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So....That Happened?
Weapons and Military
100
This man was "blown away"; "what else do I have to say?"
Who is John F. Kennedy?
100
This 1969 music festival, highlighted by acts such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Country Joe and the Fish, celebrated its 53rd anniversary this week
What is Woodstock?
100
You live here
What is Australia?
100
In protest of the South Vietnamese treatment of Buddhists, one monk committed this inflammatory act
What is "setting himself on fire"/ self-immolation?
100
This herbicide led to long-term agricultural poisoning and birth defects for the Vietnamese population
What is Agent Orange?
200
This Communist leader repeated the second paragraph of the American Declaration of Independence, the one that says "All men are created equal", upon his own country's independence
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
200
Willem Dafoe's death is featured on the poster of this Vietnam War film, itself directed by a Vietnam veteran
What is Platoon?
200
This nation comprises the "NZ" in the acronym "ANZAC"
What is New Zealand?
200
Although a war crime, only one soldier was punished, sentenced to three and half years of house arrest, following public revelations of THIS massacre
What is My Lai?
200
American infantry troops were nicknamed this, the same word for a low, short guttural sound.
What is grunts?
300
This big eared Texan was father to two daughters, Lynda and Luci, but it was the Vietnam War that was considered "his baby"
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
300
John Wayne starred and co-directed this propaganda film to juice up recruitment for the war effort
The Green Berets
300
This Asian nation, which itself had a war along a North/South divide, contributed the largest amount of troops after the United States
What is South Korea?
300
On May 4th 1970, U.S Marines killed 4 students during protests at this university
What is Kent State?
300
This theory, that supposedly justified Western intervention, was concerned that if one Asian nation became communist then others would follow. It was discredited in 2005 following declassified documents.
What is the domino theory?
400
He may have been "all the way with LBJ", but this Australian Prime Minister is best remembered for his mysterious disappearance while swimming at sea
Who is Harold Holt?
400
Robin Williams, playing a military radio DJ, exclaims this film's title before every broadcast
What is Good Morning Vietnam?
400
This country, represented by this flag here, was the whole reason the coalition forces intervened.
What is South Vietnam?
400
The possibly false flag attack that prompted America's public intervention into Vietnam
What is the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
400
Name this rifle, standard issue for American infantry troops
What is the M-16?
500
Although he was "blown away" twenty days prior to JFK, this South Vietnamese leader is not mentioned in any Billy Joel songs
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
500
In Apocalypse Now, Robert Duvall expressed his fondness of a chemical smell, saying "I love the smell of THIS in the morning"
What is Napalm?
500
This European nation once possessed Vietnam as an imperial colony for six decades, then named "Indochina", before surrendering after the decisive Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954
What is France?
500
This mass offensive taken part by communist forces was named after the Vietnamese name for the Lunar New Year festival
What is Tet Offensive?
500
This new-wave rock band took its name from the bomber planes used in the Vietnam War. They made hits like "Rock Lobster" and "Love Shack"
What are The B-52s?