Vietnam
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
Communist leader of North Vietnam
The American strategy of keeping the Vietcong from winning the support of South Vietnam’s rural population would be achieved by winning the _________________ of the South Vietnamese villagers.
hearts and minds
Through the use of ________, the war was brought into the nation’s living rooms and gave the public an insight into what was really happening in Vietnam.
television
The Olympics are held every how many years?
4
A 1954 peace agreement that divided Vietnam into communist-controlled North Vietnam and non-communist South Vietnam until elections could be held.
Geneva Accords
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
leader of South Vietnam
What startup, acquired by Facebook for $1 billion in 2012, became the fourth most downloaded app in the 2010s and is known for the posting of pictures? (Don't Study)
What sport is best known as the ‘king of sports’?
soccer
Who was the commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam?
General Westmoreland
What was the Ho Chi Minh trail?
supply route used to carry troops and supplies to South Vietnam
What is the programming language developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and named after the type of coffee from Indonesia? (Don't Study)
Java
What do you call it when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?
turkey
This general believed in destroying the morale of the Vietcong through a war of ___________ or gradual wearing down of the enemy.
attrition
What was the Tet Offensive?
A massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on the South Vietnamese towns and cities in early 1968.
One gigabyte is equal to how many megabytes? (Don't Study)
1000
What country has competed the most times in the Summer Olympics yet hasn’t won a gold medal?
The Philippines.
What was the name of the act of Congress which gave President Johnson the authority to use military power in Vietnam?
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Who were the doves?
group that wanted to leave Vietnam
In 2021, an Apple II computer manual signed by what mock turtleneck enthusiast sold for almost $800,000 at auction?
Steve Jobs
The Triple Crown award is given to a horse that wins which three races?
The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.