Mardi Gras
Facts
Mardi Gras
Traditions/History
Lake Charles
History
Bishop Noland
Facts
Lagniappe
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Traditional Mardi Gras Colors

What are purple, gold, and green?

1

A cinnamon-flavored dough covered in icing.

What is King Cake?

1

Lake Charles was founded in this century

What is the 19th century?

1

The decade that the school was founded in.

What is the 50's?

1

The tallest types of trees in the world.

What are Redwoods?

2

Mardi Gras in English

What is Fat Tuesday?

2

An event that closes the streets.

What is a parade?

2

In 2005, this hurricane devastated the city.

What is Hurricane Rita?

2

The year that the South Campus officially opened.

What is 2020?

2

The most streamed song on Spotify.

What is, "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd?

3

"The magic words used to catch all the throws at Mardi Gras parades."

What is, "Throw me something, Mister!"

3

An event involving ponies, chickens, and colorful fabric.

What is a chicken run/Courir?

3

This country was the original holder of Lake Charles

What is Spain?

3
The number of students on the South Campus.

What is 110? (105-115 is accepted)

3

1/5000 lobsters are born this color.

What is blue?

4

Each Mardi Gras color represents a concept. The color purple represents...

What is justice?

4

These were originally secret societies. They date back to the mid 19th century.

What are Krewes?

4

This was the original name of Lake Charles.

What is Charleston?

4

The Bishop Noland mission statement.

What is, “Providing academic excellence to a diverse student body in a christian environment?”

4

The year the iPhone was released.

What is 2007?

5

The official greeting of Mardi Gras.

What is, "Laissez les bon temps rouler"

5

This became a tradition so that people could mingle within different social classes.

What is masking?

5

This tragedy happened in Lake Charles in 1910.

What is the Great Fire of 1910?

5

Has a masters degree in music.

Who is Mrs. Marque?

5

The most common name in the world.

What is Mohammed?