Mardi Gras
Krewes usually throw this at people during the parade
What are throws?
This invasive fish, originally imported to control algae in southern U.S. ponds, now threatens native species in the Mississippi River
What is Asian carp?
A thick soup with seafood.
What is stew?
The city of New Orleans lies on this river.
What is Mississippi?
The year the hurricane hit the city of NOLA.
What is 2005?
A hidden figurine in a sweet treat
What is king cake?
Hunting season on the river means hunting for .......
What are alligators?
The people that live in urban areas: cities and towns.
What is city folk?
A phrase that means 'to reveal a secret'.
What is 'spill the beans'?
Following Hurricane Katrina, about this many people had to leave their homes due to the destruction and flooding in New Orleans.
What is more than 1,000,000 people?
Colours of Mardi Gras
What are purple, gold and green?
The river flows through a number of US states. How many?
What is 10?
This idiom, meaning to get information from the most reliable source, originally came from the practice of checking a horse’s teeth to determine its age.
What is 'straight from the horse's mouth'?
This phrase means 'to know something very well'.
What is 'to know something like the back of your hand'?
The hurricane started there.
What is the Bahamas?
This Christian holy day, marked by the placing of ashes on the forehead, signals the beginning of Lent.
What is Ash Wednesday?
Native Americans' name for the river.
What is Great River?
This hearty Louisiana stew often includes okra, seafood, or sausage.
What is gumbo?
These iconic paddlewheel vessels, often seen cruising the Mississippi River, are a symbol of New Orleans’ historic charm and riverfront life.
What is a riverboat?
This percentage of New Orleans was underwater after the levees broke, with water reaching up to 20 feet deep in some areas.
What is 80 percent?
First introduced in the 1960s by New Orleans’ Krewe of Rex, these colorful aluminum coins are tossed to visitors of parades and often collected as Mardi Gras souvenirs.
What are dubloons?
When this breaks, an area floods.
What is levee?
This phrase, meaning to be not nearly as good as someone or something else, comes from the old practice of apprentices assisting skilled workers by providing light.
What is 'hold a candle to'?
A blend of Spanish, French, African, and Native American cultures has shaped New Orleans' identity, especially in this flavorful aspect of daily life.
What is cuisine?
To escape the rising floodwaters during Hurricane Katrina, the narrator and their family fled to this part of the house.
What is the attic?