Vietnam War Quiz - 79 Trivia Questions!
Delve into the turbulent and complex history of the Vietnam War, a pivotal conflict that defined an era. Test your knowledge of key battles, figures, and the political landscape of this war that left a lasting impact on both Vietnam and the United States.
Which US President met with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin at the Glassboro Summit?
In which city did the US and North Vietnam begin peace talks in May 1968?
Who was the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War?
Who won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography for 'The Terror of War'?
Who was the first American female journalist to be killed in a war?
Which US President issued a proclamation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War?
Who was US President Richard Nixon's National Security advisor during the Vietnam War?
Who succeeded General Westmoreland as Commander of the U.S. Army in Vietnam in March 1968?
In which year was the Easter Offensive in Vietnam?
Who died in September 1969 at the age of 79?
In which city did US soldiers waterboard a North Vietnamese prisoner of war in 1968?
What was the name of the anti-war demonstration held at the Pentagon in October 1967?
What was the name of the 1979 film based on the Vietnam War?
What tribe was trained by the CIA to fight against communist forces in Laos and Vietnam?
From which country did Vietnam gain independence in 1954?
What was the name of the U.S. military operation that dropped bombs on North Vietnam?
From which country did the Viet Minh receive military advisors in the 1950's?
In the Vietnam War, what was the name of the US bombing campaign against the Viet Cong in Laos and Cambodia?
Which country was divided at the 17th parallel in 1954?
In which country was the Strategic Hamlet Programme introduced in 1961?
What was the name of the city that fell to North Vietnam in 1975, ending the Vietnam War?
In which Asian city was a B-52 bomber wrecked during Operation Linebacker II?
In which Gulf did the USS Maddox allegedly shoot down a North Vietnamese torpedo boat in 1964?
At which battle of May 1954 did the French finally surrender to the Vietminh?
Which US government department conducted a study of US relations with Vietnam between 1945 and 1967?
What was the name of the American transport plane that was used in the Vietnam War?
What was the more common name for the Second Indochina War?
Which country was the main ally of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Who was the commander of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War?
What was the last country to withdraw from South Vietnam in 1956?
Who was the commander of the U.S. forces in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Who was the US President at the time of the Vietnam War?
What was the code name for the US military's voice-messaging system in the Vietnam War?
Who wrote the book Until the Last Man Comes Home?
Who was the leader of China during the Vietnam War?
What was the name of the only American nurse killed in the Vietnam War?
Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge?
Who was Vice-President of the USA during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu?
Who was the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
In which US city is the Joseph P. Healey Library, which houses a collection of Vietnam War ephemera?
What was the capital of the South Vietnamese province of Phuc Binh, which fell to the North Vietnamese in 1975?
What was the capital of the Central Highlands province of Vietnam, seized by the Viet Cong in 1975?
What was the third largest city in Vietnam after Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City?
What was the name of the notorious prison where prisoners of war were tortured by the South Vietnamese government?
What was the name of the U.S. Army division that committed atrocities against the Vietnamese in the Vietnam War?
Which general was known as the 'Column of Tears' during the Vietnam War?
Which country supplied weapons to North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
The Vietnam War Crimes Working Group was set up in 1968 in the wake of what event?
What university was the scene of an anti-war protest in 1970?
Who was the US Ambassador to South Vietnam at the time of the overthrow of Ho Chi Minh?
In the Vietnam War, Operation Lam Son 719 was the first major ground operation aimed directly at attacking what?
Who was the US Secretary of Defence during Lyndon Johnson's presidency?
What type of bomb was used to burn a woman in Vietnam?
Who resigned as President of South Vietnam on 21st April 1975?
What was the name of the U.S. military leadership program that dropped from 191,749 in 1966 to 33,220 in 1974?
Who became US President in August 1974?
What is the title of the Vietnam War film based on the diary of a North Vietnamese doctor?
In which country did the Ho Chi Minh Trail run?
Which country was accused of war crimes during the Vietnam War?
"Who first proposed the ""domino theory"" in a speech to the American Friends of Vietnam?"
What was the name of the American base in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of 1967?
The Truong Son Road in Laos was known by what name to the North Vietnamese?
Who was the US Secretary of Defence during the Vietnam War?
What was the name of the American helicopter evacuation of Saigon in April 1975?
What was the name of the young women who hawked their wares to American soldiers during the Vietnam War?
What was the name of the North Vietnamese rebel group that fought against the government of South Vietnam in the 1960's?
What was the name of the defoliant used by the USAF in Vietnam?
Between 1953 and 1956, the North Vietnamese government executed approximately 100,000 people for what crime?
What was the name given to the practice of US troops refusing to carry out orders in the Vietnam War?
In 1963, Ngo Dinh Diem ordered the massacre of what religious group in Hue, Vietnam?
What was the name of the country that declared independence from France on VJ Day in 1945?
What was the occupation of the women who served in the Vietnam War?
What was the name of the US-Vietnam war resolution passed in 1961?
POW/MIA refers to what status of US soldiers in the Vietnam War?
In the Vietnam War, what was the name of the first major attack by the PAVN against the US forces?
Who was the President of the USA during the Vietnam War?
At which battle of 1974 did the NVA defeat the Montagnards?
In which country did the Khmer Rouge commit genocide during the Vietnam War?
What was the name of the Hindu ethnic group that fought against the Viet Cong in the Vietnam War?