China Weekly News Quiz: February 21-28, 2021

1

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced complete victory in eradicating extreme poverty in China at a national commendation conference held in Beijing on February 25. How many people have been lifted out of poverty since 2012?

40 million
60 million
80 million
About 100 million

1 / 7

2

The Chinese mainland reported 81 new cases of COVID-19 stemming from abroad last week. How many cases of local transmission did it log?

Around 25
Around 15
Less than 5
Zero

2 / 7

3

Which of the following countries last week negotiated the purchase of 2 million doses of Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine?

Ecuador
India
Peru
Egypt

3 / 7

4

China celebrated the traditional Lantern Festival on February 26, marking the culmination of the Chinese New Year celebrations. On which lunar date is the festival celebrated?

15th day of the first month
12th day of the first month
10th day of the first month
14th day of the first month

4 / 7

5

A hundred grams of lunar soil collected by China's Chang'e-5 probe in 2020 made its public debut in Beijing last week. The sample is being kept in a special container that is 38.44 cm tall and 22.89 cm wide. The figure 22.89 symbolizes the time Chang'e-5 took to land on the moon, 22.89 days. What does the figure 38.44 represent?

The moon's circumference
The time it took to develop Chang'e-5
Distance between the Earth and the moon
The time Chang'e-5 stayed on the moon

5 / 7

6

As many as 11.86 million new urban jobs were created in China in 2020, exceeding the target of 9 million jobs, a Chinese minister said on February 26. What was China's urban unemployment rate in 2020?

Over 8 percent
About 7.5 percent
About 6.5 percent
About 5.5 percent

6 / 7

7

Hong Kong veteran actor Ng Man-tat died on February 27 at the age of 70. The picture shown is a still from which one of his famous films?

A Chinese Odyssey
Hail the Judge
Shaolin Soccer
Fight Back to School

7 / 7

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