Trinkets and Throws!
The most common trinkets thrown from a Mardi Gras parade float.
What are beads?
Mardi Gras was founded to be one final day of celebration right before this Christian season.
What is Lent?
In Cajun cooking, this is a spicy chicken or seafood soup thickened typically with okra or rice.
What is gumbo?
The major river that flows through New Orleans
What is the Mississippi River?
What you'll find hiding in a King Cake.
What is a plastic baby?
Although Mardi Gras is largest in New Orleans, this city actually has an older history of celebrating it.
What is Mobile, AL?
A cinnamon cake decorated with traditional Mardi Gras colors.
What is King Cake?
The most famous and oldest neighborhood in New Orleans
What is the French Quarter?
In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic caused New Orleanians to decorate these instead of floats due to the shutdown. This was referred to as "Yardi Gras."
What are houses or yards?
A freshwater crustacean that inhabits streams and rivers and is often eaten in New Orleans.
What is crawfish?
The stadium that the New Orleans NFL team, the Saints, plays in.
What is the Superdome?
The Krewe of Rex, one of the oldest krewes in the city, uses this farm animal as its signature throw and mascot.
What is a cow?
The translation of "laissez les bons temps rouler," a common expression during Mardi Gras.
The first krewe to formally meet and begin parading to celebrate Mardi Gras. The organization still exists today but is barred from parading due to their discriminatory membership policies.
What is the Krewe of Comus?
A popular New Orleans alcoholic drink that contains passion fruit.
What is a hurricane?
This future US President defeated the British and saved New Orleans in 1815.
The Krewe of Zulu traditionally throws these hand-painted, highly-coveted fruits. Just don't let them hit you in the head!
What are coconuts?
The day that the Mardi Gras season actually starts in New Orleans.
What is King's Day or January 6?
This date is the earliest record of Mardi Gras being celebrated in Louisiana (within 10 years).
What is 1699?
This sandwich, served on round Sicilian sesame bread, features layers of meats, cheeses, and olive salad.
What is a muffuletta?
The French founder of New Orleans in 1718.
Who is Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville?