FMF Core Questions with Verified Correct
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Marines landed in South Vietnam in what year?
1965
In what battle did Marines earn the name "Teufehunden" or "Devil Dogs"?
Belleu wood
What battle took place during the 1968 vetnamese holiday of Tet?
Hue City
What was the largest all-Marine battle in History?
Iwo Jima
On 7 August 1942 the Marines landed on the beaches of Guadalcanal. What island
chain was this?
Solomon
Who held the Marine Corps Commandant position for 39 years?
Archibaid Henderson
Who is remembered for his performance at Cuzco Well (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba)?
John Quick
Who earned the Medal of Honor for semaphoring for an emergency lift of the naval
bombardment while under Spanish and American Shellfire?
Johns Quick
,Who is recognized for earning two Medals of Honor: (1) Chinese Boxer Rebellion and
(2) First Caco War in Haiti?
Dan Daly
Who served in Nicaragua through several periods of political unrest and rebellious
activity?
Louis B. "chesty" Puller
Who became known as the "Tiger of the Mountains" in 1930?
Louis B. Puller
Who is recognized for Marine Prowess in aerial dogfights?
Gregory Boyington
What Marine is immortalized in the now famous photograph taken of the second flag
raising on Iwo Jima?
Ira H. Hayes
Who was the first enlisted woman in the Marine Corps?
Private Johnson
Who was the first female general officer in the Marine Corps?
Brewer
What date was the U.S. Marine Corps was established?
10 November 1775
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what year?
, 1776
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what location?
New Providence Island in the Bahamas
Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold on Burma in what year?
1805
The Shores of Tripoli were part of what campaign?
Burma
Who became the commander of the first Marine Corps Battalions?
Samuel Nicholas
Who commanded the attack on Harper's Ferry?
Robert E. Lee
The Marine Corps adopted the eagle, globe and anchor as its emblem in what year?
1868
Who was responsible for adopting the eagle, globe and anchor as the Marine Corps'
emblem?
Jacob Zeilin
In what year did Marines defend the American Legation in Peking China during the
Boxer Rebellion?
1900
Who was the Marine Corps first pilot?
Answers
Marines landed in South Vietnam in what year?
1965
In what battle did Marines earn the name "Teufehunden" or "Devil Dogs"?
Belleu wood
What battle took place during the 1968 vetnamese holiday of Tet?
Hue City
What was the largest all-Marine battle in History?
Iwo Jima
On 7 August 1942 the Marines landed on the beaches of Guadalcanal. What island
chain was this?
Solomon
Who held the Marine Corps Commandant position for 39 years?
Archibaid Henderson
Who is remembered for his performance at Cuzco Well (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba)?
John Quick
Who earned the Medal of Honor for semaphoring for an emergency lift of the naval
bombardment while under Spanish and American Shellfire?
Johns Quick
,Who is recognized for earning two Medals of Honor: (1) Chinese Boxer Rebellion and
(2) First Caco War in Haiti?
Dan Daly
Who served in Nicaragua through several periods of political unrest and rebellious
activity?
Louis B. "chesty" Puller
Who became known as the "Tiger of the Mountains" in 1930?
Louis B. Puller
Who is recognized for Marine Prowess in aerial dogfights?
Gregory Boyington
What Marine is immortalized in the now famous photograph taken of the second flag
raising on Iwo Jima?
Ira H. Hayes
Who was the first enlisted woman in the Marine Corps?
Private Johnson
Who was the first female general officer in the Marine Corps?
Brewer
What date was the U.S. Marine Corps was established?
10 November 1775
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what year?
, 1776
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what location?
New Providence Island in the Bahamas
Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold on Burma in what year?
1805
The Shores of Tripoli were part of what campaign?
Burma
Who became the commander of the first Marine Corps Battalions?
Samuel Nicholas
Who commanded the attack on Harper's Ferry?
Robert E. Lee
The Marine Corps adopted the eagle, globe and anchor as its emblem in what year?
1868
Who was responsible for adopting the eagle, globe and anchor as the Marine Corps'
emblem?
Jacob Zeilin
In what year did Marines defend the American Legation in Peking China during the
Boxer Rebellion?
1900
Who was the Marine Corps first pilot?
