A Walk Down Bourbon St

Mardi Gras

100

Name places that Mardi Gras is famously celebrated...extra points for more than 1 answer...

New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Venice (Italy), Nice (France), Haiti, Dominican Republic, Sri Lanka are all acceptable answers

200

What are the colors of Mardi Gras?
A. purple, gold, blue
B. green, blue, gold
C. purple, green, gold
D. pink, vermillion, chartreuse

C. purple, green, gold

300

What shape is a King Cake? 

a. triangle
b. rectangle
c. oval
d. dodecagon

c. oval

400

What does Mardi Gras translate to in English?

Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" in French, and is the celebratory carnival that leads up to the beginning of Lent. The name "Fat Tuesday" refers to the practice of consuming all of the food forbidden while fasting during Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday.

500

Where was the first Mardi Gras in the United States celebrated?
a. New York, NY
b. Chicago, IL
c. New Orleans, LA
d. Mobile, AL

d. Mobile, AL

Even More Mardi Gras

100

What country's settlers brought Mardi Gras to the U.S.?

France

200

What day comes after Mardi Gras?

Ash Wednesday

300

What is the day before Mardi Gras called?

Lundi Gras

400

The Rex Organization is responsible for this colorful tradition.

the traditional colors of mardi gras- Purple, green and gold.

500

New Orleans canceled Mardi Gras parades in the 1870s due to the outbreak of what disease?

Yellow Fever

Parlez vous français?

100

This is the color "violet" or "violette" in French.

Purple

200

"Gateau" is how we say this word in English. We eat them with frosting for dessert, sometimes with a glass of milk.

Cake

300

Fat Tuesday is the English way to say this special day.

Mardi Gras

 

400

These are the three colors of Mardi Gras: "violet," "or," and "vert."

Purple, Gold, Green

500

This is English for "Laissez les bon temps rouler"? It starts with "Let the . . ."

"Let the good times roll"

New Orleans

100

What state is NO in?

Louisiana 

200

Which of the following styles of cooking is most associated with the City that Care Forgot?
 a. Cajun
b. Creole
 c. French
 d. Southern

b. Creole

300

Which of the following jazz greats did not hail from the Crescent City?Hint

 a.Louis Armstrong

 b.Al Hirt

 c.Pete Fountain

 d.B.B. King

 d.B.B. King

King was born in Mississippi and made a name for himself in Memphis.

400

Which term is used in New Orleans for a submarine type sandwich? 

a. sub

b. grinder

c. po'boy

A basic poboy is a beef and gravy on a bun. It came into being in 1929, when there was a four-month strike against the streetcar company and free food, in the form of poboys was given to the strikers by a local restaurant.

500

What style of architecture are most of the French Quarter's buildings reminiscent of?Hint

a. French

b.  Italian

 c. Caribbean

d.  Spanish

d.  Spanish

While originally constructed in the French style, a fire in the late 1700s led to a rebuilding of the structures during Spanish rule.