Native People
Instruments
Acadian History
Mots en Francais 1
Mots en Francais 2
100

This tribe is the only in Louisiana to still live on their ancestral land

Chitimacha

100

How many steps are in a waltz?

Three

100

True or False: All Acadians were deported directly to Louisiana

False

100

Fer

Iron

100

Tout le Monde

Everyone (The Whole World)

200

Is a palmetto a tree?

No

200

Who designed and made popular the Frottoir?

Clifton Chenier - and his brother Cleveland Chenier

200

What was Evangeline's husband's name?

Gabriel LaJeunesse

200

Chaoui

Raccoon

200

Porte

Door

300

In Chitimacha legend, what caused the shape of the Bayou Teche?

A giant snake

300

What piece of wood keeps the fiddle strings elevated?

The bridge

300

What is the name for current-day Acadie?

Nova Scotia (Nouvelle-Ecosse)

300

Chandelle

Candle

300

Cocodril

Alligator

400

Which tribe was supportive to Acadians in fights against the British?

The Mi'kmaq (Micmac)

400

Who initially recorded J'ai Passe Devant Ta Porte?

Joe and Cleoma Falcon

400

What did Acadians build to reclaim coastal land for farming by stopping salt-water tides?

Dikes (Aboiteau)

400

Bienvenue

Welcome

400

Mer

Sea

500

What are the 4 Federally-Recognized Tribes in Louisiana?

Coushatta, Chitimacha, Jena Band of Choctaw, Tunica-Biloxi

500

Name the 4 strings on the fiddle

G, D, A, E

500

Why did the Acadians leave France for North America?

What was happening in their region of France?

War and upheaval - featured in the Three Musketeers

500

Jeune

Young

500

Pain

Bread