2008 Sichuan earthquake - Quiz
Sichuan earthquake
  • 1. What was the magnitude of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in Ms units?
A) 8.0
B) 8.5
C) 9.0
D) 7.5
  • 2. How long did the main tremor of the 2008 earthquake last?
A) Five minutes
B) Around two minutes
C) Thirty seconds
D) Ten minutes
  • 3. How many aftershocks were recorded by November 6, 2008, according to Chinese officials?
A) 60,000
B) 25,000
C) 42,719
D) 10,000
  • 4. What was the intensity of the tremors felt in Hong Kong?
A) MMI III
B) MMI I
C) MMI V
D) MMI VIII
  • 5. Which airport served as a staging area for relief operations after the earthquake?
A) Beijing Capital International Airport
B) Shanghai Pudong International Airport
C) Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
D) Hong Kong International Airport
  • 6. Approximately how many students were buried in the school collapse in Dujiangyan?
A) 500
B) 900
C) 200
D) 1,200
  • 7. What happened to the cargo train in Hui County, Gansu?
A) It was buried by a landslide
B) It arrived late to the station
C) It derailed and caught fire
D) It was crushed by a building
  • 8. How many giant pandas were reported missing from the Wolong reserve after the earthquake?
A) Two adult pandas
B) Ten pandas
C) Five pandas
D) None
  • 9. What was the fate of the giant panda named Mao Mao?
A) She escaped to the mountains
B) She was relocated to Beijing
C) She was found uninjured
D) She was crushed by a wall
  • 10. Which ancient site in Dujiangyan was cracked but not severely damaged?
A) The stone bridge
B) The irrigation palace
C) Fish Mouth
D) The main dam
  • 11. How many dams were reported damaged by the earthquake in total?
A) 391
B) 550
C) 100
D) 1,000
  • 12. How many Chinese provincial-level divisions were physically affected, excluding three specific ones?
A) Only the capital city areas
B) All except Tibet and Yunnan
C) All except Xinjiang, Jilin, and Heilongjiang
D) Only Sichuan and its neighbors
  • 13. How much time did it take for the tremors to reach Taiwan?
A) Three minutes
B) Twelve minutes
C) Eight minutes
D) Five minutes
  • 14. What was the magnitude of the strongest aftershock recorded?
A) 6.0 Ms
B) 6.4 Ms
C) 5.5 Ms
D) 7.0 Ms
  • 15. What time did the 2008 Sichuan earthquake occur?
A) 12:28:01
B) 14:28:01
C) 16:28:01
D) 08:28:01
  • 16. How far was the epicenter from Chengdu?
A) 150 kilometres
B) 80 kilometres
C) 100 kilometres
D) 50 kilometres
  • 17. What was the focal depth of the earthquake?
A) 19 km
B) 10 km
C) 30 km
D) 24 km
  • 18. How many people lost their lives in the earthquake?
A) Over 18,000
B) Over 242,000
C) Over 374,000
D) Over 69,000
  • 19. What was the economic loss caused by the earthquake?
A) 500 billion yuan
B) 845.1 billion yuan
C) 130 billion yuan
D) 1 trillion yuan
  • 20. How many landslides were recorded due to the geohazards?
A) About 200,000
B) About 100,000
C) About 50,000
D) About 800
  • 21. Which fault did the earthquake occur along?
A) Indo-Australian Fault
B) San Andreas Fault
C) Tangshan Fault
D) Longmenshan Fault
  • 22. How long did the rupture last according to the CEA study?
A) Close to 120 seconds
B) About 10 seconds
C) About 300 seconds
D) About 80 seconds
  • 23. What was the average rupture speed?
A) 1.5 km/s
B) 9 km/s
C) 6.9 km/s
D) 3.1 km/s
  • 24. Which previous earthquake is noted as the deadliest to hit China since 1976?
A) Tangshan earthquake
B) Assam–Tibet earthquake
C) Great Hanshin earthquake
D) Wenchuan earthquake
  • 25. What amount did the central government announce for rebuilding?
A) 845.1 billion yuan
B) 1 trillion yuan
C) 130 billion yuan
D) 500 billion yuan
  • 26. What was the rupture length according to USGS?
A) 240 km
B) 250 km
C) 120 km
D) 300 km
  • 27. How many times more energy did this earthquake release compared to the Great Hanshin earthquake?
A) 100 times
B) 3 times
C) 30 times
D) 10 times
  • 28. What caused the energy source of the Wenchuan earthquake?
A) Strike of the Indian plate onto the Eurasian plate
B) Tectonic shifts in the South China Sea
C) Movement of the African plate
D) Volcanic activity under the Tibetan Plateau
  • 29. Where is the Longmen Shan Fault System situated?
A) Western border of the Sichuan Basin
B) Southern border of Beijing
C) Eastern border of the Tibetan Plateau
D) Northern border of the Indian plate
  • 30. How fast is the Indian plate moving north against the Eurasian plate?
A) 50 mm/a
B) 20 mm/a
C) 100 mm/a
D) 5 mm/a
  • 31. What magnitude was the 1933 earthquake mentioned in the text?
A) 7.5
B) 7.0
C) 8.0
D) 6.5
  • 32. What type of movement characterized the Beichuan Fault 30 km northeast of the epicenter?
A) Vertical thrust
B) Purely horizontal-perpendicular movement
C) Normal faulting
D) Purely dextral strike-slip
  • 33. What resistance caused the high stress accumulation in the Longmenshan formation?
A) Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
B) Indian Plate
C) South China Block
D) Eurasian Plate
  • 34. What was the maximum liedu reported on the China seismic intensity scale (CSIS)?
A) X
B) XI
C) XII
D) IX
  • 35. Which scale did the USGS use to place the maximum intensity at XI?
A) Richter scale
B) Modified Mercalli intensity scale
C) European Macroseismic Scale
D) China seismic intensity scale
  • 36. Which town was closest to the epicenter of the main quake?
A) Beichuan
B) Yingxiu
C) Wenchuan
D) Dujiangyan
  • 37. How long did officials lead the public to believe that fatality numbers were much lower than they really were?
A) More than a week
B) 21 minutes
C) 100 minutes
D) One month
  • 38. What is the total area affected by earthquakes exceeding liedu VI?
A) 500,000 km2
B) 3,144 km2
C) 2,419 km2
D) 440,442 km2
  • 39. How many total people were reported as injured by Chinese state officials?
A) 200,000
B) 374,176
C) 18,379
D) 10,000
  • 40. According to Swiss Re, what was the estimated number of deaths, including missing persons?
A) 87,499
B) 18,379
C) 374,176
D) 69,196
  • 41. Which organization reported the death toll of 87,499 including missing people?
A) Swiss Re
B) Xinhua
C) The Red Cross
D) Tzu Chi Foundation
  • 42. Who was the Vice Minister of Health that discussed the government covering medical costs?
A) Wen Jiabao
B) Hu Jintao
C) Wei Hong
D) Gao Qiang
  • 43. Which animal suffered the most significant losses during the earthquake?
A) Sheep
B) Cows
C) Birds
D) Pigs
  • 44. Who was the executive vice governor of Sichuan who confirmed the total dead or missing count in November 2008?
A) Hu Jintao
B) Wen Jiabao
C) Gao Qiang
D) Wei Hong
  • 45. Who was the actor that assisted in the rescue efforts through the One Foundation?
A) Ai Weiwei
B) Wu Jing
C) Jet Li
D) Tan Zuoren
  • 46. What was the name of the pig that survived 36 days under rubble?
A) Sier
B) Zhu Shaowei
C) Strong-Willed Pig
D) Lingyanshan
  • 47. Which foundation from Taiwan was the first force from outside mainland China to join the rescue effort?
A) Tzu Chi Foundation
B) Taipei Fire Department
C) Red Cross Society of Taiwan
D) Mandarin Airlines
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