Question 1

True or false: Chimborazo is located in Peru.

Accepted Answer

False. Chimborazo is in Ecuador, not Peru. It lies in the Chimborazo province of central Ecuador.

Question 2

True or false: Chimborazo is the tallest mountain in the world by elevation above sea level.

Accepted Answer

False. Mount Everest, at 8,848 meters above sea level, is the highest. Chimborazo's elevation is about 6,263 meters.

Question 3

True or false: Chimborazo's peak is covered by glaciers despite being near the equator.

Accepted Answer

True. At over 6,200 meters, Chimborazo's altitude keeps its summit cold enough for permanent glaciers, even near the equator.

Question 4

True or false: Chimborazo is the highest volcano in the world.

Accepted Answer

False. Ojos del Salado (6,893 m) on the Chile-Argentina border is the world's highest volcano. Chimborazo is lower.

Question 5

True or false: Chimborazo is an inactive volcano located in the Andes of Ecuador.

Accepted Answer

True. Chimborazo is a dormant stratovolcano in the Ecuadorian Andes; its last eruption occurred around 550 CE.

Question 6

True or false: Chimborazo's summit is the farthest point on Earth's surface from the planet's center.

Accepted Answer

True. Due to Earth's equatorial bulge, Chimborazo's peak is about 6,384 km from the center, farther than Mount Everest's 6,382 km.

Question 7

True or false: Chimborazo erupted in the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

False. Chimborazo's last confirmed eruption was about 1,500 years ago; it is considered dormant, not active.

Question 8

True or false: Chimborazo was believed to be the highest mountain in the world until the 19th century.

Accepted Answer

True. Before accurate surveys of the Himalayas, Chimborazo (6,263 m) was considered Earth's tallest peak by many in the West.

Chimborazo Trivia Questions