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Big & Rich's "8th of November"

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Big  Richs 8th of November game quiz
"This is Big Kenny and John Rich's tribute to Niles Harris and his "Sky Trooper" brothers of the 173rd Airborne, who were attacked by 1,200 Viet Cong in 1965."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. "He said goodbye to his momma, as he left ______
______ to fight for the Red, White, and Blue. He was ______ in green with a new M-16 ~~ just doing what he had to do." Which words are missing?
    South Carolina, twenty-one
    South Dakota, nineteen
    West Virginia, eighteen
    New Orleans, twenty


2. "He ___
___ in the jungle, where the choppers would rumble, with the smell of ____ in the air. Then the sergeant said, "Look up ahead." Which words are missing?
    Parachuted down, gunpowder
    Was walking, rain
    Was crawling, fire
    Was dropped, napalm


3. "And like a dark, evil cloud 1,200 came down on him and _____ more. They fought for their lives, but most of them died...in the 173rd Airborne." Which words are missing?
    Ninety-nine
    Forty-eight
    Twenty-nine
    One hundred eighty


4. "On the 8th of November, the angels were ____, as they carried his brothers away...with the fire raining down..." Which words are missing?
    Singing
    Angry
    Crying
    Praying


5. "And the ___
____ around...there were few men left standing that day...saw the eagle fly, through a clear, blue sky...1965, the 8th of November." Which words are missing?
    Hell all
    Dead men
    Viet Cong
    Top officials


6. "Now he's ____ - ____, and his ponytail's grey...but the battle still plays in his head." Which words are missing?
    Fifty-six
    Sixty-one
    Fifty-eight
    Sixty-three


7. "He ____ when he walks, but he's strong when he talks about the ____ they left in his leg." Which words are missing?
    Hobbles, shapnel
    Shuffles, bullet
    Limps, shrapnel
    Hobbles, grenade


8. "He puts on a ___ suit...over his airborne tattoo."
Which words are missing?
    Blue
    Grey
    Black
    Green


9. "He ties it on one time a year, and remembers ____
____...As he orders a ___
___, and swallows it down with his tears." Which words are missing?
    The fallen, tall one
    The dead, Bloody Mary
    His brothers, Jack Daniels
    The fear, Jack Daniels


10. The lyrics to Big and Rich's song "8th of November", is based on true events that happened in an area approximately 15 miles north of Bien Hoa. What is the official name listed in United States documents referring to that fateful day?
    Operation Hump
    Operation Enduring Freedom
    Operation Junction City
    Operation Bien Hoa


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