MARDI GRAS !

DO YOU REMEMBER?

100

These are the people who brought Mardi Gras to the Americas when they explored the upper Gulf of Mexico in the late 1600s.

Who are the French?

200

This is the name of the religious day that follows Mardi Gras.

What is Ash Wednesday?

300

The early days of Mardi Gras, also known as the period of Carnival, began in the early days of this faith.

What is Christianity?

400

This is the name of city where Mardi Gras was first celebrated in North America in 1703.

What is Mobile, Alabama?

500

The is the Latin term/name of the first honorary "King of Mardi Gras" in North America.

Who is Rex?

I LOVE A PARADE

100

These organizations began in the mid-1800s to establish parades with floats.

What are krewes?

200

Symbolic forms of drink and food, these small, colorful, wearable items are thrown from floats and collected by parade watchers.

What are beads?

300

From the Latin, this word means "farewell to meat" and is the season of celebrations leading to Mardi Gras.

What is carnival?

400

Carnival parades are held for this number of days prior to Mardi Gras.

What is 12?

500

This is the year of the first Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans.

What is 1837?

PARLE-TU FRANCAIS?

100

This is the color "violet" or "violette" in French.

What is purple?

200

What is Gateau des Rois?

What is King cake?

300

Fat Tuesday is the English way to say this special day.

What is Mardi Gras?

400

These are the three colors of Mardi Gras: "violet," "or," and "vert."

What are purple, gold, and green?

500

This is English for "Laissez les bons temps rouler"?

What is "Let the good times roll"?

THE SCRAMBLER

100

M U S T O C E

What is COSTUME?

200

S E D A Q M R E U A

What is MASQUERADE?

300

G N K I K E A C

What is KING CAKE?

400

T C P S E A R T O

What is SPECTATOR?

500

O Y M L A C I L O H T G

What is MYTHOLOGICAL?

I SEE AN "O": WORDS THAT CONTAIN AN "O"

100

Its capital is Baton Rouge; it is also home to the New Orleans Saints.

What is Louisiana?

200

This soup or stew originated in Louisiana and can be a combination of fish or meat and sausage; served with rice.

What is gumbo?

300

This is a form of culture and language that combines French with the cultures and languages of Native Americans and Africa slaves.

What is creole?

400

This is a body of flat, low-lying water, primarily in the Gulf coast areas of the Mississippi River.

What is a bayou?

500

This is a fast form of American folk music developed by the Creole of Louisiana and Mississippi. It begins with the letter "z."

What is zydeco?