Geography
Where is Vietnam?
South Asia
What president started US involvement in Vietnam?
Harry Truman
Who originally colonized Vietnam?
What was the average age of a soldier in Vietnam?
18 to 19 years old
Who holds the Triple Crown record for combined times?
Secretariat
What two countries border Vietnam to the West?
Laos
Cambodia
Which bombing campaign did Lyndon B Johnson begin on North Vietnam?
Operation Rolling Thunder
What did the term "Broken Arrow" mean at the battle of Ia Drang?
Any American aircraft in the vicinity arrives to aid an overrun unit.
What movement formed during the Vietnam War that was against the war and social norms?
Hippie Movement
List two laws that were passed as a result of the Vietnam War.
War Powers Act
26th Amendment
What country did the Khmer Rouge take over?
Cambodia
What was the technical term for US soldiers sent by Eisenhower to aid the South Vietnamese?
Advisors
Describe the Tet Offensive.
Massive attack by North Vietnam on South Vietnam that succeeded in pushing to the capitol
What demographic led unemployment and homelessness during the Vietnam War?
Vietnam Veterans
What was the original use of popcorn?
As a breakfast cereal.
What capitol of South Vietnam came under attack during the Tet Offensive?
Saigon
What was the term used for Nixon's policy of withdrawing from the war?
Vietnamization
List two tactics of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.
Use of Tunnels
Traps
Hiding in the populace
Sabotage
Bombs
How many protests occurred on college campuses during the war?
800
Name the film Coach Wag has appeared in.
Hello, Are You There?
What did the Viet Cong use to enter South Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
Name the event that escalated US involvement in Vietnam.
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Name the leader of both South Vietnam and North Vietnam.
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
What phrase became famous from John Kerry's address to Congress?
"How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?
List 5 times Coach Wag has lied.
Impossible. Wag never lies. Stone Cold said so.