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Quiz about Big  Richs 8th of November
Quiz about Big  Richs 8th of November

Big & Rich's "8th of November" 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.

A multiple-choice quiz by JuniorTheJaws. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
236,595
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
840
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 10
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?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
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?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
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? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "On the 8th of November, the angels were ____, as they carried his brothers away...with the fire raining down..." Which words are missing? Hint


Question 5 of 10
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?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "Now he's ____ - ____, and his ponytail's grey...but the battle still plays in his head." Which words are missing? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "He ____ when he walks, but he's strong when he talks about the ____ they left in his leg." Which words are missing? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "He puts on a ___ suit...over his airborne tattoo."
Which words are missing?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
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?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
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? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
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?

Answer: South Dakota, nineteen

The Vietnam War is, by most Americans, considered a "War That Should Never Have Been". Beginning in the 1950s, US troops were being sent over to Vietnam to assist Southern Vietnam in fending off the Viet Cong from the North. The citizens of the United States were told that our troops were over there fighting along with Southern Vietnam for democracy.

In the ensuing years during the Vietnam War countless lives were lost on both sides of this devastating war.
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?

Answer: Was dropped, napalm

"According to "The Condensed Chemical Dictionary", napalm is the aluminum soap of a mixture of oleic, naphthenic and coconut fatty acids. It is a granular powder which, when mixed with gasoline, forms a sticky gel that is stable from -40 to 100 deg C."

Quote can be found at: http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/aug98/897682073.Ch.r.html
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?

Answer: Twenty-nine

"On November 8, 1965, the 173rd Airborne Brigade on "Operation Hump", war zone "D" in Viet Nam; were ambushed by over 1200 VC. 48 American soldiers lost their lives that day. Severely wounded, and risking his own life; Lawrence Joel, a medic; was the first living black man since the Spanish American war, to receive the United States Medal of Honor; for saving so many lives in the midst of battle that day. Our friend Niles Harris, retired 25 years, United States Army, the guy who gave Big Kenny his top hat, was one of the wounded who lived. This song is his story. Caught in the action of kill or be killed, greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his brother."

The introduction for the "8th of November" music video was narrated by Kris Kristofferson.

The direct quote can be found in the lyrics to the song "8th of November"

While Big and Rich's lyrics give the US death toll for Operation Hump as twenty-nine; the official death toll was forty-eight.
4. "On the 8th of November, the angels were ____, as they carried his brothers away...with the fire raining down..." Which words are missing?

Answer: Crying

"No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now." --Richard M. Nixon, 1985.

Fifty-eight thousand American soliders lost their lives, while 304,000 were wounded. Aside from those dead and wounded, far too many would suffer with nightmares, and mental instability. Many also contracted Agent Orange, due from the chemicals dropped on North Vietnam. However, the effects of Agent Orange would not be known for many, many years after a cease fire ended the Vietnam War.
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?

Answer: Hell all

Casper Platoon was also involved in Operation Hump. Don Bliss and Dick Hathcock were heliport medics within their platoon, during the battle, they were swooping down into the raging battle to retreive the wounded and dead. At one point, their chopper was having difficulty in clearing the trees...due to an over abundance of weight of the men on board. Thankfully, Bliss and Hathcock's chopper made it to safety.
6. "Now he's ____ - ____, and his ponytail's grey...but the battle still plays in his head." Which words are missing?

Answer: Fifty-eight

Big Kenny and John Rich, met Niles Harris in 2002, while performing at the Buffalo Bar in Deadwood, South Dakota...the duo were entertaining for "eats and lodging" (they were relatively unknown). Harris was wearing a specially made top hat that night, and Big Kenny noticed it and admired it; so Harris let him use the now famous top hat for the rest of music session...and in the end told Big Kenny that he could keep it.


Direct quote can be found at: http://aquiram.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/69/
7. "He ____ when he walks, but he's strong when he talks about the ____ they left in his leg." Which words are missing?

Answer: Limps, shrapnel

Most states have a Veteran's Hospital, where war veterans go to government funded hospitals for treatment of ailments that may or may not be caused from wartime.
8. "He puts on a ___ suit...over his airborne tattoo." Which words are missing?

Answer: Grey

On September 17, 2002, Niles Harris had the opportunity to take Big and Rich around Deadwood...showing them all the old mines, etc...when Big Kenny noticed the 173rd Airborne Brigade emblems on Harris' jeep and jacket. Niles was asked if he minded speaking about Vietnam, and he told Big and Rich that he didn't mind...what he proceeded to tell them, would rattle their nerves and give them a better understanding of war and what our soliders do to serve and protect us.
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?

Answer: The fallen, tall one

In 1987, the city of Philadelphia dedicated a Vietnam Veteran's Memorial at Delaware Avenue and Dock Street.
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?

Answer: Operation Hump

While our servicemen and women protect us every day, it is our duty to honor them in any way that we can.

Big Kenny and John Rich have done just that...they have paid honor to our great servicemen and women...not just from the Vietnam war, but from all wars that have been raged and for those that are still yet to come.
Source: Author JuniorTheJaws

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