Ecuador Country Quiz

Can you guess these facts about the country of Ecuador?

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First submitted	February 25, 2017
Times taken	31,606
Average score	66.7%
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Capital city

Quito

Most populous urban area

Guayaquil

Line of latitude on which the country lies

Equator

Official language

Spanish

Most-spoken indigenous language

Kichwa (Quechua)

Currency used by Ecuador

U.S. Dollar

Mountain range running through Ecuador

Andes

Island chain located 906 km west of the mainland

Galápagos Islands

Scientist who visited those islands aboard the HMS Beagle

Charles Darwin

Type of iguana found only on those islands

Marine iguana

Species that went extinct when Lonesome George died in 2012

Pinta Island tortoise

Highest mountain in the world (when measured from the center of the Earth)

Chimborazo

Bird on the coat of arms

Andean Condor

South American empire that conquered modern-day Ecuador in the 1400s

Inca

Countries bordering Ecuador

Colombia

Peru

Rainforest which covers the eastern part of Ecuador

Amazon Rainforest

Ecuador is the world's largest exporter of this fruit

Banana

72% of Ecuadorians are _____, a mix of Spanish and Amerindian descent

Mestizo

Antimalarial drug made from Cinchona, the national tree of Ecuador

Quinine

Style of hat that comes from Ecuador but is ironically named after a different country

Panama Hat

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26 Comments

Level 43

Feb 25, 2017

Nice quiz!

Level 92

Feb 25, 2017

Definitely a beautiful country.

Level 71

May 20, 2020

I enjoy all these country quizzes. They are very educational. Here I got 17. Not happy with that. I`ve been to Ecuador. But another great country quiz.

Level 93

Sep 6, 2020

I've never been to Ecuador and I got 16. Just enough for the badge so I'm pretty happy with it.

Level 87

May 21, 2020

Excellent quiz. Gave you 5-stars. (even though you are a Man. United fan ;-)

Level 59

May 31, 2020

fair enough! thanks!

Level 54

Jul 21, 2020

Whaaat! Man utd is the best!

Level 65

Mar 28, 2026

COYG!

Level 71

May 22, 2020

Really good quiz - I'd question whether the 's' is needed for the fruit clue? I wondered whether it meant the singular form of the fruit ended in 's' (as a hint).

Level 70

May 24, 2020

Great quiz, great country

Level 71

May 24, 2020

Everybody knows about Mt. Everest but so few know about Chimborazo. It is a pitty.

Level 49

Apr 26, 2021

I've climbed Chimborazo in 2017 so technically I've been to the highest point on our planet :D

Level 76

May 28, 2020

Ok, not getting Quecho, Quecha, Quechu is my fault, I really didn't know the exact spelling, but I would argue Sea Iguana perhaps should be accepted, especially for those translating from another language.

(and yes, for those who can't wait to make this point and probably made a macro for it, it is an English site/quiz, but this site takes type-ins)

Edit: Actually Sea Iguana is one of its official English names, as well as Saltwater Iguana both of which I tried.

Level 79

Aug 12, 2020

I know more mountains in Ecuador than any other South American country. Interesting.

Level 71

Sep 6, 2020

Uggghhhhh I kept on guessing quinone and then tried a bunch of other variants of the word, not realizing that I would get it if I changed just one letter :P

Level 60

Oct 28, 2020

How did only 23% get marine iguanas? I thought that was a well known fact!

Level 69

Jan 3, 2021

I thought that too.

Level 49

Apr 26, 2021

I'm not a native speaker and I tried Sea Iguana, Ocean Iguana, Saltwater Iguana, Galapagos Iguana and Pacific Iguana and it wouldn't accept any of these...maybe that's why :D

Level 69

Feb 12, 2022

I got the experience to visit the Galapagos islands.I saw at least 30-40 Marine Iguanas.Fascinating species.Thanks Darwin!

Level 72

Dec 7, 2022

Fun fact, Greedo in the Star Wars cantina spoke a language based on Quechua, according to Ben Burt the Star Wars sound guy.

Level 79

Feb 8, 2023

Interesting

Level 79

Feb 8, 2023

Galapagos gotta be one of my favorite places I've been to

Level 63

Feb 14, 2023

18/21 should have got Chimbarazo.!

Level 72

Feb 23, 2023

Missed opportunity to mention the Galapagos Penguin. Makes sense though, we've already mentioned the Galapagos a few times.

Level 61

Oct 24, 2025

Frustrating. I tried "sea', "aquatic", "oceanic", "swimming", and every other similar term I could think of for those stupid iguanas.

Level 70

Mar 25, 2026

Very mean on the spelling of Guayaquil. I missed out the second ‘u’ on my first attempt and it wasn’t accepted.