GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (A) Flashcards
1
Q
One dollar is equal to how many dong?
A
- Around 21800 Vietnamese Dong
2
Q
Vietnam QUICK HISTORY? (5)
A
- FRENCH CONQUEST second half of 1800s (“french indochina”)
- INDEPENDENCE after WWII (french ruled until mid 50s)
- GENEVA ACCORDS (1954) - divide into COMMUNIST NORTH + ANTI-COMMUNIST SOUTH
- US involvement 60s; ceasefire in ‘73.
- 2 YEARS LATER, COMMUNIST NORTH invades SOUTH; country reunited under communist rule.
3
Q
Population of VIETNAM?
A
- approx 90 million
4
Q
Population of HANOI?
A
- 7 million
5
Q
GOVERNMENT of VIETNAM?
A
- SOCIALIST REPUBLIC of Vietnam (communist state)
6
Q
PRESIDENT of VIETNAM?
A
- Trương Tấn Sang (five-year term; last election held 2011 (next to be held in July 2016)
7
Q
HANOI to HALONG BAY?
A
- THREE HOURS AND A HALF
8
Q
Time difference?
A
- CALIFORNIA is 14 HOURS behind VIETNAM;
while your in Vietnam, switch AM/PM of current time and subtract 2 hours
9
Q
5 dollars?
A
- around 110,000 dong
10
Q
10 dollars?
A
- approx 220,000 dong
11
Q
15 dollars?
20 dollars?
A
- approx 330,000 dong
- approx 440,000 dong
12
Q
10,000 dong?
A
- 50 cents
13
Q
30 dollars?
A
- 650,000 dong
14
Q
50 dollars?
A
- 1,100,000 dong
15
Q
100 dollars?
A
- 2,200,00 dong
16
Q
Proper greeting?
A
- shake with both hands and (bow head if is elder); pronounce “xin chao” correctly
17
Q
Rice bowl?
A
- I think you should hold your rice bowl in your hand; (considered lazy to eat from a rice bowl that is on the table)
18
Q
If invited to a Vietnamese home…
A
- bring fruit, sweets, flowers, fruit, or incense, wrap in colorful paper, do not give anything black, yellow flowers or chrysanthemums.
19
Q
Table manners? (4)
A
- Wait to be shown where to sit; The oldest person should sit first;
- Pass dishes with both hands; People hold bowls close to their faces; serve to your bowl first before eating.
- Chopsticks should be placed on the table/chopstick after few mouthfuls; When you are finished eating, rest your chopsticks on top of your rice bowl; Hold the spoon in your left hand while eating soup;
- over your mouth when using a toothpick.
20
Q
How many tones?
A
- SIX; midlevel, high rising, low falling, low rising, high broken, low broken
