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Quiz about The Music of  Good Morning Vietnam
Quiz about The Music of  Good Morning Vietnam

The Music of "Good Morning, Vietnam!" Quiz


"Good Morning, Vietnam!" is about renegade DJ Adrian Cronauer, so why not have a quiz on the music heard in it? Have fun and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Fivehouse. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Fivehouse
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
256,254
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
988
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (7/10), Guest 50 (10/10), Lrgindypants (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the first song that DJ Adrian Cronauer plays at the correct speed during his first show? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Although there are several Beach Boys songs that Adrian plays in the film, which one does the audience get to see him put on the air during his first show?

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 3 of 10
3. After Hauk reprimands Adrian for playing non-regulation music, who is the first acceptable performer Lt. Hauk suggests to Cronauer in the DJs' lounge? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Eddie Kirk, the conventional DJ who follows Adrian Cronauer on-air, plays a featurette or "Jubilee" of what easy listening singer's songs? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. When soldiers are sunbathing on their PT boats, Adrian plays a song by a British band, The Searchers. What is this song? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What type of detested old-fashioned music does Lt. Hauk play while he is filling in for the suspended Cronauer? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What Louis Armstrong song is heard during a montage of violent scenes? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. After Garlick introduces Adrian to the convoy of troops in the middle of Saigon, Cronauer jokes that what musician looks like a photo negative of Little Richard? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What title movie song do Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello sing when Adrian goes to see this movie with his Vietnamese love interest and her family? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the name of the song that we hear when Adrian is playing baseball with his Vietnamese friends at the end of the film? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 174: 7/10
Feb 29 2024 : Guest 50: 10/10
Feb 27 2024 : Lrgindypants: 7/10
Feb 14 2024 : Guest 71: 6/10
Feb 14 2024 : Guest 75: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the first song that DJ Adrian Cronauer plays at the correct speed during his first show?

Answer: Nowhere To Run

"Nowhere To Run" was a troop favorite during the Vietnam War and since Cronauer has been brought in to provide a personal touch with the troops, one sees several scenes of off-duty troops smiling to this song in downtown Saigon.
"Nowhere To Run" by Martha and the Vandellas, peaked at number eight on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1965.
The correct answer does not involve the track by Freddie and the Dreamers as Cronauer plays their song too fast in order to instantly lighten the mood of the film.
2. Although there are several Beach Boys songs that Adrian plays in the film, which one does the audience get to see him put on the air during his first show?

Answer: I Get Around

The Beach Boys' "I Get Around" was a number 1 hit during the summer of 1964 and is yet another cheerful tune that Cronauer plays to lighten the somber mood of the military. Cronauer's success in boosting morale is evidenced in the movie not only by the other DJs dancing to the song, but also by troops bopping along to the music from Saigon to the DMZ.
3. After Hauk reprimands Adrian for playing non-regulation music, who is the first acceptable performer Lt. Hauk suggests to Cronauer in the DJs' lounge?

Answer: Lawrence Welk

Lt. Steven Hauk, played by Bruno Kirby, strictly follows all Army policies in order to gain the respect of his subordinates. Lawrence Welk would seem to be a good musical choice, since he is one of the finest examples of easy listening music, but instead the DJs sarcastically mock Hauk's choice due to its morale lowering qualities...something which is foreign to Adrian Cronauer.
4. Eddie Kirk, the conventional DJ who follows Adrian Cronauer on-air, plays a featurette or "Jubilee" of what easy listening singer's songs?

Answer: Ray Conniff

Conniff's music is meant to contrast with Adrian's rebellious musical choices and, as such, is played over a scene of monotonous Vietnamese traffic, rather than the happy soldiers seen during Cronauer's music. Ray Conniff, like Lawrence Welk, is another easy listening standard bearer of the '50s and '60s.
5. When soldiers are sunbathing on their PT boats, Adrian plays a song by a British band, The Searchers. What is this song?

Answer: Sugar and Spice

The scene showing the sunbathing soldiers is meant to convey just how popular Cronauer is becoming with the troops. However, because Adrian continues to play unconventional music choices, he becomes less popular with Lt. Hauk, who has him removed from the air due to insubordination.
"Sugar and Spice" is a song that topped out at number 44 in the 1963 American charts.
6. What type of detested old-fashioned music does Lt. Hauk play while he is filling in for the suspended Cronauer?

Answer: polkas

Lt. Hauk's choice to play the polka, which comes from the Czech word "pulka" meaning half-rhythm, promptly results in the mail room being flooded with letters from angry soldiers requesting that the more exciting Cronauer be reinstated. As the commanding general likes Cronauer's wild style as well, the troops get their wish and Adrian is returned to the air much to the chagrin of Lt. Hauk.
7. What Louis Armstrong song is heard during a montage of violent scenes?

Answer: What A Wonderful World

Louis Armstrong, whose nickname Satchmo came from his unique satchel-mouthed embouchure, saw this song as a reminder of the good in the world. This is why Cronauer plays the song for the troops: to remind them that there is still good in the world, even though everything seems to be unraveling as the Vietnam War starts to escalate.
8. After Garlick introduces Adrian to the convoy of troops in the middle of Saigon, Cronauer jokes that what musician looks like a photo negative of Little Richard?

Answer: Mick Jagger

Adrian Cronauer does not realize how popular he is with the troops until after he meets a convoy of troops who know all of the lines from his radio show. Cronauer makes their day by doing an impromptu stand-up routine, including this joke, which subsequently makes Cronauer understand that his show truly makes a difference on the front lines, despite what the staid Lt. Hauk may think.
9. What title movie song do Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello sing when Adrian goes to see this movie with his Vietnamese love interest and her family?

Answer: Beach Blanket Bingo

"Beach Blanket Bingo" is one in a series of beach party films that Avalon and Funicello made together. The beach party films, much like easy listening music, were meant to expose American troops and the native Vietnamese to "wholesome" American culture.

However, as one sees in "Good Morning, Vietnam!" such beach party films are not very entertaining. Several family members of Adrian's love interest have blank looks on their faces.
10. What is the name of the song that we hear when Adrian is playing baseball with his Vietnamese friends at the end of the film?

Answer: California Sun

"California Sun" was a huge hit in the summer of 1964, but the band that sings this song, The Rivieras, were not from California but South Bend, Indiana!
It is very apropos that this song is heard during the baseball game as it is a cheerful song that sums up the power that upbeat music can have over the mood of people: such is the moral of "Good Morning, Vietnam!"
Source: Author Fivehouse

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