Ecuador
The U.S. Department of State lists Quito as the capital of Ecuador. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 10 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Ecuador trivia questions
Ecuador is named after what geographic line?
Answer: Equator
Bonus fact: The equator passes through the country.
Which famous island group belongs to Ecuador?
Answer: Galápagos Islands
Bonus fact: The Galápagos influenced Charles Darwin's thinking on evolution.
What is the capital of Ecuador?
Answer: Quito
Bonus fact: The U.S. Department of State lists Quito as the capital of Ecuador.
Which South American country takes its English name from the Spanish word for equator?
Answer: Ecuador
Bonus fact: Ecuador means equator in Spanish, and the country is crossed by the equatorial line.
Which nation governs the Galápagos Islands?
Answer: Ecuador
Bonus fact: They lie about 1,000 kilometers west of mainland Ecuador.
Which country does Brazil NOT share a land border with?
Answer: Ecuador
Bonus fact: Among South America’s sovereign states other than Brazil, only Chile and Ecuador do not share a land border with Brazil; the CIA also lists the border with French Guiana.
The Galápagos Islands World Heritage property belongs to which country?
Answer: Ecuador
Bonus fact: The Galápagos Islands lie roughly 1,000 kilometres from continental Ecuador.
Which pair consists of the two sovereign South American countries that do not share a land border with Brazil?
Answer: Chile and Ecuador
Bonus fact: Brazil shares land borders with every sovereign South American country except Chile and Ecuador.
The Galápagos Islands belong to which country?
Answer: Ecuador
Bonus fact: UNESCO places the Galápagos archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 1,000 kilometers from the South American continent.
Humboldt's attempt to climb Chimborazo took place in which modern country?
Answer: Ecuador
Bonus fact: Although he did not reach the summit, the ascent produced important observations about altitude, vegetation, and atmospheric conditions.