history

Question 1

first commandant of the marine corps

Answer 1

major samuel nicholas

Question 2

first official commandant of the marine corps

Answer 2

lt col. William ward burrows

Question 3

first marine aviator

Answer 3

1stlt alfred cunningham

Question 4

first marine recruiter

Answer 4

captain robert mullen

Question 5

first women marine

Answer 5

opha mae johnson

Question 6

marine corps birthday

Answer 6

nov 10 1775

Question 7

marine corps birthplace

Answer 7

tun tavern pen. phil.

Question 8

marine corps emblem

Answer 8

eagle globe anchor

Question 9

what do each emblem recognize

Answer 9

eagle recognizes our nation
globe recognizes our worldwide service
anchor recognizes our naval traditions

Question 10

blood stripe

Answer 10

red stripe worn on the dress blue trousers for officers and nco’s worn to commemorate the blood shed at the battle of chapultepec during the mexican war in sept. 1847

Question 11

name of the marine officer sword

Answer 11

the mameluke sword presented by lt presley obannon

Question 12

Official residence of the Commandant of the Marine Corps

Answer 12

Marine Barracks, Washington DC

Question 13

Nickname of the Marine Corps Band

Answer 13

the presidnets own

Question 14

Most decorated/famous Marine (Awarded 5 Navy Crosses)

Answer 14

Lieutenant General Lewis “Chesty” Puller

Question 15

Marines awarded the Medal of Honor Twice

Answer 15

Sergeant Major Dan Daly and Major General Smedley Butler

Question 16

Marine Corps Mascot

Answer 16

English bulldog named “Chesty

Question 17

when were the emblems adopteed

Answer 17

1868

Question 18

first marine to win the medal of honor

Answer 18

corporal john mackey

Question 19

first black marine

Answer 19

fredrick branch

Question 20

first sgt maj

Answer 20

sgt maj wilbur bestwick

Question 21

first general officer

Answer 21

general archibald henderson

Question 22

first women marine general

Answer 22

brig. gen. margaret brewer

Question 23

december 7 1941

Answer 23

the japenese launched an attack on pearl harbor

Question 24

august 6 1945

Answer 24

atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima

Question 25

who is the commandants own

Answer 25

the marine corps drums and bugle corps

Question 26

mameluke sword is carried by who

Answer 26

all marine corps officers

Question 27

leader of the famous marine corps band

Answer 27

john phillip sousa

Question 28

13th commandant

Answer 28

general john a lejeune