1. By an act of the Continental congress, the United States Marine Corps
became a regular branch of our country's service when? - correct answers
✅November 10, 1775
2. Who established the United States Marine Corps? - correct answers
✅Captain Samuel Nicholas
3. Where was the United States Marine Corps established? - correct answers
✅Tun Tavern, PA
4. Who was the proprietor of the tavern? - correct answers ✅Peg Mullen,
Robert Mullen's wife.
5. Who was the first Marine Corps recruiter? - correct answers ✅Robert
Mullen
6. The Marine Corps as it exists today, was formed when? - correct answers
✅July 11, 1798
7. What is the symbol of the United States Marine Corps? - correct answers
✅The Eagle, Globe, and Anchor
8. What does each symbol recognize? - correct answers ✅The Eagle-
recognizes our nation. The Globe- recognizes our worldwide service. The
Anchor- recognizes our naval traditions
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,9. The Eagle, Globe, and Anchor was adopted when? - correct answers
✅1868
10.Who adopted the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor? - correct answers ✅Brig.
General Jacob Zealin, 7th Commandant, USMC
11.The term Leatherneck comes from where? - correct answers ✅From when
the Marines wore a leather strap to protect their neck from enemy swords,
from 1798-1880.
12.What is the Marine Corps motto? - correct answers ✅"Semper Fidelis"
13.What was the Marine Corps motto before "Semper Fidelis"? - correct
answers ✅"By land, by sea"
14.When was the Marine Corps motto changed to "Semper Fidelis"? - correct
answers ✅1880
15.Where do Marines get the nickname "Devil Dog"? - correct answers
✅From the battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918
16.Who was the first Marine Corps aviator? - correct answers ✅A. A.
Cunningham, in 1912
17.Who was the first woman Marine? - correct answers ✅Opha M. Johnson,
on August 13, 1918
18.Who was the first Marine helo pilot to receive the Medal of Honor? -
correct answers ✅Major Stephen Pless
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,19.Who was the first Marine pilot to shoot down an enemy plane? - correct
answers ✅1st Lt. E. S. Brewer
20.Who was the first female Marine Warrant Officer? - correct answers
✅CWO Ruth L. Wood
21.Who was the first Marine Officer to die in battle? - correct answers
✅Captain John Fitzpatrick
22.Which Marine served the longest term as Commandant? - correct answers
✅Archibald Henderson
23.How long did Archibald Henderson serve as Commandant? - correct
answers ✅38 years
24.How much time does a person have to dawn and clear the gas mask? -
correct answers ✅15 seconds
25.Which Commandant installed the office of Sergeant Major of the Marine
Corps? - correct answers ✅The 21st Commandant, General Pate; in 1957
26.On Feb. 20, 1962, one of the Marine Corps' finest pilots manned the first
capsule to orbit the earth. Who was it? - correct answers ✅Lieutenant
Colonel John H. Glenn
27.When was the dress blue uniform adopted? - correct answers ✅On August
24, 1797
28.Who adopted the dress blue uniform? - correct answers ✅Sec. of War
James McHenry
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, 29.The Mameluke sword was presented to whom? - correct answers ✅Lt.
Presley N. O'Bannon
30.Who presented the Mameluke sword to Lt. Presley O'Bannon? - correct
answers ✅The Pasha of Tripoli
31.How many Marines were killed on the island of Iwo Jima? - correct answers
✅Approx. 5,931 Marines
32.How many Marines died on the first day at Iwo Jima? - correct answers
✅Approx. 2,500 Marines
33.Of the six Americans pictured raising the flag over Mt. Suribachi, how many
left the island alive? - correct answers ✅Three
34.How many Marines suffered casualties at Iwo Jima? - correct answers
✅26,000 Marines
35.How many Japanese would become prisoners at Iwo Jima? - correct
answers ✅Fewer than 200, the rest, almost 26,000, fought to their death.
36.Who coined the phrase "Uncommon valor was a common virtue" on the
island of Iwo Jima? - correct answers ✅Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
37.Who said "The raising of that flag on Mt. Suribachi means a Marine Corps
for the next 500 years? - correct answers ✅Sec. of Navy James V. Forrestal
38.Who took the picture of the flag rising on Mt. Suribachi? - correct answers
✅Joe Rosenthal
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