Presidents of Ecuador
Historical Events
Economy and Development
Culture and Society
100
1. Who was the president of Ecuador during the 1999 financial crisis known as the "Feriado Bancario"?
a) Abdalá Bucaram
b) Jamil Mahuad
c) Lucio Gutiérrez
d) Rafael Correa
b) Jamil Mahuad
100
1. What devastating natural event seriously affected Ecuador in 2016?
a) Earthquake
b) Hurricane
c) Flood
d) Volcanic eruption
a) Earthquake
100
1. Which of the following products is one of Ecuador's main non-traditional export products?
a) banana
b) cafeteria
c) cocoa
d) sugar
a) banana
100
1. Which of the following celebrations is an important holiday in Ecuador that commemorates independence day?
a) Inti Raymi
b) Pichincha battle
c) Quito Festivals
d) Day of the Sun
b) Pichincha battle
200
2. Who was the president of Ecuador during the construction and opening of the Yasuní-ITT project in 2013?
a) Gustavo Noboa
b) Lucio Gutiérrez
c) Rafael Correa
d) Abdalá Bucaram
c) Rafael Correa
200
2. When did Ecuador officially adopt the US dollar as its national currency?
a) 1995
b) 1999
c) 2000
d) 2001
c) 2000
200
2. Which industry has typically been an important source of income for Ecuador?
a) Gold mining
b) Cocoa production
c) Oil export
d) Tourism
c) Oil export
200
2. What is the name of the traditional Ecuadorian dance that is performed during the Carnival festivities?
a) Sanjuanito
b) Tinku
c) Diablada
c) Diablada
300
3. Who was the first indigenous president in the history of Ecuador, taking office in 2007?
a) Rafael Correa
b) Gustavo Noboa
c) Jamil Mahuad
d) Abdalá Bucaram
a) Rafael Correa
300
3. In what year was the signing of the Peace Agreements between Ecuador and Peru taking place, ending the border conflict?
a) 1995
b) 1998
c) 2002
d) 2007
b) 1998
300
3. What percentage of the Ecuadorian population lives below the poverty line, according to the World Bank in 2020?
a) 10%
b) 25%
c) 40%
d) 60%
b) 25%
300
3. What is the name of the famous Ecuadorian writer who is known for his masterpiece "Huasipungo"?
a) Juan Montalvo
b) Jorge Enrique Adoum
c) Jorge Icaza
d) Pablo Palacio
c) Jorge Icaza
400
4. ¿Cuál de los siguientes presidentes ecuatorianos fue destituido por el Congreso en 2005?
a) Rafael Correa
b) Lucio Gutiérrez
c) Gustavo Noboa
d) Jamil Mahuad
b) Lucio Gutiérrez
400
4. What social movement led by indigenous Ecuadorians caused the fall of Jamil Mahuad's government in 2000?
a) Revolution of the Outlaws
b) Uprising of the People
c) March for Dignity
d) October Uprising
d) October Uprising
400
4. What hydroelectric project in Ecuador is considered one of the largest in Latin America?
a) Coca-Codo Sinclair Project
b) Amazon Waterway Project
c) Toachi-Pilatón Project
d) Manduriacu Project
a) Coca-Codo Sinclair Project
400
4. Which famous Ecuadorian writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010?
a) Jorge Enrique Adoum
b) Mario Vargas LLosa
c)Pablo Palacio
d) Juan Montalvo
b) Mario Vargas LLosa
500
5. Which of the following Ecuadorian presidents governed during the 1999 economic crisis?
a) Abdalá Bucaram
b) Gustavo Noboa
c) Rafael Correa
d) Lucio Gutiérrez
b) Gustavo Noboa
500
5. In what year did Ecuador withdraw from OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?
a) 1992
b) 1995
c) 2018
d) 2020
c) 2018
500
5. In what year did Ecuador officially join the Andean Community of Nations (CAN)?
a) 2010
b) 2001
c) 2006
d) 1994
d) 1994
500
5. Which Ecuadorian artist is known for his striking urban muralism?
a) Oswaldo Guayasamin
b) Eduardo Kingman
c) Camilo Egas
d) Belisario Tello
a) Oswaldo Guayasamin