Vietnam
Vietnam has a long coastline on the South China Sea. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 23 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Vietnam trivia questions
What is the capital of Vietnam?
Answer: Hanoi
Bonus fact: Hanoi is the national capital.
Vietnam lies along which sea?
Answer: South China Sea
Bonus fact: Vietnam has a long coastline on the South China Sea.
What river forms a vast delta in southern Vietnam?
Answer: Mekong
Bonus fact: The Mekong Delta is one of Southeast Asia's major agricultural regions.
The Vietnam War was fought largely in which region?
Answer: Southeast Asia
Bonus fact: The conflict centered on Vietnam and neighboring areas.
What was the name of the communist guerrilla force fighting in South Vietnam?
Answer: Viet Cong
Bonus fact: The Viet Cong supported North Vietnam.
Which Coppola film is set during the Vietnam War and inspired by Heart of Darkness?
Answer: Apocalypse Now
Bonus fact: The film stars Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando.
Which Duras novel draws on a teenage affair in colonial Vietnam?
Answer: The Lover
Bonus fact: The Lover won the Prix Goncourt.
How is bò kho commonly served in Vietnam?
Answer: With bread or noodles
Bonus fact: A crusty baguette is especially useful for soaking up the broth, reflecting French influence on Vietnamese food culture.
The Lover is set mainly in what colonial region?
Answer: French Indochina
Bonus fact: The story draws on Duras's youth in Vietnam.
Who played Colleen McMurphy on China Beach?
Answer: Dana Delany
Bonus fact: The series centers on personnel at an evacuation hospital and recreation facility in Vietnam.
Through how many countries does the Mekong River flow from source to sea?
Answer: 6
Bonus fact: The MRC lists China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam along the river’s course.
Which network originally aired China Beach?
Answer: ABC
Bonus fact: The series centers on personnel at an evacuation hospital and recreation facility in Vietnam.