Mardi Gras Food
A flavorful thick stew with sausage, chicken, and/or seafood
What is gumbo?
The capitol of Louisiana
What is Baton Rouge?
The most common trinket thrown from a Mardi Gras parade float
What are bead necklaces?
The official colors of Mardi Gras
What are purple, green & gold?
The nickname for Louisiana
What is "The Pelican State?"
Deep fried dough, covered with powder sugar
What is a beignet?
This city is often called, "The Big Easy"
What is New Orleans?
What you'll find hiding in a King Cake
What is a plastic baby?
The English translation of Mardi Gras
What is Fat Tuesday?
The type of music that started in New Orleans in the early 1900s that blends blues, ragtime, and European music with African rhythms
What is jazz?
A sweet treat that contains a small plastic baby hidden inside
What is a King Cake?
This hurricane ravaged the city of New Orleans in 2005
What is Hurricane Katrina?
Wear this to disguise your identity at a Mardi Gras ball or while riding on a parade float
What is a mask?
The liturgical season in the Catholic church that follows Mardi Gras
What is Lent?
The mascot for the New Orleans professional football team
Who are the Saints
A popular Mardi Gras drink that contains fruit juices
What is a hurricane?
The river that destroyed the levees and flooded the city of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina
What is the Mississippi River?
Rex wears this on his head to show he's the boss and the king
What is a crown?
The year (within 5 years) that the first recorded Mardi Gras street parade occured in New Orleans
What is 1837?
At court, this person entertains the king with jokes and music
What is a jester?
A spiced rice dish with meat and vegetables
What is jambalaya?
The oldest and most famous neighborhood in New Orleans
What is the French Quarter?
No longer made of gold, these wooden or aluminum coins are tossed from parade floats
What are doubloons?
The term used for a group/organization that puts on a Mardi Gras parade or ball
What is a Krewe?
A slow-moving, shallow, marshy body of water found in the flat, low-lying region of Louisiana
What is a bayou?