FMTB TEST BLOCK 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
First to Fight - Answers -Marines have been at the forefront of every Anerican war
since their founding
Leathernecks - Answers -Dates back to leather stock during years 1775 to 1875
Kept heads erect
Standing collar regulates posture and stance
Devil Dogs - Answers -Coined during Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918 by Germans
espirit de corps - Answers -"Spirit" of a unit
Devotion and loyalty to Marine Corps, with deep regard for history, traditions, and
honor; epitome of pride in a unit
Uncommon valor was a common virtue - Answers -Refers to WWII victories, especially
Iwo Jima, the largest all-Marine battle in history
Spoken by Admiral Nimitz
Semper Fidelis - Answers -Always faithful
Tun Tavern - Answers -Birthplace of Marine Corps
10 November 1775 in Philadelphia, PA
Continental Congress raises 2 battalions of Marines
Captain Samuel Nicholas becomes first Commandant of Marine Corps
Derna, Tripoli - Answers -Marines storm Barbary Pirates' stronghold in 1805
First time "Stars and Stripes" were raised in Eastern Hemisphere
Belleau Wood - Answers -One of the greatest battles fought in history
Belleau Wood, France in 1918 during WWI
Marines called "storm troops" by Germans
Renamed "the Wood of the Brigade of Marines"
, The Chosin Reservoir - Answers -November 1950
Marines cut off by Chinese Communist Forces
Marines smash 7 of 10 enemy divisions
Major significance is that they brought out all operable equipment, properly evacuated
wounded and dead, and maintained tactical integrity
Kuwait 1990 - Answers -Operation Desert Shield launches after Iraqi forces invade
Kuwait
Designed to halt advances of Iraqi forces and position multinational forces assembled
for possible offensive operations to expel invading forces
Validated Marine Corps Prepositioning Force (MPF) concept and tailoring of units to
accomplish a mission as a part of a MAGTF
Kuwait 1991 - Answers -Operation Desert Storm launched after Iraqi government
refused to comply with UN resolutions
Marine aviation heavily used; air phase commenced in January 1991
When massive bombing failed, Marine ground forces swept into Kuwait
Presley Neville O'Bannon - Answers -1st Lieutenant who led Marines in Derna, Tripoli
First U.S. forces to hoist U.S. flag over territory in The Old World
Presented with "Mameluke" sword in 1805
Archibald Henderson - Answers -Commandant for 39 years, from 1820 to 1859
The "Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps"
Introduced higher standards of personal appearance, training, discipline, and strives to
have Marine Corps known as professional military force
Daniel Daly - Answers -Sergeant Major who earned 2 Medals of Honor: 1) Chinese
Boxer Rebellion and 2) First Caco War in Haiti
Quote in Belleau Wood: "Come on, you sons of bitches, so you want to live forever?"
Smedley D. Butler - Answers -Major who earned 2 Medals of Honor: 1) Veracruz and 2)
First Caco War in Haiti
First to Fight - Answers -Marines have been at the forefront of every Anerican war
since their founding
Leathernecks - Answers -Dates back to leather stock during years 1775 to 1875
Kept heads erect
Standing collar regulates posture and stance
Devil Dogs - Answers -Coined during Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918 by Germans
espirit de corps - Answers -"Spirit" of a unit
Devotion and loyalty to Marine Corps, with deep regard for history, traditions, and
honor; epitome of pride in a unit
Uncommon valor was a common virtue - Answers -Refers to WWII victories, especially
Iwo Jima, the largest all-Marine battle in history
Spoken by Admiral Nimitz
Semper Fidelis - Answers -Always faithful
Tun Tavern - Answers -Birthplace of Marine Corps
10 November 1775 in Philadelphia, PA
Continental Congress raises 2 battalions of Marines
Captain Samuel Nicholas becomes first Commandant of Marine Corps
Derna, Tripoli - Answers -Marines storm Barbary Pirates' stronghold in 1805
First time "Stars and Stripes" were raised in Eastern Hemisphere
Belleau Wood - Answers -One of the greatest battles fought in history
Belleau Wood, France in 1918 during WWI
Marines called "storm troops" by Germans
Renamed "the Wood of the Brigade of Marines"
, The Chosin Reservoir - Answers -November 1950
Marines cut off by Chinese Communist Forces
Marines smash 7 of 10 enemy divisions
Major significance is that they brought out all operable equipment, properly evacuated
wounded and dead, and maintained tactical integrity
Kuwait 1990 - Answers -Operation Desert Shield launches after Iraqi forces invade
Kuwait
Designed to halt advances of Iraqi forces and position multinational forces assembled
for possible offensive operations to expel invading forces
Validated Marine Corps Prepositioning Force (MPF) concept and tailoring of units to
accomplish a mission as a part of a MAGTF
Kuwait 1991 - Answers -Operation Desert Storm launched after Iraqi government
refused to comply with UN resolutions
Marine aviation heavily used; air phase commenced in January 1991
When massive bombing failed, Marine ground forces swept into Kuwait
Presley Neville O'Bannon - Answers -1st Lieutenant who led Marines in Derna, Tripoli
First U.S. forces to hoist U.S. flag over territory in The Old World
Presented with "Mameluke" sword in 1805
Archibald Henderson - Answers -Commandant for 39 years, from 1820 to 1859
The "Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps"
Introduced higher standards of personal appearance, training, discipline, and strives to
have Marine Corps known as professional military force
Daniel Daly - Answers -Sergeant Major who earned 2 Medals of Honor: 1) Chinese
Boxer Rebellion and 2) First Caco War in Haiti
Quote in Belleau Wood: "Come on, you sons of bitches, so you want to live forever?"
Smedley D. Butler - Answers -Major who earned 2 Medals of Honor: 1) Veracruz and 2)
First Caco War in Haiti
