Social Culture

What musical genres belong to Ecuador?

• Pasillos, San Juanito, the pasacalle, the Albazo and Yarabi

• Pasillos, San Juanito, the pasacalle, the Albazo and Cumbia

• Pasillos, San Juanito, the cumbia and merengue

• Regge, Pasillo, San Juanito and Yarabi

Answer explanation

It is known as Ecuadorian music or rhythms, all those that arise within the Republic of Ecuador, as a cultural manifestation through sound. This is the origin of some genres that are considered exclusive to this part of the world, such as "El Pasillo", "Yaraví", "Fandango" or "El Pasacalle".

Who is the maximum exponent of Ecuadorian Music?

• Julio Jaramillo

• Romeo Santos

• Vicente Fernandez

• La Toquilla

Answer explanation

Known by the nicknames of El Ruiseñor de América and Mister Oath, Julio Jaramillo is considered the best Ecuadorian singer of all times. His songs, which speak of love and misunderstandings, deeply touched the public that was reflected in them.

What is Ecuador's most famous dish abroad?

• Fritada (Pork Meat)

• Yaguarlocro (Sheep Intestine)

• Encebollado (Fish soup with onions)

• LLapingachos

Answer explanation

It is considered the flagship dish of Ecuadorian gastronomy. It is originally from the coast and basically consists of a fish broth that contains cassava and pickled onion. The best seller in the sellers in the Latino neighborhoods of the United States.

What is the product that Ecuador exports the most to France?

• Toquilla straw hats

• Shrimp

• Fruits

• Flowers

Answer explanation

Fruits are one of the most appreciated products in France since the same fruits are not produced as in Ecuador, for example, bananas and oranges cost up to €6 per unit per season.

Where in Ecuador is the festival of the mama Negra celebrated?

• Riobamba

• Ambato

• Pallatanga

• Latacunga

Answer explanation

La Mama Negra, known as Santísima Tragedia, is a traditional festival typical of the city of Latacunga, a symbiosis of indigenous, Spanish and African cultures in which its inhabitants pay homage to the Virgen de Las Mercedes as a demonstration of gratitude for the favors granted.

What kind of clothes usually wear the women in Highland region around themselves like a skirt up to their heels?

• Alpargatas

• Anaco

• Hualcas

• Poncho

Answer explanation

For the women's clothing in the highlands, they use a kind of blanket that they wrap around themselves like a skirt up to their heels, generally in blue, and an embroidered sash that holds it at the waist.

What is the difference in the dress of women in the coast region?

• They wear a lot of neckless everyday

• They wear alpargatas for doing the housework every day

• They wear sweaters and sneakers every day for climate change. In the coast region, women dress very fun and flirtatiously, and usually do not wear shoes.

• They wear a wide skirt of many colors with flowers and a high-flared blouse that reaches the navel.

Answer explanation

They wear sweaters and sneakers every day for the climate change. In the coast region, women dress very fun and flirtatiously, and usually do not wear shoes

Where does inti Raymi come from?

• Colombia

• Ecuador

• Peru

• Argentina

Answer explanation

The Inty Raymi is originally from Peru, in itself the symbol of gratitude of the Andean peoples who offer to Paccha Mama (Mother Earth), for the kindness of having allowed a good production and harvest of traditional products, gratitude is celebrated with the presence of music and dance, concentrating more than a hundred native ensembles

Who is a famous artist from Ecuador?

• Pablo Neruda

• Oswaldo Guayasamín

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Pablo Picasso

Answer explanation

The artist Oswaldo Guayasamín is considered one of the most important and famous artists in Ecuador. In his life, he made over 13,000 paintings and held more than 180 exhibitions all over the world.

What kind of art is Tigua Ecuador known for?

• for its lush, three-dimensional paint splotches, and Redosking's eyes are striking.

• Powdered pigments are mixed with resins to form a dry crayon-like paste.

• for their colorful paintings of rural life. Their delightful folk art, painted with chicken feather brushes on sheep hide, celebrates their mountain life with its festivals, legends, and traditions dating back centuries.

• a variety of materials, including bamboo, adobe, rammed earth, wattle and daub, and wood; modern architects have come to realize the continued potential of these traditions.

Answer explanation

Tigua artists high in the Ecuadorian Andes are renowned for their colorful paintings of rural life. Their delightful folk art, painted with chicken feather brushes on sheep hide, celebrates their mountain life with its festivals, legends, and traditions dating back centuries.