China Weekly News Quiz: August 2-9, 2020

1

A section of an ancient city wall in northwest China's Xi'an City collapsed on August 8 due to incessant rains. What's the wall mainly made of?

Granite
Concrete
Iron
Soil

1 / 7

2

The Macao Special Administrative Region has become the third Chinese city to join the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC). Which are the other two?

Suzhou and Dujiangyan
Suzhou and Shanghai
Shanghai and Tianjin
Tianjin and Dujiangyan

2 / 7

3

At least six people lost their lives in a flash explosion on August 3 in central China's Hubei Province. Where did the incident take place?

At a garments factory
At a chemical plant
At a port
None of the above

3 / 7

4

China's Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court on August 6 sentenced a Canadian national to death. What's his crime?

Espionage
Drugs manufacturing
Murder
Robbery

4 / 7

5

A 12-day hot-air balloon festival ended last week at the location shown in the picture. Which place is this?

Grand Canyon National Park, U.S.
Zhangye National Geopark, China
Cappadocia, Turkey
Bagan, Myanmar

5 / 7

6

China suspended extradition and judiciary assistance treaties last week between a country and its Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Which country is it?

UK
U.S.
Australia
New Zealand

6 / 7

7

A senior World Health Organization expert said on August 3 that although the first clusters of atypical pneumonia were reported in central China's Wuhan, it doesn't necessarily mean that this city is where ___________

the virus originated.
the virus passed from animals to humans.
the first vaccine will be developed.
highest death toll will be reported.

7 / 7

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