New Orleans History
What year did the first ship of enslaved Africans arrive in New Orleans
1719
How many parishes are there in the state of Louisiana?
64
During a second line, who makes up the "first line"?
Funeral Second Line- The family and the band
Sunday Second Line- S&P Club and Band
When is Woman's History Month?
March
Complete this phrase...
Women's rights are human rights, and human rights are....
Woman's Rights
What African crop brought to NOLA during slavery is now a staple of New Orleans' Creole and Cajun Cuisine?
Rice
What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
What was the original (French) name for Congo Square?
Place Congo
Who was the first black woman to star in a TV series?
Diahann Carroll
In what year did IWO institute open enrollment and integrate membership?
1970
What is New Orleans' and Louisiana's oldest operating restaurant?
Antoine's
Who was Louisiana's 1st Governor?
William C. Claiborne (1812-1816)
Who makes up the second line?
The crowd/ revelers
Who is the founder of the "Me Too Movement"?
Tarana Burke
How many new voters did the IWO founders register in the first decade of the organization's existence?
4000
Which bridge near the city of New Orleans has been declared by the Guinness World Records as the longest continuous bridge in the world.
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
What year did Baton Rouge become the capitol of Louisiana?
1849
What was the name of the code (law) that gave slaves in New Orleans off on Sundays?
Code Noir (Black Code)
Who was the first female US Secretary of State?
(Hint: She was appointed by President Clinton in 1997)
Madeleine Albright
What two members played a historic and significant role in reviving the organization following Hurricane Katrina?
Felicia Kahn and Gail Broussard
The Voodoo culture was introduced in New Orleans by the 1800's voodoo queens. Who became the most prominent queen as she overthrew all the other queens?
Marie Laveau
What notable 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court decision ruled that "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Why do the Mardi Gras Indians dress up in Native American attire?
To pay homage to the Native Americans who took in the runaway slaves who escaped from their plantations and fled deep into the bayous.
Who was the first Black woman elected to the US Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
According to the Bylaws...
What are all of IWO's Committees?
Advocacy, Endorsement, Membership, Program, Nominating, Bylaws, History and Public Relations.