HISTOIRE PÉDÉ
Although he's been acting since 1995, this Olivier & Tony-nominated actor recently received his first Oscar nomination for portraying Bayard Rustin.
Who is Colman Domingo?
Opalocka's best scammer turned baddie + @un_conquered
J.T. & B.T.
The Forty-Niners were part of this 19th century "stampede"
What is the gold rush?
The Beale Street Music Festival in this city has been called the "Mardi Gras of the mid-South".
What is Memphis?
These two rock as the most famous Stone Age couple we know.
Who are Fred & Wilma Flintstone?
This New Orleans-born artist, known as the "Queen of Bounce," brings a larger-than-life personality and seismic beats to the stage, most notably in Beyoncé's hit song "Formation".
Who is Big Freedia?
A woman's surname pre-nuptials + LVL.FOUR's co-head honcho
What is maiden & Jaiden?
Michael Lembeck won a 1996 Directing Emmy for this sitcom's "The One After the Superbowl" episode.
What is Friends?
Mardi Gras was originally celebrated as the start of a time of richness and indulgence before the start of this liturgical season.
What is Lent?
A hydra and a mule are quite the uncommon pairing but Disney, as they do, somehow managed to make audiences fall in love with them anyhow.
Who are Donkey & Dragon?
The SEC's 2013 Co-Defensive Player of the Year, he became the first openly gay man to be drafted into the NFL.
Who is Michael Sam?
Our resident esquire + the agave-based spirit brand with the bee logo.
What is Patron?
Credit for having first called it the "Super Bowl" goes to this former Kansas City Chief's owner.
Who is Lamar Hunt?
Krewe Mystique holds this capital city's oldest Mardi Gras parade.
What is Baton Rouge?
While he plays a producer role in the year's biggest 15-minute-or-less performance, he had no influence when his wife killed the show in 2013.
Who are Jay-Z & Beyonce?
She captivated audiences in the off-Broadway production of "Hamilton," before gaining widespread acclaim for her groundbreaking work on television in "Pose" and becoming the first transgender woman to win a Golden Globe.
Who is MJ Rodriguez?
The Canaanite god worshipped by Jezebel + our namesake to Gizelle Bryant's ex husband
What is Baal & Jamal?
The career leader in Super Bowl points is this 49er & Raider who was on the receiving end of 8 TD passes.
Who is Jerry Rice?
The doubloons thrown from Mardi Gras floats are often aluminum; the original doubloon was a Spanish coin made of this metal.
What is gold?
This plastic couple got together in 1961; they split in 2004, got back together in 2011 and even starred in their own film in 2023.
Who are Barbie & Ken?
A biracial, butch lesbian born in New Orleans, LA, this LGBTQ+ activist became known as the "guardian of lesbians in the Village".
Who is Stormé DeLarverie?
Montgomery's finest ΑΦΑ + an Oklahoma City-born power forward
Akeen Griffin & Blake Griffin
He was thrice Super Bowl MVP - yes thrice, even winning one - despite only throwing for 157 yards & one TD.
Who is Joe Montana?
This year, at the turn of the century, was when Sieur D'Iberville discovered Lake Pontchartrain, and also the first year Mardi Gras was celebrated in the U.S.
What is 1699?
This pair "died with hands clutching guns" on May 23, 1934 but their legacy continues on to this day.
Who are Bonnie & Clyde?