DO YOU REMEMBER?
I LOVE A PARADE
PARLE-TU FRANCAIS?
THE SCRAMBLER
I SEE AN "O": WORDS THAT CONTAIN AN "O"
100
These are the people who brought Mardi Gras to the Americas when they explored the upper Gulf of Mexico in the late 1600s.
Who are the French?
100
These organizations began in the mid-1800s to establish parades with floats.
What are krewes?
100
This is the color "violet" or "violette" in French.
What is purple?
100
M U S T O C E
What is COSTUME?
100
Its capital is Baton Rouge; it is also home to the New Orleans Saints.
What is Louisiana?
200
This is the name of the religious day that follows Mardi Gras.
What is Ash Wednesday?
200
Symbolic forms of drink and food, these small, colorful, wearable items are thrown from floats and collected by parade watchers.
What are beads?
200
"Gateau" is how we say this word in English. We eat them with frosting for dessert, sometimes with a glass of milk.
What is cake?
200

F G T I A S N

What is FASTING?

200
This soup or stew originated in Louisiana and is a combination of strong tasting fish and meat. It is usually served with rice.
What is gumbo?
300
The early days of Mardi Gras, also known as the period of Carnival, began in the early days of this religion.
What is Christianity?
300
From the Latin, this word means "farewell to meat" and is the season of celebrations leading to Mardi Gras.
What is carnival?
300
Fat Tuesday is the English way to say this special day.
What is Mardi Gras?
300
G N K I K E A C
What is KING CAKE?
300
This is a form of culture and language that combines French with the cultures and languages of Native Americans and Africa slaves.
What is creole?
400
This is the name of city where Mardi Gras was first celebrated in North America.
What is New Orleans?
400
Carnival parades are held for this number of days prior to Mardi Gras.
What is 12?
400
These are the three colors of Mardi Gras: "violet," "or," and "vert."
What are purple, gold, and green?
400

T E R A S E

What is EASTER?

400
This is a body of flat, low-lying water, primarily in the Gulf coast areas of the Mississippi River.
What is a bayou?
500

What was the day before Ash Wednesday traditionally called?

What is Shrove Tuesday?

500
This is the year of the first Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans - and the first in America. Name this year within 10 years.
What is 1837?
500
This is English for "Laissez les bon temps rouler"? It starts with "Let the . . ."
What is "Let the good times roll"?
500
O Y M L A C I L O H T G
What is MYTHOLOGICAL?
500
This is a fast form of American folk music developed by the Creole of Louisiana and Mississippi. It begins with the letter "z."
What is zydeco?
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