Marine Corps History Quiz

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To Pass this test you must score a answer 23 out of 25 questions correctly

1. Who was the first commandant of the Marine Corps?

General Krulak
Major Smedley Butler
Capt Sam Nicholas
Colonel Slick

2. The first Marines were recruited at

Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, PA
Tavern on the Green in New York
Ton Tavern in Philadelphia, PA
Hun Tavern in Berlin, MD

3. "Semper Fidelis" is the Marine Corps motto. It is latin for

Always Friendly
Always Faithful
Always Ready
Always Prepared

4. Our mascot, "Chesty" the bulldog, is named for an officer who won five Navy Crosses for heroic action in combat. Who was he?

LtCol Chesty Fuller
LtGen Chesty Puller
Capt Chesty Nicholas
Major Chesty Butler

5. Who was the first Marine aviator and the "father of Marine aviation"?

Capt Alfred E. Newman
Richie Cunningham
Lt Randy Cunningham
Capt Alfred Cunningham

6. The battle of Belleau Wood was fought in which war?

Revolutionary War
Civil War
World War One
World War Two

7. What is the name of the Marine Corps officers' sword?

Saber
Marmaduke
Mameluke
Cool Hand Luke

8. Marines fought at the Chosien Reservoir during which conflict?

World War One
World War Two
Korean War
Viet Nam

9. Which of the following is NOT a nickname for Marines?

Devil Dogs
Leathernecks
Grunts
GI Joes

10. The seige of the Marine base at Khe Sanh took place during which war?

Viet Nam
Korean
World War Two
World War One

11. The Continental Congress authorized the formation of two battalions of Marines on:

10 November 1776
10 November 1775
4 July 1776
1 Jan 1900

12. Who commanded the assault and capture of the fortress at Derna, Tripoli in 1805?

Lt Elvis O'Bannon
Lt Elvis Presley
Lt Presley O'Bannon
Lt Darby O'Gill

13. Which Commandant is known as the "grand old man of the Marine Corps? He helped prevent President Andrew Jackson from transferring the Marines into the Army in 1829.

Gen Thomas Holcomb
LtGen John A. Lejeune
MajGen Joe Pendelton
BrigGen Archibald Henderson

14. Who was the 13th commandant, known for his development of Marine Corps amphibious warfare doctrine in the 1930s?

Gen Al Gray
MajGen Smedley Butler
LtGen John A. Lejeune
BrigGen Archibald Henderson

15. BrigGen Smedley Butler won two Medals of Honor. Who was the only other Marine awarded two Medals of Honor?

SgtMaj John Quick
SgtMaj Dan Daly
Gen Louis H. Wilson
Col Pappy Boyington

16. The Marine assault on _______________ was the first combat test of Marine Corps amphibious doctrine in World War II.

Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Iwo Jima
Okinawa

17. The last major World War II battle for Marines was on the Island of:

Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Iwo Jima
Okinawa

18. Five years after the end of World War II, Marines were again sent into combat in:

China
Japan
Korea
Taiwan

19. One of the more challenging Marine Corps amphibious assaults took place on the western coast of Korea at the port of:

Yechon
Pusan
Suwon
Inchon

20. The first major deployment of US Marines to South Vietnam occured at DaNang in:

1963
1965
1968
1975

21. Although Medal of Honor winner Pappy Boyington is considered the Marine Corps' top World War II ace with 28 combat kills, six were with the Flying Tigers in China. What Marine pilot was number two, scoring all 26 victories with Marine Fighter Squadron 121?

Robert Hanson
Joe Foss
Don Aldrich
Ken Walsh

22. In 1963, the Marine Corps began using a two seat, supersonic fighter/bomber that was to become the most famous aircraft of the vietnam era. It was the:

F4B Phantom
F4D Skyray
F4U Corsair
F14A Tomcat

23. In October 1983, Marine Corps ground and air forces helped rescue US citizens and restore order on the Caribbean island of:

Cuba
Trinidad
Grenada
Panama

24. Also, in October 1983, 220 Marines died when a suicide bomber drove a truck bomb into the 24th MAU Headquarters in:

Kobar Towers, Dhahran
Oklahoma City, OK
Panama City, Panama
Beirut, Lebanon

25. Operation Desert Storm saw US Marines help drive Iraqi forces from the country of:

Iraq
Iran
Israel
Kuwait

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MARINE CORPS JUNIOR ROTC A. C. Mosley High School 501 Mosley Drive Lynn Haven, Florida 32444