Vietnamese People Trivia Quiz

Answer: Leyna Nguyen

Leyna Nguyen was born in Dong Ha, South Vietnam, in 1969. She immigrated to the United States in 1975, and studied at Missouri's Webster University. Since then, Nguyen has established a respectable career in the media, having worked for stations like WRDW-TV, KCBS-TV, KCAL-TV (all CBS affiliates) and KCRA (an NBC affiliate.) She has received several honors and awards, including the title of "Miss Asia" and numerous Emmy Awards and nominations, such as a win for her work as host in "Heal the Bay."

Answer: Nam Le

Nam Le was born in 1978 in Vietnam, but he arrived to Australia with his parents as a boat refugee (a term used to describe Vietnamese that fled their home country after the Vietnam War.) He then studied at the University of Melbourne, and later completed a Masters in Creative Writing in the United States.

In 2008, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf published his critically acclaimed short stories collection "The Boat", featuring characters in different parts of the world.

Answer: Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) was one of the most important political figures of Vietnam's history. After being an advisor for the Communists in China, he returned to Vietnam in 1949 to lead the Viet Minh's independence fight against the French occupiers. He became the first president of the newly declared Democratic Republic of Vietnam in September of 1945, after Japanese emperor Bao Dai abdicated.

He died on September 2, 1969, the same day the Republic was founded. The city of Saigon was re-named Ho Chi Minh City in 1976 in commemoration of him.

Answer: Kickboxing

Cung Le was born in South Vietnam in 1972, but left for California with his mother when he was young, right after the Fall of Saigon during the Vietnam War. He started learning martial arts when he was very young. At the time of his retirement (2015,) Le ended undefeated in his Sanshou kickboxing career by 17-0.

He also pursued a mixed martial arts career in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship.) Le has also had acting roles in several productions, mostly as a martial arts performer, such as "Fighting", "Tekken" and "NCIS: Los Angeles", where he appeared as himself.

Answer: Dương Trieu Vu

Dương Trieu Vu is a Vietnamese singer born in Cam Ranh, Vietnam in 1984. He was signed by the label Thuy Nga Productions in 2004 after sending a demo, and shortly afterwards became a cast member of the company's "Paris by Night." The show, performed in Vietnamese, features a variety of both modern and traditional songs, as well as comedy.

In 2006, Dương Trieu Vu released his album "Ngay Do Co Em".

Answer: Be in outer space

Eugene Huu-Chau Trinh was born in Saigon (which is now Ho Chi Minh City) in 1950 of Chinese parents. He studied his college career in the United States, earning a Bachelor of Science (in Columbia University) and a Masters of Science, Masters of Philosophy and a PhD in Applied Physics, from Yale University.

He went on NASA's STS-50 mission on the Columbia space shuttle, becoming the first Vietnamese-American to do so. He has also served as NASA's Director of the Physical Sciences Research Division.

Answer: Le Duc Tho

Le Duc Tho, born in 1911, was a key figure in Vietnam's Communist Party. In fact, he was one of the founders of the Indochinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Politburo (the highest authority within the Communist Party of Vietnam) from 1955 to 1986. From 1976 to 1980, he served as Head of the Central Organizing Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

He was instrumental in negotiating the Paris Peace Accords, which led to him being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize with Henry Kissinger. Tho declined, stating that the South Vietnamese and American governments had violated the agreements, and he would not be able to accept the prize until real peace was restored in Vietnam.

Answer: Phạm Nhật Vương

Phạm Nhật Vương was born on 1968 in Hanoi, Vietnam. He completed his studies at Hanoi University of Mining and Geology and Moscow Geological Prospecting Institute in Russia. One of his first endeavors was Technocom, which Nestle bought in 2009. Another of his companies, Vincom, merged with Vinpearl in 2007 to form VinGroup. He became the richest person in Vietnam in 2015.

Answer: David Thai

David Thai, born in 1956 in South Vietnam, originally arrived in the United States as a Vietnam War refugee. In 1983 he joined the Flying Dragons, a large criminal gang in New York's Chinatown. After leaving the gang, Thai became a prominent figure in the counterfeit watch industry, and would later form and lead his own gang, Born To Kill.

The gang was responsible for many illegal activities in New York City, mainly selling counterfeit watches and murdering members of rival gangs. In 1991, Thai was arrested and convicted on multiple counts, including racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder.

Answer: Papaya

Tran Anh Hung was born in Vietnam in 1962. After the city of Saigon fell during the Vietnam War in 1975, he emigrated to France. His first major film was "The Scent of Green Papaya", a Vietnamese-language movie that was shot in France and featured aspects of Vietnamese life. At the 1993 Cannes Film Festival the movie won two awards: the Caméra d'Or (awarded for the best feature of the festival) and the Award of the Youth for Best French Film. Tran Anh Hung has also been responsible for other productions like "Cyclo", "The Vertical Ray of the Sun", and "I Come with the Rain".

Papaya is a tropical fruit popular in Mexico and Central America. The color of the fruit when eaten raw is usually orange. In some Asian nations, however, green papayas are used in several cuisines, like Indonesian and Thai.