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100
What are the official initials of the Universidad Central del Ecuador?
UCE
100
What do Central University students call this place?
La Piedra
100
In which city of Ecuador is the Central University's main campus located?
Quito
100
Who was the first mixed-race graduate from Central University and a key figure in Ecuador’s independence movement?
Eugenio Espejo
200
What year was officially changed from "Universidad Central de Quito" to "Universidad Central del Ecuador"?
1836
200
What is the name of this place?
La Plaza Indoamérica
200
Which faculty celebrated its 47th anniversary in July 2025?
La Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia
200
Which Central University's Medicine graduate became Ecuador’s first female doctor and a pioneer of women’s rights?
Matilde Hidalgo de Prócel
300
In what year was it founded?
1620
300
Who created the mural of "Espíritu de la Cultura"?
Oswaldo Guayasamín
300
Which faculty celebrated its 97th anniversary in 2025?
La Facultad de Filosofía, Letras y Ciencias de la Educación
300
Name the Central University's rector who served for 12 consecutive years (1997–2009) and oversaw the construction of the modern university campus.
Edgar Samaniego Rojas
400
Which Ecuadorian president ordered the first closure of the Central University in 1869?
Gabriel García Moreno
400
What is the name of this stone sculpture?
El Reloj del Sol
400
What major 2025 event did Central University host regarding environmental policy?
The XIII National Water Resources Forum
400
Which independence hero, killed in the 1810 August 2 Massacre, was a Central University professor and secretary?
Manuel Rodríguez de Quiroga