Facts And Terminology

Question 1

Marine Corps Birthplace

Answer 1

Tun Tavern(Philadelphia, PA)

Question 2

Marine Corps Motto

Answer 2

Semper Fidelis (Always faithful)

Question 3

Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps

Answer 3

Archibald Henderson

Question 4

Emblem

Answer 4

Eagle, Globe, and Anchor

Eagle represents nation, Globe represents worldwide service, Anchor represents naval traditions

Question 5

Devil Dogs

Answer 5

Nickname given to U.S. Marines by German soldiers during the battle of Belleau Wood (June 1918). They called the Marines Teufelhunden

Question 6

Red Trouser Stripe

Answer 6

Blood stripe represents the blood shed at the battle of Chapultapec

Question 7

Quatrefoil

Answer 7

Is a braided cross on top of officer’s covers. Originated to identify Marines for sharpshooters in a ships rigging above.

Question 8

Opha Mae Johnson

Answer 8

First female Marine

Question 9

NCO Sword

Answer 9

Only in the marines do NCO’s carry swords. The NCO sword is a derivative from the 1850 Army Officer’s sword

Question 10

Mameluke Sword

Answer 10

Lt. Presley O’Bannon led the assault and captured the city of Durna, overthrowing the Pasha and seating the brother on the throne. The grateful Pasha Hamet presented Lt. O’Bannon with a sword of the Mameluke warriors. The Marine Officer’s sword of today is based on this sword.

Question 11

Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham

Answer 11

First Marine to become a Naval Aviator

Question 12

John Quick

Answer 12

Sergeant Major Quick is remembered for his performance at Cuzco Well (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) where he participated in an operation to seize an advanced base for the Atlantic Fleet battalion of Marines. The Sergeant Major won the Medal of Honor for semaphoring for an emergency lift of the naval bombardment while under Spanish and American shellfire. The landing at Guantanamo demonstrated the usefulness of Marines assault troops.

Question 13

Dan Daly

Answer 13

Sergeant Major Daly is recognized for earning two Medals of Honor: (1)Chinese Boxer Rebellion and (2) First Caco War in Haiti. When his unit had been pinned down Belleau Wood, then Gunnery Sergeant Daly yelled to his men, “come on, you son of a bitches, do you want to live forever?”

Question 14

Captain Samuel Nichols

Answer 14

First Commandant of the Marine Corps

Question 15

Dan Daly and Smedley Butler

Answer 15

Only two Marines to receive two Medals of Honor

Question 16

Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller

Answer 16

Only Marine to receive five Navy Crosses

Question 17

British Royal Marines

Answer 17

Direct Descendant of the U.S. Marine Corps, founded in 1664

Question 18

Lt. William K. Jenkins

Answer 18

First black Marine Officer to lead Marines into combat

Question 19

Annie L. Grimes

Answer 19

First black woman officer to retire from the Marines with 20 years of service

Question 20

Marine Corps Birthday

Answer 20

10 November 1775