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Quiz questions about Vietnam

48 questions in the archive are about Vietnam or mention it. Here are 20 of them; New mix gives another lot.

  • 48 questions
  • Asia

1. The Paris peace talks ended which war in the last century?

2. After the end of the Vietnam war, to what was Saigon?s name changed?

3. Plus or minus 10,000, how many U.S personnel lost their lives as a direct result of conflict in the Vietnam War?

4. On 3rd March, Paul Gadd was sentenced to 3 years for molesting two young girls in Vietnam. By what name is he better known?

5. What was the code name of the herbicide used in Operation Ranchland by the Americans during the Vietnam War?

6. Which group of revolutionaries captured Phnom Penh, effectively ending the war in Vietnam?

7. Other than English, what are the six most spoken languages in Australia?

8. Name the top four countries with the most amounts of Buddhists.

9. Who played the fast talking DJ in the movie Good Morning Vietnam?

10. From which decade were the songs in "Good Morning Vietnam"?

11. What was the name of the Vietnamese village in which between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians were massacred by US Army soldiers on March 16, 1968?

12. Which country is bordered by Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and China?

13. Name the six most populated cities in the world that end with the letter 'i'. One point for each correct answer. (hint; some new names apply here)

14. Who became known as "Hanoi Jane" because of her anti-Vietnam war activities?

15. During which war was 'Platoon' set?

16. What was the only film about Vietnam made during the war?

17. In which country were US forces authorised to engage in offensive operations?

18. Which two countries were most affected by typhoon Haiyan "Yolanda", one of the strongest tropical cyclones on record?

19. What, according to the Paul Hardcastle single, was the average age of US soldiers in Vietnam?

20. Where could you legally flash your dong - then spend it?

ANSWERS

1. Vietnam

2. Ho Chi Minh City

3. 58,220 US Service members officially declared KIA (Killed in action)

4. Gary Glitter

5. Agent Orange

6. Khmer Rouge

7. Italian, Vietnamese, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic and Mandarin.

8. China (1,028,820,000), Japan (122,320,554), Vietnam (74,268,750) Thailand (59,687,270)

9. Robin Williams

10. 1960's

11. My Lai

12. Laos

13. Shanghai, Mumbai, Karachi, Delhi, Chennai and Hanoi.

14. Jane Fonda

15. Vietnam war

16. The Green Berets

17. South Vietnam (against the Vietcong)

18. The Philippines and Vietnam

19. 19

20. Vietnam - the currency.

Where these questions come from
  1. Pauls Quiz 24
  2. Easy General Knowledge Quiz 5
  3. Pauls Quiz 253
  4. Quiz of the Year 2006
  5. Pauls Quiz 301
  6. Quiz of the Year 1975
  7. Pub Quiz 135
  8. Pot Luck Quiz 14
  9. Pub Quiz 111
  10. War Films Quiz 1
  11. Pauls Quiz 332
  12. QuizMiz Quiz 32
  13. Pauls Quiz 258
  14. Famous People Quiz 6
  15. War Films Quiz 2
  16. Pub Quiz 11
  17. Quiz of the Year 1965
  18. Quiz of the Year 2013
  19. Music Quiz 1

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