Mixed Ecuador Trivia

1. Ecuador has an unusual significance about its name. What is it?

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Answer: Only country named after a geographical feature

Ecuador is one of three South American countries (There are 13 in all) that the equator passes through. The others are Colombia and Brazil. The equator passes a few kilometres north of the capital, Quito, in the north of the country. Ecuador shares a three-horizontal-stripe flag with its neighbours: Top - yellow (double width), then blue then red. In 1900 the Ecuadorian Coat of Arms was added to differentiate the flag from the flags of Colombia and Venezuela. From 1822 to 1830, Ecuador was incorporated into the nation of Gran Colombia which included Colombia and Venezuela. After their collective independence from Spain, they joined Gran Colombia, but the larger country soon fell into disunion facilitating Ecuador becoming a republic in 1830. 1nn1 mapped out this question.

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Answer: Mike Judge

Michael Craig Judge was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador on October 17, 1962. He created, directed and voiced for "Beavis and Butt-Head" which first aired in the US in 1993. At the time of his birth his father was an archeologist working in Guayaquil, Ecuador, promoting agricultural development. Guayaquil is the second largest city in Ecuador and the capital of Guayas Province. This question was animated by Sally0malley.

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Answer: Skin texture

In a very brief description, phenotypic plasticity is an ability within an organism to change to the uniqueness of its environment for a wide range of reasons. The Pristimantis mutabilis, or mutable treefrog, can change its skin from being tuberculate to smooth, in a matter of minutes. How it does it, is still a mystery. The female of the species is about 22mm in length and the males are 5 mm shorter on average. Pollucci19 hopped on the chance to write this question.

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Answer: Music

Sanguanito, or sanjuanito, is a music of the Otavalo people, indigenous people of the Imbabura Province in the Andean mountains of Northern Ecuador. It is performed mainly with woodwind instruments though the key behind its sound is Ecuador's national instrument, the rondador, which is made up of pieces of cane tubes arrayed side by side in the manner of a panpipe. The yumbo, along with the cachullapi and the danzante, are regional folk rhythms. This question was sung forth by Pollucci19.

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Answer: Peru

When Ecuador declared its independence from Spain in 1822, it joined the modern countries of Colombia, Venezuela and Panama into a short-lived federation called the Republic of Gran Colombia. In 1821, Peru had also declared its independence from Spain. Because in colonial times the borders between the viceroyalties of Peru and New Granada (of which Ecuador was part) had never been precisely determined, the newly formed countries soon fell out over where their borders should be. In 1828, Gran Colombia and Peru fought a war to determine their borders. When Ecuador became fully independent after Gran Colombia was dissolved in 1830, it inherited the territorial disputes with Peru. For most of the 19th and early 20th centuries Ecuador and Peru fought on and off wars over the disputed territories. To make matters more complicated Peru and Colombia started a war over their border dispute in 1932. The following agreement in 1933 conflicted with what Ecuador claimed as their territory so the conflict with Peru resurfaced. Finally in 1942 the 'Rio Protocol' was signed in which Ecuador agreed to drop its claim to direct access to the Marañon and Amazon rivers. As a result, an area of 200,000 sq km (77,000 sq mi) of disputed territory was awarded to Peru. However, from the 1960s on Ecuador disputed the Rio Protocol and new wars broke out in 1981 and 1995. Finally, the modern borders were agreed upon in a peace treaty in 1998.

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Answer: Cinchona pubescens

The cinchona pubescens tree is one of 38 species in the cinchona genus also known as red cinchona or quina and has a high quinine content. It is an extremely resilient tree that can grow back from substantial forms of damage - it can regrow its bark if removed and can grow stalks from a stump. Whilst synthetic forms of quinine are typically preferred to treat malaria, natural quinine from cinchona trees can still be used. Carl Linnaeus named the cinchona tree in honour of countess Chinchon, the wife of the Viceroy of Peru whose life was saved after no other medicines would work and who brought the bark to Europe in the 17th century. Malik24 barked out this tree-mendous question (hopefully not too woodenly).

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Answer: Panama hat

Panama hats are made from the toquilla straw plant (Carludovica palmata) whose flexible and durable fibre makes them excellent for weaving. In the 19th century they were first shipped to Panama where they were distributed to their final destinations, hence the misleading name. The quality of the hat depends on the number of weaves and the quality of the weaves itself. Superfine Panama hats from the regions of Cuenca or Montecristi can cost up to several thousand dollars.

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Answer: Ingapirca

The site consists of two parts. The oldest part is the remains of buildings of the Cañari tribe who were the original inhabitants of the region. When the Incas conquered the region, they added some of their typical buildings to the site. Ingapirca means 'the walls of the Inca', and probably served as a resting place along the main Inca road. The main building is a temple dedicated to the sun. Although small compared to some sites in Peru, Ingapirca is the most important Inca site in Ecuador. The three other sites are all in Peru.

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Answer: Guinea pig

Cuy was a traditional dish for special occasions that has been considered the 'lobster' of Ecuador and that has been a relatively expensive local delicacy. Its taste has been likened to rabbit and its name derives from the onomatopoeic sound, cuy, that the guinea pigs make. The guinea pig also has had cultural significance - one cleansing ritual involved a shaman passing a guinea pig around a patient's body to absorb negative energies before beating the patient with its body or tail and then cutting it open to read the insides and diagnose the patient. No animals were harmed when Malik24 wrote this question.

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Answer: Shrunken heads

Some tribes used to cut off the heads of their defeated enemies and used them as a trophy, to incite fear or even for trade. It takes the severed head a year of treatment before it's shrunken to the proper size. A couple of tsantsas are on display in the Museo del Banco Central in Cuenca and in the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford.

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Answer: From the seeds

The fruit of the ivory palm tree usually contains four seeds. The mature seeds are very hard and can be polished and carved like elephant ivory. Objects made from vegetable ivory are hard to distinguish from those made of elephant ivory. This question's source is waynesword.palomar.edu, where you can find more information on how vegetable ivory can help preserve both elephants and the rainforest.

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