FMF TEST UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1775 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marine Corps was created November 10, 1775 at Tun
Tavern in Philadelphia Pennsylvania by resolution of Continental Congress.
Two Battalions were raised and led by Captain Samuel Nicholas who was considered the 1st
Commandant of the Marine Corps.
In 1834, Marines came under the Department of the Navy.
The National act of 1947 states it's current structure and was amended in 1952.
1776 - CORRECT ANSWER - *1st Marine Landing* took place during the
*Revolutionary War* in the *Bahamas at New Providence Island* where Marines seized guns
and supplies.
The uniform of the day was a leather stock around the neck. Got nickname *Leatherneck*.
1805 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold at Burma
on the "Shores of Tripoli." Marines raised the "Stars and Stripes" for the first time in the Eastern
Hemisphere.
1847 - CORRECT ANSWER - During the *Mexican War*, Marines occupied the *"Halls
of Montezuma"* during the Battle of *Chapultepec* in Mexico City. The royal palace fell to
invading Marines, who were among the first United States troops to enter the capital. Marines
also helped *take California*.
1859 - CORRECT ANSWER - Army Colonel Robert E. Lee stormed an arsenal at
Harper's Ferry to stop a slave revolt led by abolitionist John Brown.
1868 - CORRECT ANSWER - 7th Commandant of the Marine Corps Brigadier General
Jacob Zeilin created the Eagle Globe Anchor by modifying the British Marine Emblem.
Eagle - Nation
Globe - Worldwide Service
,Anchor - Sea Traditions
1883 - CORRECT ANSWER - Semper Fidelis (always faithful) became the Marine Corp
motto.
1900 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines defended the American Legation in Peking, China
during the Boxer Rebellion. The Marines were part of a multi-national defense force that held
out against the Boxers until a relief force ended the rebellion.
1913 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Marine Corps established its aviation unit. Major
Alfred A. Cunningham was the first pilot.
1917 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines participated in 8 distinct operations in France,
allowing the 5th and 6th Marines to wear the French Fourragere.
1933 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Marine Corps was reorganized into the Fleet Marine
Force, formally establishing command and administrative relations between the Fleet and the
Marine Corps.
Marine Corps Equipment Board was established in Quantico, Virginia.
1965 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines landed in South Vietnam, which committed the
Marine Corps to the longest war in its history.
Marines conducted a pacification program designed to win the support of the local populace.
Marines landed in the Dominican Republic to evacuate and protect U.S. citizens from a Coup.
The Marines formed the core of a multinational force that quickly restored the peace.
1982 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines deployed to *Lebanon* as part of a multinational
force to *restore peace and order* to the *war-torn country*. This displayed the Marine concept
of a "Force in Readiness."
On 23 October 1983, a suicide truck bomb attack on the headquarters building *killed 241
Americans* and *wounded 70 others*. The last Marine unit withdrew in July of 1984.
,1991 - CORRECT ANSWER - *Operation Desert Storm*
Iraqi government refused to comply with United Nations resolutions. Marine aviation was
heavily used when the air phase commenced in *January of 1991*. When *massive bombing*
failed to dislodge Iraqi forces, Marine ground forces swept into *Kuwait* and *liberated* the
country, causing severe damage to the Iraqi military capability.
2001 - CORRECT ANSWER - *Operation Enduring Freedom* (official name for war in
Afghanistan)
Under umbrella of Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)
October 7 of 2001,
B-1 Lance,B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress
F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Hornet fighters
Tomahawk Missiles from US and British ships signaled start of Operation Enduring Freedom
2003 - CORRECT ANSWER - 2003 Invasion of Iraq (March 20 to May 1)
U.S., U.K., Poland, and Australia started the initial invasion phase.
2004 part 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - First Battle of Fallujah
Codename Operation Vigilant Resolve
Unsuccessful attempt to capture Fallujah in April 2004.
2004 part 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Second Battle of Fallujah
Codename Operation Al-Fajr (the dawn) and Operation Phantom Fury
In November and December of 2004, Marines led Joint US/Iraqi/British offensive against Iraqi
insurgency.
What happened in the Battle of Belleau Wood? - CORRECT ANSWER - In World War 1,
Marines helped crush a German offensive at Belleau Wood which threatened Paris.
French renamed area "The Wood of the Brigade of Marines."
, *German* intelligence evaluated Marines as *Storm Troops* (highest rated on enemy fighting
scale).
Marines got called *Teufelhunden (devil dogs)*.
What happened in the Battle of Guadalcanal? - CORRECT ANSWER - August 7, 1942
*1st Marine Division* launched first U.S. land offensive of World War 2 in the Solomon Islands.
It was the *1st combat test of new amphibious doctrine*.
It was a turning point for the War by *providing a base* to launch invasions of Japanese-held
islands.
What happened in the Battle of Tarawa? - CORRECT ANSWER - A Japanese commander
proclaimed it would take a *Million Americans and 100 years* to conquer the *Tarawa Atoll and
Betio Islands* (in Solomon Islands).
*November 20, 1943*
Marines took over the islands in *76 hours*, but because of an extended reef Marines had to be
offloaded hundreds of yards away from the beach. Many Marines died of enemy fire or
drowning.
What happened in the Battle of Mariana Islands? - CORRECT ANSWER - Saipan, Guam
and Tinian were invaded for need of Air Force airfields and Navy Bases. During *June and July
of 1943*, *Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith* led over *136,000 Marines and Soldiers*. It
was the greatest number of troops, at that time, to operate in the field under a Marine Command.
What happened in the Battle of Iwo Jima? - CORRECT ANSWER - February 19, 1945
Marines landed in Iwo Jima.
It was the *largest all-Marine battle in history*.
Over *23,300 Marine Casualties*.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz said, *"among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, uncommon
valor was a common virtue."*
What happened in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir? - CORRECT ANSWER - November
of 1950
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1775 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marine Corps was created November 10, 1775 at Tun
Tavern in Philadelphia Pennsylvania by resolution of Continental Congress.
Two Battalions were raised and led by Captain Samuel Nicholas who was considered the 1st
Commandant of the Marine Corps.
In 1834, Marines came under the Department of the Navy.
The National act of 1947 states it's current structure and was amended in 1952.
1776 - CORRECT ANSWER - *1st Marine Landing* took place during the
*Revolutionary War* in the *Bahamas at New Providence Island* where Marines seized guns
and supplies.
The uniform of the day was a leather stock around the neck. Got nickname *Leatherneck*.
1805 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold at Burma
on the "Shores of Tripoli." Marines raised the "Stars and Stripes" for the first time in the Eastern
Hemisphere.
1847 - CORRECT ANSWER - During the *Mexican War*, Marines occupied the *"Halls
of Montezuma"* during the Battle of *Chapultepec* in Mexico City. The royal palace fell to
invading Marines, who were among the first United States troops to enter the capital. Marines
also helped *take California*.
1859 - CORRECT ANSWER - Army Colonel Robert E. Lee stormed an arsenal at
Harper's Ferry to stop a slave revolt led by abolitionist John Brown.
1868 - CORRECT ANSWER - 7th Commandant of the Marine Corps Brigadier General
Jacob Zeilin created the Eagle Globe Anchor by modifying the British Marine Emblem.
Eagle - Nation
Globe - Worldwide Service
,Anchor - Sea Traditions
1883 - CORRECT ANSWER - Semper Fidelis (always faithful) became the Marine Corp
motto.
1900 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines defended the American Legation in Peking, China
during the Boxer Rebellion. The Marines were part of a multi-national defense force that held
out against the Boxers until a relief force ended the rebellion.
1913 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Marine Corps established its aviation unit. Major
Alfred A. Cunningham was the first pilot.
1917 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines participated in 8 distinct operations in France,
allowing the 5th and 6th Marines to wear the French Fourragere.
1933 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Marine Corps was reorganized into the Fleet Marine
Force, formally establishing command and administrative relations between the Fleet and the
Marine Corps.
Marine Corps Equipment Board was established in Quantico, Virginia.
1965 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines landed in South Vietnam, which committed the
Marine Corps to the longest war in its history.
Marines conducted a pacification program designed to win the support of the local populace.
Marines landed in the Dominican Republic to evacuate and protect U.S. citizens from a Coup.
The Marines formed the core of a multinational force that quickly restored the peace.
1982 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines deployed to *Lebanon* as part of a multinational
force to *restore peace and order* to the *war-torn country*. This displayed the Marine concept
of a "Force in Readiness."
On 23 October 1983, a suicide truck bomb attack on the headquarters building *killed 241
Americans* and *wounded 70 others*. The last Marine unit withdrew in July of 1984.
,1991 - CORRECT ANSWER - *Operation Desert Storm*
Iraqi government refused to comply with United Nations resolutions. Marine aviation was
heavily used when the air phase commenced in *January of 1991*. When *massive bombing*
failed to dislodge Iraqi forces, Marine ground forces swept into *Kuwait* and *liberated* the
country, causing severe damage to the Iraqi military capability.
2001 - CORRECT ANSWER - *Operation Enduring Freedom* (official name for war in
Afghanistan)
Under umbrella of Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)
October 7 of 2001,
B-1 Lance,B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress
F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Hornet fighters
Tomahawk Missiles from US and British ships signaled start of Operation Enduring Freedom
2003 - CORRECT ANSWER - 2003 Invasion of Iraq (March 20 to May 1)
U.S., U.K., Poland, and Australia started the initial invasion phase.
2004 part 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - First Battle of Fallujah
Codename Operation Vigilant Resolve
Unsuccessful attempt to capture Fallujah in April 2004.
2004 part 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Second Battle of Fallujah
Codename Operation Al-Fajr (the dawn) and Operation Phantom Fury
In November and December of 2004, Marines led Joint US/Iraqi/British offensive against Iraqi
insurgency.
What happened in the Battle of Belleau Wood? - CORRECT ANSWER - In World War 1,
Marines helped crush a German offensive at Belleau Wood which threatened Paris.
French renamed area "The Wood of the Brigade of Marines."
, *German* intelligence evaluated Marines as *Storm Troops* (highest rated on enemy fighting
scale).
Marines got called *Teufelhunden (devil dogs)*.
What happened in the Battle of Guadalcanal? - CORRECT ANSWER - August 7, 1942
*1st Marine Division* launched first U.S. land offensive of World War 2 in the Solomon Islands.
It was the *1st combat test of new amphibious doctrine*.
It was a turning point for the War by *providing a base* to launch invasions of Japanese-held
islands.
What happened in the Battle of Tarawa? - CORRECT ANSWER - A Japanese commander
proclaimed it would take a *Million Americans and 100 years* to conquer the *Tarawa Atoll and
Betio Islands* (in Solomon Islands).
*November 20, 1943*
Marines took over the islands in *76 hours*, but because of an extended reef Marines had to be
offloaded hundreds of yards away from the beach. Many Marines died of enemy fire or
drowning.
What happened in the Battle of Mariana Islands? - CORRECT ANSWER - Saipan, Guam
and Tinian were invaded for need of Air Force airfields and Navy Bases. During *June and July
of 1943*, *Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith* led over *136,000 Marines and Soldiers*. It
was the greatest number of troops, at that time, to operate in the field under a Marine Command.
What happened in the Battle of Iwo Jima? - CORRECT ANSWER - February 19, 1945
Marines landed in Iwo Jima.
It was the *largest all-Marine battle in history*.
Over *23,300 Marine Casualties*.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz said, *"among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, uncommon
valor was a common virtue."*
What happened in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir? - CORRECT ANSWER - November
of 1950
