Louisiana Jeopardy

State Symbols

100

Louisiana's state crustacean

What is the crawfish?

200

Louisiana's state mammal

What is the black bear?

300

Louisiana's Flower

What is the magnolia?

400

Louisiana's State Bird

What is the brown pelican?

500

Louisiana's state amphibian

What is the green tree frog?

Food

100

cakes frosted with puple, green, and gold that areeaten during Mardi Gras in honor of Rex, the king of Mardi Gras

What are King Cakes?

200

Candy made from pecans, butter, and brown sugar

What are pralines?

300

A thick, sauce-like mixuture that is the foundation of many Cajun dishes

What is roux?

400

A spicy rice dish that can be made with chicken, seafood, sausage, or game.

What is jambalaya?

500

Vegetable added to gumbo to thicken it

What is okra?

All Around

100

A slow-moving marsh or stream that often joins a river or lake

What is a bayou?

200

This river runs through Louisiana and is one of the longest in the U.S.

What is the Mississippi River?

300

This city is the capital of Louisiana.

What is Baton Rouge?

400

Louisiana's eastern border state

What is Mississippi?

500

Louisiana's western state border

What is Texas?

Random

100

This major hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005.

What is Hurricane Katrina?

200

Louisiana produces this major crop used to make sugar.

What is sugarcane?

300

LSU’s mascot is this animal.

What is a tiger?

400

This bridge over Lake Pontchartrain is one of the longest continuous bridges in the world. 

What is the Causeway Bridge?

500

Louisiana entered the United States as the ___ state.

What is the 18th state?

The Arts

100

The birth place of jazz

What is New Orleans?

200

This famous Louisiana musician is known as a jazz legend.

Who is Louis Armstrong?

300

This type of music is popular in Cajun culture.

What is zydeco?

400

This brass instrument is commonly played in New Orleans street bands.

What is the trombone?

500

This famous celebration features parades and colorful beads.

What is Mardi Gras?