Honey Island Swamp
Louisiana Cooking/Food
Louisiana Fun Facts
Huey P. Long
George Rodrigue
100

How it got its name

What is: Honey Island swamp got its name from the honey bees seen on the island?

100

Trio of vegetables referred to as "the Trinity" in Cajun and Creole cooking

What is: onions, celery, and green bell peppers?

100

Transaction that took Louisiana from French control to U.S. control

What is The Louisiana Purchase of 1803?

100

Important position Huey P. Long held in Louisiana

What is Governor?

100

Where George Rodrigue was born

What is: New Iberia, Louisiana?

200

It's called "Louisiana snow"

What is the white fluff from Cottonwood trees released during their seeding period?

200

The difference between Creole Jambalaya and Cajun Jambalaya

What is: Creole Jambalaya has tomatoes. Cajun Jambalaya does not.

200

Louisiana is the ______ state that was admitted to the Union.

What is: the 18th state?

200

Where and how Huey P. Long died

What is: He was assassinated via gunshot in the Louisiana State Capitol, right outside his office door?

200

Left him bedridden and "quarantined" until he was 9 years old

What is Polio?

300

The body of water we rode on, on our Honey Island Swamp tour

What is the Pearl River?

300

In general, this distinguishes Creole dishes from Cajun Dishes

What is: Creole dishes often use sauces (EX: etouffee)

300

The geographical highest point in Louisiana

What is Driskill Mountain, located in Bienville parish (535 feet)?

300

Located on the South Shore, this piece of infrastructure was named after Huey P. Long

What is the Huey P. Long bridge?

300

the French Cajun tale that inspired the Blue dog

What is: The legend of Loup-Garou (French werewolf)

400

The 2 main types of trees found in Honey Island Swamp

What is the Bald Cypress tree and the Tupelo Gum tree?

400

Why king cake has a hole in the middle and is round

What is: (1) It resembles a Crown to honor the 3 Wise Men who brought gifts to Baby Jesus. -AND- (2) The circular shape symbolizes the route the 3 Wise Men took to visit the Christ child?

400
The number of parishes in Louisiana

What is 64?

400

Replaced Huey P. Long in the U.S. Senate after he died

Who was his wife, Rose McConnell Long, who became the first woman senator from Louisiana?

400

Name of the first/original painting with Blue Dog

What is "Watchdog"?

500

The animal we saw the most of during our Honey Island Swamp tour

What is alligators?

500

Ethnic group that formed the original base of all Louisiana cooking

What is: "the Africans", because they were the ones in the kitchen doing the cooking?

500

The geographical lowest point in Louisiana

What is New Orleans (8 feet below sea level)?

500

Family member of Huey Long who also served as Governor of Louisiana

Who is his brother, Earl K. Long?

500

What he used as a model to paint Blue Dog (and what was its name)

What is his dog Tiffany?