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100

Where did the Hmong people use to live?

Laos

100

Who is the general that led the Hmong in the Secret War?

General Vang Pao

100

When does the Hmong New Year Festival in Fresno start?

December 28th

100

BONUS POINTS: How do you say rice in Hmong?

Mov. Bonus for naming two kinds of rice

100

What is the ball tossing at the Hmong New Year called?

Pov Pob

200

Where did the Hmong relocate to?

The United States of America

200

Where was the main cause of death in the journey from Laos to Thailand.

In the Mekong River

200

Which U.S. state populate the most Hmong?

California

200

Name 2 specific ways to say different kinds of meat in Hmong.

Npuas, Qaib, Nyuj, Ntses.

200

BONUS POINTS: What is the Hmong's religion?

Animism. Bonus for Shaminism

300

Which country was the main enemy to the Hmong in the Secret War?

The Communists of Vietnam
300
What was the name of the communists in Laos that tormented the Hmong?

Pathet Lao

300

BONUS POINTS: What is the total population of Hmong today?

12 million. Bonus for China

300

What are the two versions of Hmong?

Hmoob Dawb and Hmoob Ntsuab/Leeg

300

How many clans are there?

18 

400

BONUS POINTS: What river did the Hmong cross to get to Thailand?

The Mekong River. Bonus for 2,700 miles

400

Which country colonized Laos and the Hmong people in the early 1900's?

France

400

Where is the Lao Hmong American War Memorial located at?

Downtown Fresno

400

Which group of people created the Hmong language?

The French

400

In what month does "nom peb caug" occur?

November

500
Name three countries that surround the country of Laos.

Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, or China

500

BONUS POINTS: When did Hmong refuge to America?

1975. Bonus for December

500

What are the names of six parents?

Wendy Lee, Seng Kao Moua, Leeanne Moua, Tang Yang, Tang Moua, Cheemong Yang

500

Who created the Hmong alphabet?

Shong Lue Yang

500

Name 3 different Hmong designs that would appear on modern day Hmong apparel.

Elephant foot prints, cucumber/pumpkin seeds, snail, house, mountains, rice seeds, hook, rickrack steps, or leaf frond.