Answers: Quiz 1. General Knowledge about the Vietnam
War
Question 1:
When did the 1st Bn (Mech), 50th Infantry arrive in
Vietnam?
22 September 1967
18 June 1968
13 December 1970
6 September 1971
Question 2:
Which was the first major U.S. Army combat unit to
arrive in Vietnam?
1st Infantry Division
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
1st Logistical Command
173d Airborne Brigade (Separate)
Question 3:
What do the letters ARVN stand for?
Allied Returned Veterans of Nam
American Relief for Viet Nam
Army of the Republic of Viet Nam
Army of Regional Viet Nam
Question 4:
What do the letters NVA stand for?
No Viable Alternatives
Non-Violent Atheists
No Vietnamese Allowed
North Vietnamese Army
Question 5:
What was the primary infantry weapon used by the Communist
forces?
M-16A1
AK-47
SKS
U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 (Garand)
Question 6:
Who was the Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
from 1964-1968?
General Frederick Weyand
General Creighton Abrahms
General William Westmoreland
General Maxwell Taylor
Question 7:
Vietnamese Hill Tribes
French mercernaries
NVA infiltrators
South Vietnamese Special Forces
Question 8:
Name the U.S. bombing campaign against North Vietnam
between February 1965 and October 1968 ?
Operation Linebacker 1
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Linebacker 2
Operation Arc-Light
Question 9:
What caliber was the M79 Grenade Launcher?
4 inch
81 mm
40 mm
5.56 mm
Question 10:
What was the maximum effective range of the M79 Grenade
Launcher?
15 meters
100 meters
250 meters
400 meters
Question 11:
Where was the 1st Bn (Mech), 50th Infantry assigned?
Military Region I (I Corps Tactical Zone)
Military Region II (II Corps Tactical Zone)
Military Region III (III Corps Tactical Zone)
Military Region IV (IV Corps Tactical Zone)
Question 12:
What South Vietnamese political district was LZ Uplift
located within?
Thien Giao
An Khe
Bong Son
Phu My
Question 13:
What was the name of the major Communist offensive of 1968?
Dung Lai
Tet
Counteroffensive Phase VI
Chieu Hoi
Question 14:
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Communist forces?
General Giap
General Ky
General Thieu
President Ho Chi Minh
Question 15:
What is the name of the route used by North Vietnam
to infiltrate troops and supplies into the South?
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Freedom Trail
Highway 1, the Street Without Joy
Mang Yang Pass
Question 16:
What major base in the Central Highlands was the headquarters
of the 1st Cavalry Division, the 4th Infantry Division and the 173rd
Airborne Brigade while the 1st Bn (Mech), 50th Infantry was assigned
to them?
Camp Holloway
LZ English
Camp Radcliff (at An Khe)
LZ Betty
Question 17:
What armored recovery vehicle was organic to a mechanized infantry
battalion?
M88 vehicle tracked recovery
M543A2 5-ton, 6x6 wrecker
M548 6-ton ammunition carrier with1,500-lb. capacity hoist
M578 vehicle tracked recovery
Question 18:
Who were the principal signatories at the Paris
Peace Accords?
Nixon and Ho Chi Minh
Westmoreland and Giap
Kissinger and Le Duc Tho
Kissinger and Thieu
Question 19:
What kind of weapon was CS/CN?
Phougas jellied gasoline
Tear gas and nausea (vomit) gas
Riot control cluster bombs
Antipersonnel mine
Question 20:
What was the rated maximum speed of the M113A1 armored
personnel carrier in water?
1 mph
3.5 mph
5 mph
40-42 mph
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