Mardi Gras
Denver
TV
Music
New Years
100

This was Michelle's first Mardi Gras catch.

Rubber alligator

100

Signing with the Denver Nuggets in 2015, this NBA player has scored over 17,000 career points.

Nikola Jokic

100

This super sniffing pharmaceutical rep accompanies a psychic detective.

Burton Guster

100

This band is named after the slang word of a 1960s bouffant wig style, which resembled the nose cone of a certain airplane.

The B-52's

100

This famous 4-man British band was rejected by Decca Records after their audition on New Year's Day 1962.

The Beatles

200

Each year, over 750,000 of these are sold in New Orleans.

King Cake

200

Coined in the 1880's, this nickname appropriately suits Denver as an agricultural hub of the Rocky Mountain foothills.

The Queen City of the Plains

200

This San Francisco private detective brushes his teeth 12 times a day

Monk

200

This famous musician shares a birthday with Elvis.

David Bowie

200

This famous science fiction novel was released on New Year's Day in 1818.

Frankenstein

300

During the Carnival season, Pierre the Pelican is joined by this additional mascot.

The King Cake Baby!

300

This 40ft tall structure overlooks visitors to the Denver convention center.

The Big Blue Bear.

300

This is the actor who played the 11th doctor from 2010 to 2013.

Matt Smith

300

Sharing the name of a famous American boxer, this musician provided the soundtrack for a 2006 PBS cartoon.

Jack Johnson

300

This city drops a giant chocolate kiss at midnight on New Year's Eve.

Hershey, Pennsylvania

400

French-Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne threw the first Mardi Gras celebration in 1703 in what is now this U.S. State.

Alabama (Mobile)

400

While originally having locations in Tulsa, Little Rock, and Fort Worth, Colorado is home to the last location of this classic establishment, becoming an official Denver area landmark in 2015.

Casa Bonita

400

This series began with the announcement of the sinking of the Titanic.

Downton Abbey

400

The first song by this band to be played on the radio was a cover of Al Green's "Take me to the River".

The Talking Heads

400

The New Year's Eve ball first dropped in Times Square in this year.

1907

500

Founded in 1856, this is the oldest parade krewe in New Orleans.

Mistick Krewe of Comus

500

Established in 1893, this Denver establishment boasts Colorado's first liquor license and a rustic atmosphere.

The Buckhorn Exchange

500

This was the name of Jon Snow's direwolf.

Ghost

500

This singer's real name is Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou.

George Michael

500

In Scottish tradition, this is who you kiss at midnight on New Year's Eve.

Everyone in the room.