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China in the 2010s Trivia Quiz

During the 2010s, China made rapid progress in technological advancement to become a major world's economic power. The People's Republic of China also celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding on 1 October 2019.

A multiple-choice quiz by sw11. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which city hosted World Expo from 1 May 2010 to 31 October 2010? Hint

Beijing

Shanghai

Guangzhou

Hangzhou

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Question 2 of 10

2. What big project, completed in 2006, went into operation in July 2012? Hint

Tiangong-1 Space Station

Beijing International Airport Terminal 3

High speed rail from Beijing to Shanghai

Three Gorges Dam Power Station

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was appointed as the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 2012? He became the fifth paramount leader of China. Hint

Li Keqiang

Hu Jintao

Xi Jinping

Jiang Zemin

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 2013, what big initiative was proposed by the Chinese government? Hint

Belt and Road Initiative

China to Europe Railway

Silk Route from Asia to Europe

Overhead bridge to connect Taiwan

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Question 5 of 10

5. What significant milestone did China achieve in 2014? Hint

Landed a man on the moon

World's second largest economy

Built its first nuclear submarine

Implemented 5G technologies

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 2016, China became the second country after South Korea to host the G20 summit. What city (headquarters of Alibaba) was the host of this event? Hint

Guangzhou

Harbin

Hangzhou

Shenzhen

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Question 7 of 10

7. On 24 October 2018, a 55-km bridge and tunnel system was opened to connect Hong Kong and Macau to which southern city in mainland China? Hint

Zhuhai

Zhanjiang

Shenzhen

Foshan

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 2019, Chinese robotic spacecraft made what significant breakthrough? Hint

First mission to Neptune

Landed on Mars

First craft to land on the far side of the moon

First mission to Saturn

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Question 9 of 10

9. In late 2019, what large Chinese city was hit by COVID-19? Hint

Wuhan

Harbin

Changsha

Xian

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Question 10 of 10

10. During the 2010s, what other Chinese corporation beside Alibaba made it into the world's top ten list in term of market capitalization? Hint

Tencent

China Petroleum

Huawei

Sinopec

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which city hosted World Expo from 1 May 2010 to 31 October 2010?

Answer: Shanghai

Expo 2010 Shanghai was held on both banks of the Huangpu River. The theme of the exhibition was "Better City Better Life" was attended by 73 million people. 246 countries and international organisations participated.

2. What big project, completed in 2006, went into operation in July 2012?

Answer: Three Gorges Dam Power Station

The Three Gorges Dam is a hydro-electric dam built on the Yangtze River in central China. The dam was completed in 2006. The 22,500 MW power station started operation on 4th July 2012,

3. Who was appointed as the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 2012? He became the fifth paramount leader of China.

Answer: Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping (born 1953) succeeded Hu Jintao to become the fifth paramount leader in China. He was appointed the President of China in 2013. After his second five-year term appointment as the General Secretary of the CCP in 2017, he removed the term limits in March 2018.

4. In 2013, what big initiative was proposed by the Chinese government?

Answer: Belt and Road Initiative

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) formerly known as One Belt One Road, is to provide a global infrastructure to provide inter-regional connectivity to promote economic. This project involved investment in about 70 countries.

5. What significant milestone did China achieve in 2014?

Answer: World's second largest economy

China overtook Japan to become the world's second largest economy behind the USA. GDP increased from 6,087 billion USD in 2010 to 14,363 billion USD in 2019.

6. In 2016, China became the second country after South Korea to host the G20 summit. What city (headquarters of Alibaba) was the host of this event?

Answer: Hangzhou

The summit was held on 4-5 September 2016 in Hangzhou. Hangzhou is the capital and largest city in Zhejiang province. Jack Ma (born 1964) the founder of Alibaba was born and graduated in Hangzhou.

7. On 24 October 2018, a 55-km bridge and tunnel system was opened to connect Hong Kong and Macau to which southern city in mainland China?

Answer: Zhuhai

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau (HZMB) is a 55-km bridge and tunnel system to connect the three major cities on the Pearl River Delta. Zhuhai is a major city located in southern Guangzhou province. The HZMB was built to last 120 years and cost 18.8 billion USD. Construction started on 15 December 2009 and was completed on 6 February 2018.

8. In 2019, Chinese robotic spacecraft made what significant breakthrough?

Answer: First craft to land on the far side of the moon

On 3 January 2019, Chang'e 4 made a soft landing on the far side aka the dark side of moon. The Chinese craft was the first to achieve this feat, landing on the South Pole-Aitken Basin area of the moon.

9. In late 2019, what large Chinese city was hit by COVID-19?

Answer: Wuhan

The pandemic was first identified in Wuhan in December 2019. Wuhan is the capital and largest city in Hubei Province.

10. During the 2010s, what other Chinese corporation beside Alibaba made it into the world's top ten list in term of market capitalization?

Answer: Tencent

By the end of 2019, Alibaba was ranked 7th on the world's list with value of 545.4 billion USD. Tencent Corporation was 8th with a value of 509.7 billion USD. Tencent is headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangzhou province.

Source: Author sw11

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