Who Said It
This former president said "What started out as a natural disaster became a man-made disaster"
Who is 'Barack Obama'
This hurricane added rain to the floodwaters blanketing New Orleans on September 25, 2005.
What is 'Hurricane Rita'
Mardi Gras translates to this phrase in French.
What is 'Fat Tuesday'
These above ground structures make up a significant portion of graveyards because New Orleans is mostly at or below sea level. Though nobody lives there, they are somebody's forever home.
What are 'Tombs' / 'Mausoleums'
This highly seasoned rice casserole, commonly containing peppers, some sort of meat and some sort of fish is a staple in the Louisiana Creole cuisine.
What is 'Jambalaya'
This musician said during NBC's live relief concert "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
Who is 'Kanye West'
This agency is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security, and is tasked with coordinating the response to a disaster that has occurred in the United States and that overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities.
What is 'FEMA' / 'Federal Emergency Management Agency'
Worn around the neck, these are a staple in the Mardi Gras celebrations.
What are 'Beads' / What are 'Throws'
This style of house is the most typical and most common in New Orleans.
What is 'Shotgun' / 'Double Shotgun'
This section of West Edmonton Mall is named after the historical street in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
What is 'Bourbon Street'
The Superbad star said "New Orleans is like the bad-kid island in Pinocchio"
Who is 'Jonah Hill'
On the events of July 26, 2005 in Mumbai, roads completely flooded by water took on the function of this.
What are 'Canals'
By law, all float riders must don this while parading.
What is a 'Mask'
This style of house has a hallway that runs the length of the house, from the front door to the back porch.
What is the 'American Cottage' / 'Center Hall Cottage'
New Orleans is the birthplace of both Louis Armstrong and this genre of music that made him famous.
What is 'Jazz'
This Canadian actor said "I'm the guy next to the guy who spoke a truth. I assume that George Bush does care about black people – I mean, I don't know him, I'm going to make that assumption – but I can definitely say that it appeared to me watching television that had that been white people, the government would have been there faster."
Who is 'Mike Myers'
This former First Lady of the United States contributed to the hegemonic belief of seeing economically poor areas as anything but failures when she said "So many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway so this is working very well for them."
Who is 'Barbara Bush'
These are the traditional colours (3) of Mardi Gras.
What are 'Green, Purple and Gold/Yellow'
This style of house came about after a pair of fires burned the French Quarter to the ground during the end of the Spanish era.
What is the 'Creole Townhouse'
This spiritual belief system that arose from African traditions brought over the Atlantic during the slave trade is still practiced in Louisiana today.
What is 'Voodoo'
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer author said "New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin."
Who is 'Mark Twain'
This eponymous effect is produced when disasters create attractive opportunities, especially for government planners and community members interested in "building back better" and for business elites who seek to take advantage of redevelopment opportunities in devastated areas.
What is 'The Matthew Effect'
What is 'Ash'
This style of house was very popular across the United States because of its radical departure from the more formal ‘rule following’ classical styles like Greek Revival.
What is the 'Queen Anne Style'
The naming rights for the Superdome were recently sold to Caesars Entertainment in 2021. In 2011 these rights were sold for the first time to this auto manufacturing company.
What is 'Mercedes-Benz'