| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Spanish | 98%
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| Countries bordering Ecuador | Colombia | 95%
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| Countries bordering Ecuador | Peru | 95%
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| Capital city | Quito | 95%
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| Mountain range running through Ecuador | Andes | 93%
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| Rainforest which covers the eastern part of Ecuador | Amazon Rainforest | 91%
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| Island chain located 906 km west of the mainland | Galápagos Islands | 90%
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| Line of latitude on which the country lies | Equator | 89%
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| Scientist who visited those islands aboard the HMS Beagle | Charles Darwin | 84%
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| South American empire that conquered modern-day Ecuador in the 1400s | Inca | 82%
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| Ecuador is the world's largest exporter of this fruit | Banana | 71%
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| Species that went extinct when Lonesome George died in 2012 | Pinta Island {tortoise} | 62%
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| Currency used by Ecuador | U.S. Dollar | 61%
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| Style of hat that comes from Ecuador but is ironically named after a different country | {Panama} Hat | 57%
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| Bird on the coat of arms | Andean {Condor} | 52%
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| Most-spoken indigenous language | Kichwa (Quechua) | 51%
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| Most populous urban area | Guayaquil | 48%
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| 72% of Ecuadorians are _____, a mix of Spanish and Amerindian descent | Mestizo | 43%
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| Antimalarial drug made from Cinchona, the national tree of Ecuador | Quinine | 34%
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| Highest mountain in the world (when measured from the center of the Earth) | Chimborazo | 25%
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| Type of iguana found only on those islands | {Marine} iguana | 23%
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