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In what year did Ecuador gain its independence from Spain?
1822
Who was the first president of Ecuador?
Juan Jose Flores
What is the name of the indigenous uprising that took place in Ecuador in 1990?
The Indigenous Uprising of 1990, also known as the "March for Life and Sovereignty"
Who was the Ecuadorian author who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972?
Pablo Neruda (although he was born in Chile, he spent part of his life in Ecuador and was a citizen of both countries).
What is the name of the highest mountain in Ecuador?
Chimborazo.
What was the name of the battle in which Ecuador defeated Peru in 1941?
Battle of El Oro
Who was the president of Ecuador during the economic crisis of 1999-2000?
Jamil Mahuad.
What is the name of the Ecuadorian archaeological site that is considered one of the most important in South America?
Ingapirca (located in the Andean mountains, it was a major religious and administrative center of the Inca Empire).
Who is considered the liberator of Ecuador?
Simon Bolivar.
Who was the first Ecuadorian to win an Olympic gold medal?
Jefferson Perez (race walking, 1996).
What was the name of the political movement led by Rafael Correa that won the presidential election in 2006?
Alianza Pais.
What was the name of the Ecuadorian ship that was sunk by the Peruvian Navy in 1981?
BAE Los Angeles (it was an Ecuadorian navy gunboat that was part of a larger conflict known as the Paquisha War).
Which animal is a symbol of the Galapagos Islands?
Galapagos giant tortoise
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Ecuador-Peru War in 1998?
The Brasilia Presidential Act
What is the name of the Ecuadorian organization that promotes the rights of the indigenous people?
Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE).
Who was the Ecuadorian president who signed a peace treaty with Peru in 1998, ending a long-standing border dispute?
Jamil Mahuad (the treaty is known as the Brasilia Presidential Act and it was signed on October 26, 1998)