New Orleans
Cuisine
Cuisine
Cafe in the French Quarter famous for its powdery donuts?
(100 Bonus points for the name of the dessert)
Cafe du Monde
beignet
What are the three pillars of lent?
prayer, fasting, almsgiving
What is traditionally hidden inside a King Cake?
(100 bonus points for the meaning of "getting the baby")
a plastic baby
You have to bring the next cake!
New Orleans Football team, named due to its "birthday" on a Catholic holiday
(100 bonus points for the correct Holy Day)
Saints
All Saints' Day
What US city holds the second largest Mardi Gras in the country?
St. Louis, MO
This popular seafood is often boiled on Fridays in Lent
Crawfish
What was the original meaning of the word “Lent”?
springtime
What does Mardi Gras mean?
Fat Tuesday
Which river flows through New Orleans?
Mississippi River
Polish dessert typically eaten on "Fat Tuesday" in America and "Fat Thursday" in Poland
paczki
What food is typically eaten on Mondays?
What word is never said or sung during Lent?
Alleluia
What are the three colors associated with Mardi Gras?
(100 Bonus points if you know what they symbolize)
Purple, green, gold
justice, faith, and power
What are counties called in New Orleans?
parishes
Five day long celebration in Rio de Janeiro beginning the Friday before Ash Wednesday
Carnival
What condiment is produced just outside of New Orleans in south Louisiana?
(100 bonus points if you know the name of the island where it's made)
Tabasco Sauce
Avery Island
On what day during Lent does the Bishop bless holy oils for the year?
(100 Bonus points for the name of the mass where this happens)
Holy Thursday
Chrism Mass
How many pounds of beads are thrown during an average New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration?
25 million
In 1813, Louisiana's Governor Claiborne offered a $500 reward for the capture of Jean Lafitte. What was Lafitte's notorious profession?
Pirate
In what city did the first US Mardi Gras take place?
Mobile, AL
This famous banana-focused dessert is typically prepared tableside as a flambé (lit on fire).
Banana's Foster
What is the name of the period of time from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday?
Easter Triduum/Paschal Triduum
What is the most popular Mardi Gras saying?
(100 bonus points if you know what it means in English)
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Let the good times roll!
What three countries have claimed ownership of New Orleans since its founding?
French, Spain, USA
What is the most commonly eaten food around the world on Mardi Gras?
Pancakes