History

Question 1

A.A. Cunningham

Answer 1

First marine aviator

Question 2

Opha Mae Johnson

Answer 2

First female marine

Question 3

Semper fidelis

Answer 3

“Always Faithful”

Adopted in 1883

Question 4

Mameluke sword

Answer 4

Awarded to lieutenant Pressley o’bannon after the battle of tripoli by Prince Hemet
Oldest weapon still in use by the military today

Question 5

General Jacob zeilin

Answer 5

Adopted the marine corps emblem in 1868

Question 6

The united states marine corps is a direct descendent of?

Answer 6

British royal marines

Question 7

Birthplace of the U.S. Marines

Answer 7

Tun tavern. Philadelphia, PA

Question 8

Birthday of the USMC

Answer 8

November 10, 1775

Question 9

The first USMC officer

Answer 9

Capt. Samuel Nicholas

Question 10

The first amphibious landing of the USMC

Answer 10

New providence Bahamas

Question 11

Battle where the marine corps first fought alongside the army

Answer 11

Battle of Trenton

Question 12

First commandant of the marine corps

Answer 12

Major William Ward Burrows

Question 13

Year that congress first established the rank of Sargeant major

Answer 13

1798

Question 14

Significance of the quatrefoil

Answer 14

Cross shaped braid worn on top of the marine officers cover to distinguish marine sharpshooters on board ships from friend or foe

Question 15

Year the marine corps emblem was adopted

Answer 15

1868

Question 15

What does the eagle, globe, and anchor stand for

Answer 15

Eagle = nation
Globe = worldwide service
Anchor = naval traditions

Question 16

Who carries the non-commissioned officers sword

Answer 16

Only u.s. marine non commissioned officers

Question 17

Cause of the Barbary pirates war

Answer 17

President Jefferson ordered American merchant men to cease payment of ransom to the pirates in 1801

Question 17

War that marines first earn a reputation for deadly marksmanship

Answer 17

War of 1812

Question 17

5th commandant of the USMC

Answer 17

Archibald Henderson

Question 18

Bloodstripe symbolizes

Answer 18

Blood that was shed by marine officers and marine NCOs at the battle of chapultipec

Question 19

Bloodiest battle of the Mexican American war

Answer 19

The halls of montezuma.

Question 20

First marine awarded the medal of honor

Answer 20

Corporal John mackie

Question 21

U.S. ship that sank in Havana in 1898

Answer 21

USS Maine

Question 22

How many marines awarded the medal of honor in the boxer rebellion

Answer 22

33

Question 23

Most noted marine for his actions in the boxer rebellion

Answer 23

Private Dan Daly

Question 24

The six countries in which there was a conflict in which was known as the Boxer Rebellion

Answer 24

``` Panama Cuba Nicaragua Vera Cruz Mexico Haiti Dominican republic ```

Question 25

Year that World War 1 began

Answer 25

1917

Question 26

Under which president did World War 1 begin

Answer 26

Woodrow Wilson

Question 27

Commander of the American expeditionary force which landed in Liverpool when the U.S. entered I'm WW1

Answer 27

Maj Gen John J. (blackjack) Pershing

Question 28

The two marine regiments who were most instrumental in the battles of belleau, soissons, and blanc mont ridge in WW1

Answer 28

5th and 6th marine regiments

Question 29

Teufelhunden

Answer 29

Devil Dogs

Question 30

Name of the treaty that ended WW1

Answer 30

The treaty of Versailles

Question 31

Year that the secretary of the navy authorize the commandant to enlist women into the marine corps

Answer 31

1918

Question 32

War that general John A. Legeune see combat for his very first time

Answer 32

Mexican American war

Question 33

John A. Legeune

Answer 33

13th commandant

Question 34

How many years did general Legeune serve as commandant of the marine corps

Answer 34

9

Question 35

Which ways did general Legeune formalize the marine corps ball

Answer 35

Birthday message Troop formations Marine corps ball

Question 36

Official colors of the marine corps and what they represent

Answer 36

Scarlet - blood the marines have shed | Gold - shows the world the marines are bold

Question 37

Authorized to wear the French fourragere

Answer 37

5th and 6th marine regiments