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Operation This-or-That Trivia Quiz

Almost everything in the war was part of an operation that had a specific objective -- Operation This-or-That. I will give you the operation name and you pick the objective. The time frame is 1965-1975.

A multiple-choice quiz by Alienkong. Estimated time: 7 mins.

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Question 1 of 15

1. What was Operation Lam Son 719/Dewey Canyon Two (II)? Hint

Invasion of Laos by South Vietnamese forces

Invasion of Cambodia to attack NVA sanctuaries

B-52 bomber defense of Khe Sanh

Supply distribution from facilities at Cam Rahn Bay

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was Operation Game Warden? Hint

Interdiction of VC supplies in Mekong Delta area

Moving villagers into protected areas

Efforts to protect troops on patrol from wildlife

Missions to drive VC in large scale ambushes

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was Operation Rolling Thunder? Hint

Bombing campaign against North Vietnam ordered by President Johnson

A series of Bob Hope shows with a hard rock band from the US

Efforts to better predict monsoon storms that affected bombing missions

Multiple artillery barrages on pre-selected targets

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was Operation Niagara? Hint

Naval missions to harass North Vietnamese coastal installations

Air and artillery defense of Khe Sanh during the TET Offensive

Riverine efforts to interdict VC supplies moving down rivers and canals

Efforts to fight sexual diseases in GI frequented brothels

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Question 5 of 15

5. What was Operation Cedar Falls? Hint

A pacification effort in the villages of South Vietnam

Clearing VC from small towns after the TET offensive

An effort to push the VC out of the Iron Triangle

Navy SEAL operation at the Michellin rubber plantation

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was Operation End Sweep? Hint

Efforts to come up behind NVA troops coming down the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Clearing of US mines from Vietnam's waterways by the US Navy

Stopping draft dodgers heading for Canada

Air Force program of doing quickly paced bombing missions on the same target

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was Operation Toan Thang 42? Hint

A military police effort to shut down the 42 worst brothels in Saigon

An army effort to destroy the VC tunnels at Cu Chi

The incursion of Cambodia by US and ARVN forces

A special forces effort to snatch high ranking NVA officers

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was Operation Frequent Wind? Hint

Evacuation of Americans from Saigon in April 1975

Bombing missions in Cambodia in support of the US and ARVN invasion

Ongoing effort to improve weather prediction for pilots

G.I. slang for what happened in the officer latrines

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was Operation Ranch Hand? Hint

Large scale effort to drive VC into ambush sites

Air Force defoliation efforts using Agent Orange

Clearing vegetation around US bases with large plows

Special Forces reconnaissance of the Ho Chi Minh Trail

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Question 10 of 15

10. What was Operation Starlite? Hint

Development program to develop night vision googles

A 1965 Marine effort to destroy a VC regiment in Quang Tri Province

Training troops to navigate by stars

Night time aerial reconnaissance

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was Operation Steel Tiger? Hint

An interdiction effort along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the Laos panhandle

An effort to increase security around US airbases

An operation that set a three prong trap for the VC in the Mekong Delta

A test of new artillery beehive (flechette) munitions

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was Operation Thunderhead? Hint

Massive B-52 raids on suspect NVA staging areas

The development of an all-weather fighter-bomber

A 1972 mission to locate some POWs that supposedly escaped from a prison near Hanoi

Efforts to develop better waether prediction

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was Operation Homecoming? Hint

Ticker tape parades in New York City after the war ended

Activities by anti-war protesters to harrass returning troops

Medical check-ups of returning GIs by local VA hospitals

The return of US prisoners of war

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was Operation Apache Snow? Hint

A Laos covert intelligence gathering by an all Native American Special Forces team

This was not a real operation

Training rotation for returning troops in cold weather combat in the Colorado Mountains

Effort to harass NVA base areas in the A Shau

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was Operation Babylift? Hint

Effort to provide military transportation for orphanages affected by US bombing

Evacuation of 2000 orphans to the US for adoption

Effort to hold US soldiers financially responsible for their Amerasian children

Removing young and inexperienced soldiers from line units

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Operation Lam Son 719/Dewey Canyon Two (II)?

Answer: Invasion of Laos by South Vietnamese forces

Lam Son 719 was the invasion of Laos by ARVN troops in 1971. As a test of 'Vietnamization", the operation was conducted without American advisors. The Dewey Canyon part was conducted by American troops to keep supply lines open to the Lao border. The 719 came from the year of the operation, 1971, and the area were it took place, Highway 9.

2. What was Operation Game Warden?

Answer: Interdiction of VC supplies in Mekong Delta area

Game Warden was a long term project, lasting 1965-1970. It goal was to disrupt VC use of the the network of streams and rivers in the Mekong Delta for military operations.

3. What was Operation Rolling Thunder?

Answer: Bombing campaign against North Vietnam ordered by President Johnson

This operation was a three and one half year bombing mission of North Vietnam. Air Force chief of staff, Gen. Curtis LeMay said the campaign would "bomb them [North Vietnam] back to the stone age" The cost of the bombing was very expensive, costing, in 1967, $9.60 to destroy $1.00 of enemy resources. In the end the operation was a failure.

4. What was Operation Niagara?

Answer: Air and artillery defense of Khe Sanh during the TET Offensive

When Khe Sanh was under siege during TET, about 20,000 NVA troops were estimated to be in the area of the base. Several sources of intelligence like remote sensors, infrared photos and intercepted communications to find the locations of the enemy troops. Fighter bombers and B-52 raids occurred around the clock.

In the end $1 billion was spent and 100,000 tons of ordnance delivered. 31,000 tons of ordnance were dropped by fighter bombers near Khe Sanh in almost 17,000 air sorties. Another 59,000 tons were dropped by B-52 ARC LIGHT raids.

5. What was Operation Cedar Falls?

Answer: An effort to push the VC out of the Iron Triangle

This operation targeted the VC headquarters for Military Region 4. The Iron Triangle was a VC base area about 16 km north of Saigon.

6. What was Operation End Sweep?

Answer: Clearing of US mines from Vietnam's waterways by the US Navy

The 1973 Paris agreement called for the US Navy to remove mines laid throughout the war. The operation started on February 6, 1973 and after a pause, ended on July 18, 1973.

7. What was Operation Toan Thang 42?

Answer: The incursion of Cambodia by US and ARVN forces

An operation in the spring of 1970 that was supposed to hit Communist bases in Cambodia. This was one of several operations by the same name that began in April 1968.

8. What was Operation Frequent Wind?

Answer: Evacuation of Americans from Saigon in April 1975

April 1975 saw the evacuation of South Vietnam. About 980 Americans and 1100 Vietnamese were airlifted from the US embassy grounds. The most famous photo from this operation was the helicopter loading from a roof top.

9. What was Operation Ranch Hand?

Answer: Air Force defoliation efforts using Agent Orange

In an effort to deprive the VC of cover and concealment the US did extensive herbicide spraying around the country.

10. What was Operation Starlite?

Answer: A 1965 Marine effort to destroy a VC regiment in Quang Tri Province

Starlite was one of the first major operations of the US involvement in Vietnam. It was to eliminate the 1st VC Regiment Quang Tri Province.

11. What was Operation Steel Tiger?

Answer: An interdiction effort along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the Laos panhandle

This operation was supposed to compliment Operation Rolling Thunder and cut supplies moving down the Ho Chi Minh in Laos. Restrictive target selection limited the effectiveness of the operations.

12. What was Operation Thunderhead?

Answer: A 1972 mission to locate some POWs that supposedly escaped from a prison near Hanoi

The US Navy had intelligence of a possible escape attempt by POWs from a camp near Hanoi. Thunderhead was the attempt to conduct a rescue. No prisoners were rescued and it was later found out that the escape had been called off.

13. What was Operation Homecoming?

Answer: The return of US prisoners of war

On January 27, 1973 the Paris Peace aggrement said that all US POWs were to be released within 60 days. The operation began on February 12 and ended on March 29. 591 prisoners were released -- 497 officers, 69 enlisted and 25 civilians.

14. What was Operation Apache Snow?

Answer: Effort to harass NVA base areas in the A Shau

The A Shau was an area southwest of Hue that had base areas for NVA troops coming down the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

15. What was Operation Babylift?

Answer: Evacuation of 2000 orphans to the US for adoption

The first flight right after takeoff from Saigon. Other flights successfully brought 2600 children to the US.

Source: Author Alienkong

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