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25 Cards in this Set
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What are the five primary colors on a map and what do they stand for?
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Red-roads
Blue-water Green-vegetation Brown-contour lines Black-man made objects |
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How many buttons are on the female blues
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Large Brass-4, Small Brass-6
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how many buttons are on the male blues jacket?
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Large Brass-8, Small Brass-12
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What is the meaning of the red stripe on the blues trousers
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Blood shed by the NCO's and officers at the
Battle of Chapultepec |
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What elements make up the Marine Corps. emblem?
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Eagle, Globe, Anchor
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What does each element represent?
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Eagle- The Nation of the United States
Globe- World Wide Service Anchor- Sea Service and Navy relations |
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When is the Marine Corps. birthday?
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10 November 1775
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What is known as the birthplace of the Marine Corps. and what was it?
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Tun Tavern in Philadelphia,PA--it's a bar
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What is the Marine Corps. mascot?
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English Bulldog
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What is the Marine Corps. motto?
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"Semper Fidelis"-Latin, for "Always Faithful"
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What is the hymn of the Marine Corps?
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The Marines Hymn
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What are the official colors of the Marine Corps?
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Scarlet and Gold
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Where did the Marines get the nickname "Devil Dogs?"
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During WWI-from the Germans at the Battle of Belleau Wood
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Marines get the nickname "Leathernecks
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The leather collars worn during the Revolutionary War to
protect their necks from saber slashes. |
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What is 8th and I?
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Headquarters Marine Cordivs-located at 8th and I Streets in Washington, DC
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How many belt loops are on the trousers?
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Seven
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What do these belt loops represent?
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They represent the seven seas
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What is a quatrefoil?
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This is a "Four-Leaf Clover" on top of
officers' blues covers-originally used to distinguish friends from enemies during the Revolutionary War |
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What does "Aye, Aye, Sir" mean?
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I understand and will obey, Sir
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What is the Army mascot
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A mule
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What is the hymn of the Marine Corps?
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The Marines Hymn
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What are the official colors of the Marine Corps?
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Scarlet and Gold
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Where did the Marines get the nickname "Devil Dogs?"
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During WWI-from the Germans at the Battle of Belleau Wood
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Marines get the nickname "Leathernecks
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The leather collars worn during the Revolutionary War to
protect their necks from saber slashes. |
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What is 8th and I?
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Headquarters Marine Cordivs-located at 8th and I Streets in Washington, DC
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