1. Which famous school in Ho Chi Minh City was founded in Hanoi?

  • Trung Vuong High School
  • Gia Dinh High School
  • Nguyen Huu Huan High School
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Trung Vuong High School is a school with a special history. Trung Vuong School was established in 1917 in Hanoi. In 1954, the Geneva Agreement divided the country, a part of the Board of Directors and students of Trung Vuong left Hanoi for the South. While there was no official school facility, Trung Vuong School temporarily organized teaching and learning activities at Gia Long School (now Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School). Each school organized teaching and learning activities at a different time. In 1957, Trung Vuong High School for Girls officially moved to 3 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street. Currently, Trung Vuong High School in Hanoi is 107 years old, while in Ho Chi Minh City, the school with this name has been built and developed for 67 years.

2. Which of the following schools used to have the name Female Pedagogy?

  • Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School
  • Trung Vuong High School
  • Marie Curie High School
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Trung Vuong High School has gone through a long process of establishment and development. In 1917, the school was established in Hanoi under the name of the Female Pedagogical School. This was when the first Vietnamese people attended the school. Later, the school was renamed the High School for Girls (College de Jeunes filles) located south of Hoan Kiem Lake on Dong Khanh Street. In 1948, the school's name was changed to Trung Vuong High School for Girls.
In 1954, the Geneva Agreement divided the country, and a part of the Board of Directors and students of Trung Vuong left Hanoi for the South. While there was no official school facility, Trung Vuong School temporarily organized teaching and learning activities at Gia Long School (now Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School). Each school organized teaching and learning activities at a different time. In 1957, Trung Vuong High School for Girls officially moved to 3 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street. This year, the school did not have a First Grade class, so final year female students had to go to Chu Van An School to study and take the Baccalaureate exam. In 1958, the school had all levels of classes from Seventh to First Grade.

To be admitted to Trung Vuong School, female students must pass a very difficult entrance exam. Trung Vuong female students are famous for their charm and elegance, always winning high prizes in national literature and home economics competitions. This place is also one of the revolutionary bases of the urban student movement.

After 1975, the school continued to operate and was a Girls' High School for three more years. In 1979, Trung Vuong School officially became a high school, which is today's Trung Vuong High School.

3. Which school was once named after scholar Truong Vinh Ky?

  • Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School
  • Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted
  • Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted
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The school was founded in 1927 with the original name of Petrus Truong Vinh Ky High School. This name was given by the French to honor Truong Vinh Ky, a Vietnamese scholar. However, in 1928, the school opened its first school year with 200 students. From this school, generations of patriotic students and youths ignited the revolution against the French and the Americans such as: school strikes, demonstrations. One of the shining examples was Tran Van On, who heroically fell during the anti-French street demonstration on January 9, 1950, creating a wave of demonstrations throughout Saigon - Cho Lon, demanding protection of students' rights. January 9 has gone down in national history when it was chosen as the National Student Tradition Day.

Also in this school, although in the heart of the French colonial regime, many famous teachers, revolutionaries, scientists, artists were born such as: Professor Nguyen Van Chi, Professor Pham Thieu, Architect Huynh Tan Phat, Professor - Academician - Musician Luu Huu Phuoc, Mr. Mai Van Bo, Mr. Huynh Van Tieng, Scientist Tran Dai Xuong, Professor - Doctor Trinh Kim Anh, Professor - Doctor Nguyen Tan Gi Trong, Professor - Doctor - Musician Tran Van Khe, Professor - Doctor Nguyen Ngoc Tran...

In the 1976-1977 school year, the school was honored to be named after the late General Secretary of the Central Party Le Hong Phong.

4. Professor - Academician - Hero of Labor Tran Dai Nghia was a student of which school?

  • Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted
  • Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted
  • Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School
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Professor - Hero of Labor Tran Dai Nghia, real name Pham Quang Le, was born on September 13, 1913 in Chanh Hiep commune, Tam Binh district, Vinh Long province. He is known as the "king" of weapons, and is a person who has made great contributions to the development of Vietnam's defense industry. He was formerly the Director of the Department of Military Armament - Ministry of National Defense (now the General Department of Defense Industry) and Director of the Department of Military Armament Research - General Command of the Army (now the Institute of Military Science and Technology).

In 1946, Professor - Academician Tran Dai Nghia and his colleagues started researching and manufacturing Bazooka anti-tank guns and bullets so that Vietnamese soldiers could have weapons against French tanks and bunkers. After that, he continued to research and manufacture 60mm recoilless rifles (SKZ).

In the history of Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, this school, although under the French colonial regime, produced many famous teachers, revolutionaries, scientists, and artists such as: Professor Nguyen Van Chi, Professor Pham Thieu, Architect Huynh Tan Phat, Professor - Academician Hero of Labor Tran Dai Nghia, Professor - Academician - Musician Luu Huu Phuoc, Mr. Mai Van Bo, Mr. Huynh Van Tieng, Scientist Tran Dai Xuong, Professor - Doctor Trinh Kim Anh, Professor - Doctor Nguyen Tan Gi Trong, Professor - Doctor - Musician Tran Van Khe, Professor - Doctor Nguyen Ngoc Tran.

5. Professor Tran Dai Nghia was the first principal of which university?

  • Vietnam National University, Hanoi
  • Hanoi National University of Education
  • Hanoi University of Science and Technology
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On March 6, 1956, Minister of National Education Nguyen Van Huyen signed Decree No. 147/ND on the establishment of the Polytechnic Vocational University (now Hanoi Polytechnic University). Major General, Professor, and weapons engineer Tran Dai Nghia was appointed as principal.