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Pot Pourri
100
Who is inside the Mardi Gras cake? a. Plastic Madame Meurisse b. Plastic Baby c. Mother Theresa
What is b. Plastic Baby
100
What does Mardi Gras mean? a. Fat Tuesday b. Plump Monday c. Shrove Tuesday
What is a. Fat Tuesday
100
1. Where in the USA did Mardi Gras develop into such a festive, yet safe celebration? a. Louisville b. Louisiana c. Atlanta
What is b. Louisiana
100
When is Mardi Gras “officially” celebrated in 2017? a. Feb. 27 b. Feb. 28 c. Feb. 29
What is b. Feb. 28
100
We are celebrating Mardi Gras today at school by doing all of the below, except… a. Eating Mardi Gras cake b. Being a part of a parade c. Dancing La Cucaracha d. Wearing masks e. Drinking “traditional” sparkling fruit drinks
What is c. Dancing La Cucaracha
200
Who organized Mardi Gras events and colors, and also made the celebration more festive? a. Brotherhoods b. Fraternities c. Krewes
What is c. Krewes "Krewe" is a fanciful spelling of "crew." In 1857 a group of men founded the Krewe of Comus, because they feared the wild antics at Mardi Gras would prompt the authorities to stop the celebrations. They felt a secret organization might have a better chance of surviving. Since then, a number of other krewes have been established.
200
What is the way you would see this holiday written on a “Catholic” calendar? a. Fat Tuesday b. Heavenly Tuesday c. Shrove Tuesday
What is c. Shrove Tuesday
200
Louisiana was a part of … before it became part of the USA? a. Brazil b. Mexico c. France
What is c. France
200
When is Shrove Tuesday? a. Tuesday before Mardi Gras b. Tuesday before Lent c. The 12 Tuesday of Christmas
What is b. Tuesday before Lent
200
Beads have been thrown since the 1900s and were first thrown by… a. Señora Kinnard b. Señora Lane c. Madame Meurisse d. Santa e. The Easter Bunny f. Mr. Marshall
What is d. Santa
300
Who is the Mardi Gras king in New Orleans? a. Tyrano Saurus b. Señor Peralta c. Rex
What is c. Rex
300
What music is affiliated with the French Quarters of New Orleans during Mardi Gras? a. French Folk b. Jazz c. Opera
What is b. Jazz
300
Where are the Doubloons thrown at the Mardi Gras celebration? a. From the floats b. From the cars c. From the balconies
What is a. From the floats Doubloons, the name of old Spanish gold coins, are decorated with the logos of the different krewes and tossed to parade spectators. They are highly sought after. Centimes are former French coins of small denomination.
300
When does Lent end? a. Mardi Gras b. Easter c. Christmas
What is b. Easter
300
Mardi Gras is a state holiday in all the places below, except… a. Georgia b. Florida c. Louisiana d. Alabama
What is a. Georgia
400
The first Mardi Gras king was visiting from which country? a. France b. Russia c. Mexico
What is b. Russia In 1872 Russian grand duke Alexis Romanoff visited New Orleans during Mardi Gras. A group of businessmen organized the Krewe of Rex to hold a parade and named a king and queen for the day, a tradition that has endured. They also used the colors of the House of Romanoff: purple for justice, green for faith, and gold for power. These have remained the official colors of Mardi Gras.
400
What holiday does Mardi Gras proceed (come before)? a. Lent b. Easter c. Christmas
What is a. Lent
400
Where did the word “Carnaval?” come from? a. Spanish settlers in Mexico b. Portuguese settlers in Brazil c. French settlers in North America
What is b. Portuguese settlers in Brazil
400
When do we eat King Cake (AKA – Mardi Gras Cake)? a. Christmas – Easter b. Lent c. 12 days after Christmas – Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras)
What is c. 12 days after Christmas – Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras)
400
The Mardi Gras colors mean all of the below, except... a. Justice b. Power c. Faith d. Wisdom
What is d. Wisdom
500
The colors of Mardi Gras were chosen to honor what? The colors of… a. L’Elysée of France b. The House of Romanoff of Russia c. The White House of the USA
What is b. The House of Romanoff of Russia
500
What religious group brought this tradition? a. Protestants b. Catholics c. Atheists
What is b. Catholics
500
Where in the world was Napoleon when he realized that he needed to sell Louisiana to earn more money to fight wars!? a. Spanish b. The United States c. Russia
What is c. Russia
500
When does that Mardi Gras end? a. When Ash Wednesday begins b. 40 days after Christmas c. On Shrove Tuesday
What is a. When Ash Wednesday begins
500
1. The first Mardi Gras in New Orleans was in… a. 1937 b. 1837 c. 1737
What is b. 1837
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