New Orleans
Cuisine
Lent
Mardi Gras History
New Orleans Culture
Traditions outside of New Orleans
100

Cafe in the French Quarter famous for its powdery donuts?

(100 Bonus points for the name of the dessert)

Cafe du Monde

beignet

100

What are the three pillars of lent?

prayer, fasting, almsgiving

100

What is traditionally hidden inside a King Cake?

(100 bonus points for the meaning of "getting the baby")

a plastic baby

You have to bring the next cake!

100

New Orleans Football team, named due to its "birthday" on a Catholic holiday

(100 bonus points for the correct Holy Day)

Saints

All Saints' Day

100

What US city holds the second largest Mardi Gras in the country?

St. Louis, MO

200

This popular seafood is often boiled on Fridays in Lent

Crawfish

200

What was the original meaning of the word “Lent”?

springtime

200

What does Mardi Gras mean?

Fat Tuesday

200

Which river flows through New Orleans?

Mississippi River

200

Polish dessert typically eaten on "Fat Tuesday" in America and "Fat Thursday" in Poland

paczki

300

What food is typically eaten on Mondays?

Red Beans & Rice


300

What word is never said or sung during Lent?

Alleluia

300

What are the three colors associated with Mardi Gras?

(100 Bonus points if you know what they symbolize)

Purple, green, gold

justice, faith, and power

300

What are counties called in New Orleans?

parishes

300

Five day long celebration in Rio de Janeiro beginning the Friday before Ash Wednesday

Carnival

400

What condiment is produced just outside of New Orleans in south Louisiana?

(100 bonus points if you know the name of the island where it's made)

Tabasco Sauce

Avery Island

400

On what day during Lent does the Bishop bless holy oils for the year?

(100 Bonus points for the name of the mass where this happens)

Holy Thursday

Chrism Mass

400

How many pounds of beads are thrown during an average New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration?

25 million

400

In 1813, Louisiana's Governor Claiborne offered a $500 reward for the capture of Jean Lafitte. What was Lafitte's notorious profession?

Pirate

400

In what city did the first US Mardi Gras take place?

Mobile, AL

500

This famous banana-focused dessert is typically prepared tableside as a flambé (lit on fire).

Banana's Foster

500

What is the name of the period of time from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday?

Easter Triduum/Paschal Triduum

500

What is the most popular Mardi Gras saying?

(100 bonus points if you know what it means in English)

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Let the good times roll!

500

What three countries have claimed ownership of New Orleans since its founding?

French, Spain, USA

500

What is the most commonly eaten food around the world on Mardi Gras?

Pancakes