When Paul Hardcastle heard that the average age of military personnel in Vietnam was nineteen he was shocked. He wrote this war protest song to express his concern. Actually, the average age was twenty-three. During World War Two it was twenty-six. However, personnel aged nineteen and twenty comprised thirty-eight percent of the causalities.
"In Vietnam, he was nineteen
In Vietnam, he was nineteen
In Vietnam, he was nineteen
In Vietnam, he was nineteen
N-n-n-n-nineteen
The heaviest fighting
Of the past two weeks
Continued today twenty-five
Miles northwest of Saigon
I really wasn't sure
What was going on."
2. _________ Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Answer: 20
Jules Verne was an ingenious teller of science/fiction tales. His "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (1870) and "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1873) are his most familiar novels and are a part of pop culture.
3. Two PM military time __00
Answer: 14
Military days begin at midnight, therefore, 1300 would be 1 PM and 1400 would be 2 PM. Naval vessels may use 'bells'.
4. American football
Answer: 11
Each team can have eleven players on the field at one time.
On offence typically 1 center, 4 linemen, 3 backfield, 3 ends.
On defense typically 4 linemen, 3 linebackers, 2 corners, and 2 safeties.
Both are effected by game situations and strategy.
5. Normal jury panel
Answer: 12
Although there might be local variances, twelve is the standard legal jury. This is the general number in court room dramas. During the reign of Henry II, twelve "good and lawful men" in each village were assembled to judge those suspected of crimes.
6. Unlucky Friday
Answer: 13
"Triskaidekaphobia" is the fear of Friday the 13th. This superstition is believed to have risen during the Middle Ages originating from Jesus' last supper as there were 13 individuals present.
7. Square root of 225
Answer: 15
A square root is the number multiplied by itself to obtain the given product. For example the square root of 49 is 7 because 7X7=49 and 15X15=225.
8. Legal minimum drinking age for beer consumption in US/Possessions?
Answer: 18
US Federal highway assistance funding requires a minimum age of 21 on roadways. Puerto Rico maintained 18 for both so it receives a discounted allocation.
9. Molly Ringwald's candles
Answer: 16
It was both a song and a movie where everyone forgot Molly's birthday.
"Sixteen candles make a lovely light
But not as bright as your eyes tonight
Blow out the candles, make your wish come true
For I'll be wishing that you love me, too
That you love me, too"
You're only sixteen
But you're my teenage queen
You're the prettiest, loveliest girl I've ever seen
Sixteen candles in my heart will glow
For ever and ever for I love you so
For I love you so"
10. I saw her dancing there (Beatles)
Answer: 17
"I Saw Her Standing There" is a song by the Beatles credited to Paul McCartney and John Lennon, but written primarily by McCartney. It is the opening track on the band's 1963 debut album "Please Please Me." On the single recording it was on the flip side of "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
"Well, she was just 17
You know what I mean
And the way she looked was way beyond compare
So how could I dance with another
When I saw her standing there"
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