Q 01/05

The Continental Marines were formed on November 10, 1775, in which city?

A) Philadelphia

B) Boston

C) Williamsburg

D) Baltimore

Answer · why

A) Philadelphia

Philadelphia was where the Continental Congress was sitting when it voted to raise two battalions of Marines, and the Corps still celebrates November ...

Q 02/05

Which colonial-era drinking house is traditionally regarded as the site of the Marines' first recruitment drive?

A) City Tavern

B) Tun Tavern

C) The Indian King

D) The Blue Anchor

Answer · why

B) Tun Tavern

Tun Tavern, named for an old word for a beer cask, had form as a recruiting spot: Benjamin Franklin mustered Pennsylvania militia there in 1756.

Q 03/05

What breed of dog serves as the official mascot of the Marine Corps?

A) Bulldog

B) Boxer

C) Doberman

D) Mastiff

Answer · why

A) Bulldog

Bulldog: the first, Jiggs, was enlisted as a private in 1922, rose to the rank of sergeant major, and was buried with full military honors.

Q 04/05

The Marine Corps motto Semper Fidelis is Latin for what?

A) Always ready

B) Always faithful

C) Always forward

D) Always first

Answer · why

B) Always faithful

Always faithful only became the motto around 1883; among three earlier ones was By Sea and by Land, translated from the motto of Britain's Royal Marin...

Q 05/05

The music of the Marines' Hymn comes from an 1867 work by which composer?

A) Johann Strauss II

B) Giuseppe Verdi

C) John Philip Sousa

D) Jacques Offenbach

Answer · why

D) Jacques Offenbach

Authorised in 1929, it is the oldest official song in the US armed forces; the lyricist is unknown.