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CONTEST: I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING

QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Which provinces share the Puyango petrified forest?

a) El Oro and Loja
b) Zamora and Loja
c) Azuay and El Oro
2. Which indigenous groups are found in the Amazon?
a) Huaorani
b) The Tsáchilas
c) The Saraguro
3. To which parts of the world do Ecuadorian emigrants prefer to move?
a) Spain and the United States
b) Colombia and France
c) France and Morocco
4. Of which state was Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor?
a) English
b) France
5. Why is Miguel de Cervantes called "El Manco de Lepanto"?
a) For having an orthopedic hand
b) Because he does not use a hand
c) Because he lost his left hand
6. Why is the native group of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas called the Colorados?
a) Because all the vegetation is reddish
b) Because the land is red
c) Because they paint their hair red
7. Where is the majority of the Ecuadorian population concentrated?
a) In the city of Guayaquil
b) In the city of Cuenca
c) In the city of Machala
8. Which scientist promoted the theory of evolution in the Galapagos Archipelago?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Alexander HumboIdt
9. The province of Loja is bordered to the west by?
a) Azuay
b) Zamora Chinchipe
c) The province of El Oro and part of Peru.
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10. Who is the author of the novel "Un hombre muerto a puntapiés"?
a) Pablo Palacio
b) Pablo Neruda
c) Alejandro Carrión

11. Why are there holes in the Ozone layer?

a) Due to pollution and gas emission effects
b) Due to aeronautical navigation
c) Because of man's legacy to the Moon
12. The main food of the Asian people is?
a) Corn
b) Potatoes
c) Rice
13. The satellite of the earth is?
a) Jupiter
b) Saturn
c) the moon
14. In the Mediterranean villages it is preferably cultivated?
a) Rice
b) Banana
c) Olive
15. The capital of South Africa is:
a) Berlin
b) Johannesburg
16. The ocean that bathes the Ecuadorian Coast is?
a) The Pacific
b) The Indian Ocean
c) The Atlantic Ocean
17. The Spanish language developed out of:
a) Italy
b) France
c) Spoken Latin

18. The Guayas River originates in?

a) Manabí
b) El Oro
c) Chimborazo
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19. Oil is obtained from?

a) Iron
b) Fossil fuel
c) Clay
20. The Ecuadorian population is more?
a) Urban
b) Rural
21. What does Physical Geography study?
a) population
b) economy
c) relief
22. The Iberian Peninsula is located in:
a) African Continent
b) European Continent
c) Asian Continent
23. The Capital was written by?
a) Karl Marx
b) Lenin
c) Trotsky
24. What did the Industrial Revolution contribute to the development of?
a) socialism
b) Communism
c) Capitalism
25. Where was Christopher Columbus originally from?
a) Genoese
b) German
c) American
26. What was Charles Darwin?
a) A Mathematician
b) An Astronomer
c) A Biologist
27. The author of the evolution of species was:
a) Charles Chaplin
b) Pasteur
c) Charles Darwin
28. What was Albert Einstein nationality?
a) Spanish
b) German
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c) French
29. Which country is the Nobel Prize awarded in?
a) Italy
b) Japan
c) Sweden
30. Where is the Euphrates River located?
a) Asia
b) Europe
c) America
31. What did Marconi the Italian invented?
a) The Dynamite
b) The furnace
c) The wireless telegraph
32. Who invented the steam engine?
a) Alfred Nobel
b) Thomas Newcomen
c) Robert PuIton
33. What was Simon Bolivar nationality?
a) Ecuadorian
b) Venezuelan
c) Peruvian
34. Who is the one who said the expression "I have plowed in the sea"?
a) Juan José Flores
b) Vicente Rocafuerte
c) Simon Bolivar
35. Who is called "Mariscal de Ayacucho"?
a) Juan Montalvo
b) Juan León Mera
c) Antonio José de Sucre
36. The Royal Audience of Quito was created in:
a) 1563
b) 1822
c) 1515
37. Quito was annexed to Gran Colombia on:
a) April 11, 1822
b) May 29, 1822
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38. Transito Amaguaña was:

a) Guerrilla
b) Social fighter
c) Musical entertainer
39. Bolívar and San Martín met on July 26, 1822 in:
a) Cuenca
b) Guayaquil
c) Loja
40. What was Bolivar's objective in creating Gran Colombia?
a) To organize an empire
b) To organize a kingdom
c) To unite the peoples of America
41. Ecuador's first foreign debt was with?
a) Japan
b) England
c) Canada
42. The annexation of Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca to Gran Colombia was done on:
a) The same date
b) Different date
43. Antonio Ante and Pío Montúfar were:
a) Protagonists of August 10, 1809
b) Heroes of World War I
44. Cuba is located in:
a) The Pacific Ocean
b) Mediterranean Sea
c) In the Antilles
45. The Guianas are riparian to the:
a) Pacific Ocean
b) Atlantic Ocean
46. Miguel Hidalgo is a Hero of:
a) Canada
b) Mexico
c) Panama
47. The Panama Canal is located in:
a) North America
b) South America
c) Central America
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48. The capital of Paraguay is:

a) Montevideo
b) Quito
c) Asunción
49. The Brazilian territory is considered as:
a) A small territory
b) Medium if compared to South America
c) Larger than South America
50. The first book to be printed on the Gutenberg press was:
a) The Bible
b) The Koran
c) Manifesto of the French Revolution
51. Does Colombia belong to the American Cono sur?
a) Yes
b) No
52. The territory of Saudi Arabia is mostly:
a) Mountainous
b) Swampy
c) Desert
53. What’s the nationality of Abdón Calderón?
a) Venezuelan
b) Panamanian
c) Ecuadorian
54. José Joaquín de Olmedo is:
a) Cuencano
b) Lojano
c) Guayaquileño
55. The one who discovered the Amazon River was?
a) José de Villamil
b) Francisco Pizarro
c) Francisco de Orellana
56. The Massacre of the Quiteños was:
a) August 10, 1809
b) August 2, 1810
c) November 18, 1822
57. Simón Bolívar's teacher was:
a) Don Simón Rodríguez
b) Antonio José de Sucre
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c) Francisco Miranda
58. The Republic of Honduras is located in?
a) North America
b) South America
c) Central America
59. In Ecuador, who separated the church from the state?
a) García Moreno
b) Isidro Ayora
c) Eloy Alfaro
60. In which house did the Creoles meet to organize the Supreme Junta of Quito?
a) Eugenio Espejo
b) Manuela Cañizares
c) José de Antepara
61. To whom did Napoleon Bonaparte surrender the Spanish throne?
a) Joseph Bonaparte
b) Antonio Nariño
c) Francisco de Caídas
62. George Washington was president of:
a) Canada
b) United States
c) England
63. The Estancos revolution took place in:
a) The neighborhoods of Cuenca
b) The neighborhoods of Riobamba
c) The neighborhoods of Quito
64. What is made with the toquilla straw?
a) Hats
b) Dresses
c) Books
65. Which of the following musical rhythms is from Ecuador?
a) Tango
b) Pasillo
c) Zamba
66. The autochthonous musical instrument of Ecuador is?
a) Rondador
b) Guitar
c) Violin
67. What colors identify the clothing of the Saraguros?
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a) Blue and green

b) White and black
c) Brown and violet
68. Inti Raimy is an indigenous tradition celebrated by:
a) Saraguros
b) Shuaras
c) Huaoranis
69. The Amazon River flows into:
a) The Pacific Ocean
b) The Atlantic Ocean
c) The Indian Ocean
70. The uprisings in the colony were:
a) The barrios of Quito
b) The royalist armies
c) The guerrillas
71. Education in the colony was in charge of?
a) The natives
b) The religious
c) The liberals
72. Under which government was the foreign debt with England paid?
a) Jaime Roldós Aguilera
b) Rodrigo Borja
c) Guillermo Rodríguez Lara
73. What is the capital of the province of Bolívar?
a) Guaranda
b) Milagro
c) Machala
74. Which city in Ecuador is called the land of flowers and fruits?
a) Riobamba
b) Ambato
c) Milagro
75. What is the capital of the province of Sucumbíos?
a) Nueva Loja
b) Limon Indanza
c) Gualaquiza
76. The Cutucú mountain range is located in which province of the Amazon:
a) Loja
b) Zamora Chinchipe
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c) Morona Santiago
77. Who is the author of the "Tree of Good and Evil"?
a) Medardo Angel Silva
b) Pablo Palacios
c) Joaquín Gallegos Lara
78. Machalilla National Park is located in:
a) Manabí
b) Guayas
c) El Oro
79. The Babahoyo River is located in the province of:
a) Loja
b) Los Rios
c) Cuenca
80. Which province of Ecuador is the largest potato producer?
a) Loja
b) Carchi
c) Zamora Chinchipe
81. The festival of the “Mama Negra” takes place in:
a) Latacunga
b) Cuenca
c) Riobamba
82. Father Juan Bautista Aguirre was born in:
a) Cuenca
b) Quito
c) Daule
83. Juan León Mera was:
a) Conservative
b) Revolutionary
c) Liberal
84. Where do the Salasacas live in?
a) Tungurahua
b) Manabí
c) El Oro
85. Who burned the city of Quito?
a) Atahualpa
b) Rumiñahui
c) Quisquis
86. The gold mines are located in which province of the Amazon?
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a) Zamora Chinchipe
b) Napo
c) Morona Santiago
87. Who is the author of the novel "La hoguera Bárbara"?
a) Alfredo Pareja Diez Canseco
b) Agustin Cueva
c) Benjamín Carrión
88. In which province of the country is Puerto Bolivar located?
a) Los Rios
b) El Oro
c) Zamora
89. José Mejía Lequerica died in:
a) Cuenca
b) Quito
c) Cadiz
90. Who was the author of the Nuevo Luciano de Quito?
a) José Mejía
b) Eugenio Espejo
c) Pedro Vicente Maldonado
91. Carlos María de la Condamine was a member of:
a) Tribunal of Inquisition
b) The French Geodetic Mission
c) The Royal Audience of Quito.
92. What was the origin of Alexander Humbolth?
a) Hungarian
b) German
c) Italian
93. The “Canto a Bolivar” was written by:
a) José Joaquín de Olmedo
b) Medardo Angel Silva
c) Ernesto Noboa y Caamaño
94. Who is the author of the “Boletín y Elegía de las Mitas”?
a) César Dávila Andrade
b) Federico García Lorca
95. Angel Felicísimo Rojas was:
a) Quiteño
b) Guayaquilian
c) Lojano
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96. Does the cold Humboldt Current modify the climate of?
a) The Amazon region
b) The northern part of Ecuador
c) The Ecuadorian coast
97. From the marine species to fish in Ecuador, which is the most sought after?
a) Tuna
b) Whales
c) Dolphins
98. Which is the fishing port of Ecuador?
a) Port of Esmeraldas
b) Port of Guayaquil
c) Port of Manta
99. The best known mining town in Ecuador is?
a) Zaruma
b) Ponce Enriquez
c) Angosturas
100. What is the capital of the province of Manabí?
a) Portoviejo
b) Babahoyo
c) Milagro
101. Huayna Capac was born in:
a) Tomebamba
b) Quito
c) Lima
102. The Obrajes were works in:
a) The mines
b) In agriculture
c) In the looms
103. The montoneras was a war strategy of:
a) Juan José Flores
b) Eloy Alfaro
c) García Moreno
104. Eloy Alfaro died in:
a) Manabí
b) Guayas
c) Quito
105. The Comptroller General of the State was the work of:
a) Eloy Alfaro
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b) Isidro Ayora
c) Velasco Ibarra
106. What is the main activity of the inhabitants of the Colon Archipelago?
a) Agriculture
b) Industry
c) Tourism
107. The chroniclers of the Indies were:
a) Encomenderos
b) Those in charge of writing the correct social events.
108. What did the Quitus worship?
a) Snakes
b) Mountains
c) To the Sun and the Moon
109. Pedro Cieza de Leon was:
a) Chronicler
b) Geographer
c) Painter
110. Nunez de Balboa discovered:
a) The Indian Ocean
b) The Pacific Ocean
c) The Atlantic Ocean
111. Who was Atahualpa's mother?
a) Paccha
b) Mama Ocllo
112. Which Ecuadorian scientist formed the Geodesic commission?
a) Eugenio Espejo
b) Pedro Vicente Maldonado
c) Gaspar de Villarroel
113. The revolution of the Alcabalas was a tax on:
a) Basic necessities
b) To the tobacconists
c) Sale of estates
114. Which type of court was the Inquisition?
a) Political
b) Ecclesiastical
c) Of justice
115. Father Juan de Velasco belonged to the:
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a) Jesuits
b) Franciscans
c) Dominicans
116. The capital of Tungurahua is:
a) Loja
b) Cuenca
c) Ambato
117. Where did the Caras inhabit?
a) Pichincha
b) Manabí
c) Esmeraldas
118. What is celebrated on October 31 in Ecuador?
a) Armed Forces Day
b) National Coat of Arms Day
c) Halloween
119. In what year was the last Constitution of Ecuador approved?
a) 1999
b) 2000
c) 2008
120. These are civic values:
a) Celebrate the founding festivities
b) Attending mass
c) Patriotism
121. Social values serve to:
a) Provoke disorganization
b) To promote clashes
c) Strengthening respect
122. Moral values are found in the:
a) Social values
b) Ethical values
c) Civic values
123. An ethical value of universal character is:
a) Hate
b) Dislike
c) Respect
124. Children's rights concerning the family environment are:
a) Right to education
b) Right to public health
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c) Right to family protection

125. In what year was the Childhood and Adolescence Code approved in Ecuador?
a) 2008
b) 2005
c) 2003
126. How often are population censuses conducted?
a) Every four years
b) Every eight year
c) Every ten years
127. The functions of the Armed Forces are:
a) To oppose the government
b) To incite riots
c) To defend the National sovereignty
128. What does the Quichua term Pacha Mama mean to you?
a) Holy land
b) Motherland
c) Motherland
129. In which government was the ideal of secular education enshrined?
a) In the government of Sixto Durán Ballén
b) In the government of Juan José Flores
c) In the government of Eloy Alfaro
130. The name of the person who liberated five nations is:
a) Abdón Calderón
b) Eloy Alfaro
c) Simon Bolivar
131. In what year was the Panama Canal inaugurated?
a) 1999
b) 1917
c) 1914
132. What should be the attitude of a citizen when he hears the siren of an ambulance?
a) Clear the area where the ambulance is going.
b) Run to see what is happening
c) Cross the street quickly
133. What happened on April 20, 2005?
a) The fall in the price of oil
b) The Paquisha war
c) The overthrow of President Lucio Gutiérrez.
134. What do you understand by plurinationality?
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a) Respect for national sovereignty

b) Acceptance of the rules of coexistence
c) Respect of different human groups
135. What products should be ingested for proper nutrition?
a) Fast food, fried foods, frozen foods
b) Bread, sausages, alcoholic beverages
c) Cereals, meats, vegetables, fruits and milk.
136. Which products should be avoided in your diet?
a) Fruits
b) Vegetables
c) Canned foods
137. According to the Constitution, up to what level is education compulsory?
a) Up to higher education
b) Up to basic education
c) Up to high school.
138. Where should pedestrians cross the street?
a) At the intersections
b) Anywhere on the street
c) At the crosswalk
139. According to the current Constitution pregnant women have the right to:
a) Be dismissed for becoming pregnant
b) To be accepted in the workplace
c) To work in unhealthy places
140. What is the first authority in a rural parish?
a) The parish clubs
b) The ward board
c) The political lieutenant
141. The reasons to care for the environment are:
a) To enlarge the hole in the ozone layer.
b) To increase the production of aerosols
c) Prevent species extinction
142. Where does the word "Civic" come from?
a) From a social statement
b) From the Spanish "grandeza".
c) From the Latin word CIVITATE
143. What are the essential parts of the Constitution?
a) Industrial
b) Religious
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c) Dogmatic and Organic

144. The last Constitution was carried out by:
a) Authoritarian Resolution
b) Referendum
145. What are the characteristics of a state?
a) Authoritarian
b) Dependent
c) Sovereign
146. The first book to be printed in the world was:
a) The Precepts of the Koran
b) The History of Rome
c) The Bible
147. Where did the Incas inhabit?
a) The territories of Brazil
b) The territories of Mexico
c) The territories that today correspond to Peru
148. Who conquered the territories of Mexico?
a) Pedro de Valdivia
b) Francisco Pizarro
c) Hernán Cortés
149. In what year was the city of Quito founded?
a) In 1956
b) In 1832
c) In 1534
150. What was the name of the founder of Guayaquil?
a) Francisco de Orellana
b) Francisco Pizarro
c) Sebastián de Benalcázar
151. Where did the Inca Atahualpa die?
a) In Quito
b) In Lima
c) In Cajamarca
152. Which territories constituted the Tahuantinsuyo:
a) Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay
b) Bolivia, Uruguay, Venezuela
c) Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile
153. How many voyages did Christopher Columbus make?
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a) Seven voyages
b) Five voyages
c) Four voyages
154. Which countries formed “La Gran Colombia”?
a) Brazil, Chile, Argentina
b) Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia.
155. What place did Christopher Columbus think he had reached on his first expedition?
a) Oceania
b) The West Indies
c) To the Indies
156. The largest river in South America is:
a) The Amazon
b) The Black River
c) The Putumayo
157. What are the inventions of the “Middle Ages”?
a) The wheel, the telegraph, television
b) Gunpowder, the compass and paper.
158. What is the most important culture of Ecuador?
a) Panzaleo
b) The Chorrera culture
c) Valdivia culture
159. Which is the most accurate ancient calendar?
a) Almanac calendar
b) Aztec calendar
c) Mayan calendar
160. Of the following cities, which one belongs to the European Continent?
a) Miami
b) New Mexico
c) Madrid
161. The Mediterranean Sea separates which continents:
a) The Asian AI from the American AI
b) African AI from European AI.
162. What is the line that divides the world horizontally called?
a) The line of fire
b) The Greenwich Meridian
c) The Equator or Equinoctial line.
163. The elephant, giraffe, and hippopotamus belong to which continent:
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a) Australian continent
b) American continent
c) African continent.
164. The Panda Bear belongs to which continent:
a) American Continent
b) African Continent
c) The Asian continent.
165. Of the following animal species, which are in danger of extinction in Ecuador?
a) Snakes
b) Castilian pigeons
c) The condor
166. Which geographical area is known as the old continent?
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) Europe
167. Who abolished slavery in Ecuador?
a) Rodrigo Borja
b) Eloy Alfaro
c) General Urbina
168. Which is the largest island in the world?
a) Crete
b) Fernandina
c) Greenland
169. In which hemisphere is the equator located?
a) In the eastern hemisphere
b) In the northern hemisphere
c) In the southern hemisphere
170. What was the name of the woman who took part in the first cry for independence in
Ecuador?
a) Teresa of Calcutta
b) Graciela Rodríguez
c) Manuela Cañizares
171. Why is Quito called Light of America?
a) Because the Spaniards called it that way.
b) Because the best families lived there
c) Because that is where the first cry for independence took place.
172. What is the origin of our Spanish language?
a) French and English
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b) Portuguese and Italian

c) Latin and Greek
173. Which basin do the cities of Loja and Zamora share?
a) The Guayllabamba valley
b) The upper basin of the Zamora River
174. Which city in Ecuador is called the city of lakes?
a) Cuenca
b) Latacunga
c) The city of Ibarra.
175. What were the names of the twin brothers who founded Rome?
a) Romulus and Remus
b) Franco and Mussolini
c) Paris and Menelaus
176. Why is Roman Law important to us?
a) Because the same laws are maintained
b) Because laws were copied from there
c) Because it is the basis of all laws.
177. The name of Nero's mother was:
a) Angelica
b) Beatrice
c) Agrippina
178. Where did Pharaoh's daughter find Moses?
a) In the Mississippi
b) In the Amazon River
c) In a basket floating on the Nile river
179. What is the largest desert in the world?
a) The desert of Morocco
b) The Peruvian desert
c) The Sahara desert
180. The Rock of Gibraltar is:
a) German
b) Spanish
c) English
181. The name of the Roman city whose streets are aquatic is:
a) Rome
b) Milano
c) Venice
182. In which peninsula is Greece located:
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a) Italic Peninsula
b) St. Helena Peninsula
c) Balkan Peninsula.
183. By what name is the Italic peninsula known:
a) The chocolate factory
b) The Italian boot
184. Who used to meet in the catacombs?
a) The Atheists
b) The Moors
c) The Christians
185. Who reformed the Catholic Church:
a) John Calvin
b) Martin Luther
186. Who was the inventor of the printing press?
a) Galileo
b) Volta
c) Gutenberg.
187. In which European state did the Berlin Wall stand?
a) Greece
b) France
c) Germany.
188. Mongolia on which continent is located in?
a) European
b) American
c) Asian
189. If the origin of the Ecuadorian population was Asian, where did the first settlers come
from?
a) Through the Panama Canal
b) Through the Bering Strait.
190. Through which seaport is Ecuadorian bananas preferably shipped to the world market?
a) Port of Esmeraldas
b) Port of Manta
c) Port of Bolivar
191. What were the wars between the Persians and the Greeks called?
a) Cold wars
b) Medical Wars
192. The name of the author of the Iliad and Odyssey was:
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a) Nicolaus Copernicus
b) Dante Alighieri
c) Homer
193. In the national mines are exploited in greater quantities:
a) Aluminum and uranium
b) Gold and silver
194. The elements that pollute the environment are:
a) Organic wastes
b) Decomposing wood
c) Garbage, factory waste and sewage.
195. The provinces of Ecuador that are the largest producers of yellow corn are:
a) The province of El Oro
b) The province of Esmeraldas
c) The province of Loja
196. What unit of measurement is used in Ecuador for agricultural purposes?
a) Kilometers
b) Square meters
c) Hectares
197. During which presidency was the Manta Base established in Ecuador?
a) Abdalá Bucarán
b) Jamil Mahuad
c) Leon Febres Cordero
d) Sixto Durán Ballén
e) Rodrigo Borja
198. What is an Ecosystem?
a) A place where a new species lives and reproduces.
b) A particular variety of biotope
c) A unit composed of living things and their abiotic environment.
d) A place where a population lives
199. What is the name given to each of the halves that divide the equator of the Earth's sphere?
a) Parallel
b) Longitude
c) Hemisphere
d) Meridian
200. Which Colombian received the Nobel Prize in Literature?
a) Juan RuIfo
b) César Vallejo
c) Gabriel García Márquez
d) Miguel Ángel Asturias