FMF CORE |400+ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS |UPDATED 2025
Marines landed in South Vietnam in what year?
Answer: 1965.
In what battle did Marines earn the name "Teufel Hunden" or "Devil Dogs"?
Answer: Belleau Wood.
What battle took place during the 1968 Vietnamese holiday of Tet?
Answer: Hue City.
What was the largest all-Marine battle in history?
Answer: Iwo Jima.
On 7 August 1942, the Marines landed on the beaches of Guadalcanal. What
island chain was this?
Answer: Solomon Islands.
Who held the Marine Corps Commandant position for 39 years?
Answer: Archibald Henderson.
Who is remembered for his performance at Cuzco Well (Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba)?
Answer: John Quick.
,Who earned the Medal of Honor for semaphoring an emergency lift of the
naval bombardment while under Spanish and American shellfire?
Answer: John Quick.
Who is recognized for earning two Medals of Honor: (1) Chinese Boxer
Rebellion and (2) First Caco War in Haiti?
Answer: Dan Daly.
Who served in Nicaragua during several periods of political unrest and
rebellious activity?
Answer: Louis B. "Chesty" Puller.
Who became known as the "Tiger of the Mountains" in 1930?
Answer: Louis B. Puller.
Who is recognized for Marine prowess in aerial dogfights?
Answer: Gregory Boyington.
What Marine is immortalized in the now-famous photograph taken during
the second flag-raising on Iwo Jima?
Answer: Ira H. Hayes.
Who was the first enlisted woman in the Marine Corps?
Answer: Private Opha Mae Johnson.
Who was the first female general officer in the Marine Corps?
Answer: Brigadier General Margaret A. Brewer.
What date was the U.S. Marine Corps established?
Answer: 10 November 1775.
,The first Marine Corps amphibious landing took place in what year?
Answer: 1776.
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what location? -
ANSWER✔✔New Providence Island in the Bahamas
Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold on Burma in what year? -
ANSWER✔✔1805
The Shores of Tripoli were part of what campaign? - ANSWER✔✔Burma
Who became the commander of the first Marine Corps Battalions? -
ANSWER✔✔Samuel Nicholas
Who commanded the attack on Harper's Ferry? - ANSWER✔✔Robert E. Lee
The Marine Corps adopted the eagle, globe and anchor as its emblem in what year?
- ANSWER✔✔1868
Who was responsible for adopting the eagle, globe and anchor as the Marine
Corps' emblem? - ANSWER✔✔Jacob Zeilin
In what year did Marines defend the American Legation in Peking China during
the Boxer Rebellion? - ANSWER✔✔1900
Who was the Marine Corps first pilot? - ANSWER✔✔Alfred Cunningham
, What year did the Marine Corps establish its Aviation unit? - ANSWER✔✔1913
How many elements are there in the Marine Corps mission? - ANSWER✔✔7
True or False, To provide detachments and organizations for service of the armed
vessel of the Navy and security detachments for the protection of Naval stations
and bases is the responsibility th U.S. Marine Corps? - ANSWER✔✔True
One mission of the Marine Corps is to? - ANSWER✔✔Perform such other duties
as the President directs
How many chains of command exist within the Marine Corps? - ANSWER✔✔2
Who is not found in operational chain of command? - ANSWER✔✔Secretary of
the Navy
The Cammandant of the Marine Corps is in what chain of command? -
ANSWER✔✔Service
Who is the Commandant of the Marine Corps directly responsible to? -
ANSWER✔✔Secretary of the Navy
What is the Marine Corps principle organization for the conduct of all missions
across the range of military operations? - ANSWER✔✔MAGTF
A MEF consists of what subordinate comands? - ANSWER✔✔CE, ACE, CSSE,
GCE
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS |UPDATED 2025
Marines landed in South Vietnam in what year?
Answer: 1965.
In what battle did Marines earn the name "Teufel Hunden" or "Devil Dogs"?
Answer: Belleau Wood.
What battle took place during the 1968 Vietnamese holiday of Tet?
Answer: Hue City.
What was the largest all-Marine battle in history?
Answer: Iwo Jima.
On 7 August 1942, the Marines landed on the beaches of Guadalcanal. What
island chain was this?
Answer: Solomon Islands.
Who held the Marine Corps Commandant position for 39 years?
Answer: Archibald Henderson.
Who is remembered for his performance at Cuzco Well (Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba)?
Answer: John Quick.
,Who earned the Medal of Honor for semaphoring an emergency lift of the
naval bombardment while under Spanish and American shellfire?
Answer: John Quick.
Who is recognized for earning two Medals of Honor: (1) Chinese Boxer
Rebellion and (2) First Caco War in Haiti?
Answer: Dan Daly.
Who served in Nicaragua during several periods of political unrest and
rebellious activity?
Answer: Louis B. "Chesty" Puller.
Who became known as the "Tiger of the Mountains" in 1930?
Answer: Louis B. Puller.
Who is recognized for Marine prowess in aerial dogfights?
Answer: Gregory Boyington.
What Marine is immortalized in the now-famous photograph taken during
the second flag-raising on Iwo Jima?
Answer: Ira H. Hayes.
Who was the first enlisted woman in the Marine Corps?
Answer: Private Opha Mae Johnson.
Who was the first female general officer in the Marine Corps?
Answer: Brigadier General Margaret A. Brewer.
What date was the U.S. Marine Corps established?
Answer: 10 November 1775.
,The first Marine Corps amphibious landing took place in what year?
Answer: 1776.
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what location? -
ANSWER✔✔New Providence Island in the Bahamas
Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold on Burma in what year? -
ANSWER✔✔1805
The Shores of Tripoli were part of what campaign? - ANSWER✔✔Burma
Who became the commander of the first Marine Corps Battalions? -
ANSWER✔✔Samuel Nicholas
Who commanded the attack on Harper's Ferry? - ANSWER✔✔Robert E. Lee
The Marine Corps adopted the eagle, globe and anchor as its emblem in what year?
- ANSWER✔✔1868
Who was responsible for adopting the eagle, globe and anchor as the Marine
Corps' emblem? - ANSWER✔✔Jacob Zeilin
In what year did Marines defend the American Legation in Peking China during
the Boxer Rebellion? - ANSWER✔✔1900
Who was the Marine Corps first pilot? - ANSWER✔✔Alfred Cunningham
, What year did the Marine Corps establish its Aviation unit? - ANSWER✔✔1913
How many elements are there in the Marine Corps mission? - ANSWER✔✔7
True or False, To provide detachments and organizations for service of the armed
vessel of the Navy and security detachments for the protection of Naval stations
and bases is the responsibility th U.S. Marine Corps? - ANSWER✔✔True
One mission of the Marine Corps is to? - ANSWER✔✔Perform such other duties
as the President directs
How many chains of command exist within the Marine Corps? - ANSWER✔✔2
Who is not found in operational chain of command? - ANSWER✔✔Secretary of
the Navy
The Cammandant of the Marine Corps is in what chain of command? -
ANSWER✔✔Service
Who is the Commandant of the Marine Corps directly responsible to? -
ANSWER✔✔Secretary of the Navy
What is the Marine Corps principle organization for the conduct of all missions
across the range of military operations? - ANSWER✔✔MAGTF
A MEF consists of what subordinate comands? - ANSWER✔✔CE, ACE, CSSE,
GCE
