The Vietnam War: II

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1. Who commanded the 9th Marine Forces that landed on the beaches of Vietnam in 1965? General Douglas MacArthur General Nathan Twining General Paul Harkins General Frederick Karch

2. What did MACV stand for? Mobile Army Command - Vietnam Military Assistance Command - Vietnam Military Army Command - Vietnam Military Allied Command - Vietnam

3. Where did the Marines land in Vietnam on 8 March 1965? Hué Vũng Tàu Pleiku Da Nang

4. On 13 May 1968 the 141st NVA regiment attacked a FSB (Fire Support Base) in battalion strength. What was the name of the firebase? Coral Ripcord Khe Sanh Crook

5. Which of these ships, that served in the Vietnam War, was NOT an American ship? Vendetta C Turner Joy New Jersey Canberra

6. In 1960 US Special Forces trained the Vietnamese later resulting in a Vietnamese Ranger Unit. What was the nickname of this elite unit? The Black Tigers The Red Scorpions The Golden Dragons The Yellow Cobras

7. Ho Thi Que fought with the South Vietnamese 44th Ranger Battalion. Which of these statements are INCORRECT? Ho Thi Que was a woman Ho Thi Que was captured by the enemy and executed at the end of the war Ho Thi Que rose to the rank of Master Sergeant Ho Thi Que was decorated three times for valour

8. What was Thich Quang Duc's "claim to fame" in 1963? The first Buddhist Monk to self-immolate He headed the first North Vietnamese delegation at the Paris Peace talks The Vietnamese Airforce pilot that bombed the Presidential Palace He was one of the few South Vietnamese generals considered to be incorruptible

9. What was the FIRST Asian nation to contribute troops to the Vietnam War effort (excluding, obviously, South Vietnam)? Japan South Korea Thailand Cambodia

10. The section of highway between Quang Tri and Tan My was known as what? The Street Without Joy The Highway to Hell VC Ambush Alley The Road of Despair

11. What was the code name for the withdrawal of US forces in Vietnam? Operation Soft Wind Operation Keystone Operation Deflate Operation Proportion

12. Psychological Warfare Operations were conducted during the Vietnam War. What was the acronym used to describe the units and operations? PSYCH-OPS PSYWOPS PSYOPS CYCLOPS

13. Who was assassinated on 5 June, 1968? Malcolm X John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Martin Luther King, Jr

14. We all know that Richard Nixon was the President from 1969 to 1974 during the Vietnam War. But what was his middle name? Milton He didn't have one Melville Milhous

15. A number of Pulitzer Prizes were awarded for photographs taken during the Vietnam War. Which of these was NOT a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph? A US soldier desperately trying to find a heartbeat on a dead friend on Hill 881 The South Vietnamese Police Chief executing a VC suspect A naked child running from a village that had just been bombed with napalm A soldier sleeping while another soldier keeps watch through a monsoon downpour