Life before '75
"First" in America
Vietnam History
Vietnamese-American Achievements
The Journey
100
What did Tuyen and Tuyet sell before the fall of VN?
Hu Tieu Noodle Stand
100
Who is in the photo?
See slide show $100 per correct answer
100
What US Presidents have visited Vietnam? ($100 per President named)
Lyndon Johnson (1966, 1967) Richard Nixon (1969). Bill Clinton (2000). George W. Bush (2006). Barack Obama (2016). Donald Trump (2017). Joe Biden (2023)
100
What reality show featured a Vietnamese-American family?
House of Ho
100
What was the first stop on US soil for most of the family members?
Guam
200
Name one job of the OG when living in Vietnam
Tuyet / Co 9 / Chanh
200
What was the first taste of America that our family members remember? (first food)
Bien / Tri / Tan - SPAM! / Tho - Lamb stew (yuck!)
200
Which countries occupied/controlled Vietnam? ($200 each)
China-early centuries 1000 yrs France - for 100 years
200
Name a famous Vietnamese-American author
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Ocean Vuong
200
What locations were the first mainland residence for our family members?
Alabama / Richmond / Palo Alto / Longview, WA
300
Which couple were next door neighbors before they were married?
Kinh & Tat
300
How many people lived in the Vale house?
14! (Double points for naming all 14)
300
Who introduced the current written Vietnamese alphabet used today? Bonus - in what century?
Jesuit missionaries, Alexandre de Rhodes / 17th century
300
Name a famous Vietnamese-American actor
Lana Condor (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before - Netflix 2018)
Kieu Chinh (>100 tv and movies… Joy Luck Club, MASH, City of Angel)
Quan Kế Huy (50% points - Chinese born in VN.. 11 movies…Goonies, Everything Everywhere all at Once)
300
Who in our family was a real "boat person" (escaped on a rickety make-shift boat)?
Hung
400
Name a memorable childhood toy in Vietnam?
Tam/Tri/Bien/Trung/Tan
400
What storefront is credited for popularizing Banh Mi in US?
Lee's Sandwiches
400
What did the 1954 Geneva Convention decide for separation of North and South Vietnam during the civil war? Bonus - who led each of the region
17th parallell / Ho Chi Minh and Emperor Bao Dai
400
Name a famous Vietnamese-American athlete
Dat Nguyen (former Dallas Cowboys linebacker) Quan Duong (Pickleball) Jaedyn Shaw (rising US women soccer)
400
How did we end up in California?
Cau Sau's sponsor was in Berkeley
500
What rank in the military did our family members achieve?
Tho / Thuy Vo / Chu A
500
Name the first job that an OG had after coming to the US. Bonus - how much was the pay?
Electric technician ($2.50/hr), Store clerk for Alameda Army depot ($4.25/hr), Beautician
500
Who is Ba Trieu?
Vietnamese Joan of Arc - She was a 3rd-century Vietnamese warrior who led a rebellion against the Eastern Wu Dynasty. At the age of 19, she raised an army and achieved over 30 victories against the Chinese.
500
Name a Vietnamese-American astronaut
Eugene H Trihn (1988)
500
Who was the youngest and who was the oldest when we left Vietnam?
Bi and Bi's grandma