Places
What is the French Quarter?
Settlers from this European country founded the city in 1718
What is France?
We will eat these at Cafe Du Monde
What are beignets?
This New Orleans festival is sometimes called the "Greatest Free Show on Earth"
What is Mardi Gras?
This big river flows through New Orleans
What is the Mississippi River?
What is Bourbon Street?
What is the 'Holy Trinity' of Cajun cooking?
What are onions, celery, and peppers?
The name of this seasonal treat comes from the Biblical story of the three kings who bring gifts to Baby Jesus
What is King Cake?
The name of the sports team that plays football in the Superdome
Who are the New Orleans Saints?
This 2009 Disney film is set in New Orleans
What is The Princess and the Frog?
This New Orleans landmark is a big, beautiful Cathedral
What is St. Louis Cathedral?
This natural disaster flooded 80% of the city during the summer of 2005
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This Cajun dish contains rice, shrimp, chicken, and vegetables
What is Jambalaya?
This genre of music, developed in New Orleans, originated with Black musicians and is known for its use of improvisation
What is jazz?
_______ City is one nickname for New Orleans
What is Crescent?
This famous New Orleans cemetery is also known as the "City of the Dead"
What is St. Louis Cemetery?
This European country took control of New Orleans after the 1763 Treaty of Paris
What is Spain?
This Italian sandwich was invented in New Orleans and has cured meats, cheese, olive dressing and bread
In 2001, the airport serving New Orleans changed its name to honor ______, one of the city's famous residents
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This oldest continuously operating streetcar in the world will take you past many historic antebellum mansions, Audubon Park, and Tulane and Loyola Universities
What is the St. Charles streetcar?
This historic venue offers jazz performances nightly
What is Preservation Hall?
The people of this indigenous tribe were one of the first inhabitants of the Atchafalaya Basin, where New Orleans is located
Who are the Chitimacha?
This dish is a thick stew served over rice and made with a wide variety of ingredients, allowing for different family recipes
What is gumbo?
These three colors are the traditional colors of Mardi Gras
What are purple, gold, and green?
In 1813, Louisiana's Governor Claiborne offered a $500 reward for the capture of Jean Lafitte, a New Orleans resident connected to this notorious profession
What is a pirate?