Hosts
He hosted Wheel of Fortune for over 40 years before retiring in 2024.
Pat Sajak
This Christian season begins the day after Mardi Gras on Ash Wednesday
Lent
He wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
This founding father was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What company made the first plow for Midwestern farmers?
John Deere
Oily lubricant / European country
Grease/Greece
This longtime NBC weatherman co-hosted the Today show for over 30 years
Al Roker
Mardi Gras means this in French
Fat Tuesday
He wrote The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
This actor starred in Top Gun, A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire, and Mission Impossible
Tom Cruise
What company created the Cheddar Bay biscuits?
Red Lobster
Working dough / Necessity for survival
Knead/Need
This former host of American Idol took over as host of Wheel of Fortune in 2024
Ryan Seacrest
This pastry, often filled with cream or cinnamon, hides a small baby figurine inside during Mardi Gras season
King Cake
She wrote Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
This adventurous litereary character paints a fence and searches for treasure with Huck FInn
Tom Sawyer
What big cat clothing company was founded by the brother of the man who founded Adidas?
Puma
In two / Possession
Halve/Have
This longtime host of Jeopardy! passed away in 2020 after hosting for 36 years
Alex Trebek
This famous New Orleans street is known for large Mardi Gras crowds and celebrations in the French Quarter
Bourbon Street
He wrote the poem The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost
This longtime quarterback won seven Super Bowls
Tom Brady
What is the largest American Chinese restaurant chain worldwide?
Panda Express
Flesh / Come into presence of someone
Meat/Meet
This comedian hosted The Tonight Show before Johnny Carson, from 1954 to 1962
Jack Paar
The social organizations that plan and sponsor Mardi Gras parades and balls are known by this term
Krewe
He wrote 1984 and Animal Farm
George Orwell
This singer-songwriter had a hit in 1976 with "Breakdown" and led the band The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty
What tuxedo rental shop is based out of Moline?
Ducky's Formal Wear
Not any / A “sister”
None/Nun