ángel León
D) Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • 41. Which American painter featured Chimborazo in 'The Heart of the Andes'?
A) Asher B. Durand
B) Thomas Cole
C) Frederick Edwin Church
D) Albert Bierstadt
  • 42. 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
  • 43. Which TV show featured a family trip to climb Chimborazo?
A) South Park
B) Family Guy
C) American Dad! season 21, episode four
D) The Simpsons
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