Famous places
Mardi Gras
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Music and fun
Food and Fun
100

This term in French means “Fat Tuesday “

A. What is Mardi Gras 

B. What is Christmas. 

C. What is Halloween. 

A. What is Mardi Gras 

100

This Louisiana city is most famous for its Mardi Gras celebrations.

A. What is New Orleans 

B. What is Texas

C. What is Canada. 

A. What is New Orleans 

100

People throw these colorful necklaces from parade floats.

A. Bracelets

B. Scarves 

C. Beads 

C. Beads

100

This type of music, often played with brass instruments, fills the streets during Mardi Gras

A. What is jazz?

B. What is rock?

C. What is pop? 


A. What is jazz?


100

This frozen dessert on a stick is popular in New Orleans during celebrations.

A. What are popsicles?

B. What is ice cream?

C. What is frozen yogurt?



A. What are popsicles?

200

Mardi Gras happens the day before this Christian season begins.

A. What is lent 

B. What is Easter

C. What is Thanksgiving. 

A. What is lent

200

This street in New Orleans is known for parades and celebrations.

A. What is Hopper Avenue. 

B. What is Bourbon Street 

C. What is Louisiana street 

B. What is Bourbon Street 

200

These decorated vehicles carry riders during parades.

A. What is Floats. 

B. What are cars 

C. What are trucks. 

A. What is floats?
200

This instrument is commonly heard in New Orleans jazz bands.

A. What is guitar?

B. What is Trumpet?

C. What is Piano?


B. What is Trumpet?

200

This seafood is commonly eaten in Louisiana and is often boiled with corn and potatoes.

A. What is tuna fish?

B. What is shrimp?

C. What is crawfish?

C. What is crawfish?

300

This day of the week is Mardi Gras always celebrated on.

A. What is Monday. 

B. What is Tuesday. 

C. What is Wednesday. 

B. What is Tuesday.

300

This U.S. state is home to New Orleans.

A. What is New Jersey. 

B. What is New York

C. What is Louisiana 

C. What is Louisiana

300

People often wear these decorative face coverings during Mardi Gras.

A. What are Scarves 

B. What are Necklaces 

C  what are masks 


C. What are masks

 

300

Marching bands often perform in these Mardi Gras events.

A. What is a concert?

B. What is a football game?

C. What is a parade?

C. What is a parade?

300

This sweet fried dough is covered in powdered sugar and is popular in New Orleans.

A. What is beignet?

B. What is donut?

C. What is cake?


A. What is beignet?

400

People often give up something for this 40-day season after Mardi Gras.

A. What is 4th of July. 

B. What is lent. 

C. What is Presidents’ Day. 

B. What is lent.

400

This river runs through New Orleans.

A. Mississippi River 

B. Pacific River. 

C. North River. 

A. Mississippi River

400

A small plastic baby is often hidden inside this Mardi Gras cake.

A. Queen cake 

B. King cake 

C. Princess Cake


B. King cake

400

This festive season includes costumes, dancing, and celebrating before Lent begins.

A. What is Carnival?

B. What is Christmas?

C. What is Easter? 

A. What is Carnival?

400

This seafood dish is made with rice, sausage, and spices and is popular in Louisiana.

A. What is jambalaya?

B. What is King Cake?

C. What is shrimp? 



A. What is jambalaya?

500

The colors are traditional Mardi Gras colors.

A. Yellow, blue, white 

B. Green, gold, purple

C. Red, white, pink 

B. Green, gold, purple

500

This neighborhood is the historic heart of New Orleans celebrations.

A. What is South River. 

B. What is the French Quarter. 

C. What is Tom’s River. 

B. What is the French Quarter.

500

The person who finds the baby in the King Cake traditionally does this.

A. What is Makes beads 

B. What is Cooks the food 

C. What is host the next party  


C. What is host the next party. 

500

These organizations plan and host Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans.

A. What are businesses?

B. What are krewes?

C. What are grocery stores?


B. What are krewes?

500

This is poured over pancakes and waffles, sometimes at Mardi Gras brunches.

A. What is Maple Syrup?

B. What is Cane Sugar?

C. What is cinnamon Sugar? 

A. What is Maple Syrup?