What does the Mardi Gras color purple represent?
Justice
Peace
Power
Faith
What does the Mardi Gras color green represent?
Faith
Power
Justice
Peace
What are the Mardi Gras colors?
purple, white, green
green, gold, red
gold, black, purple
purple, green, gold
What types of "throws" are typically used during a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade?
beads
streamers
flags
flowers
What is the name of the period of atonement and fasting before Easter?
Lent
Ash Wednesday
Good Friday
Carnival
What is the name of this food item?
Galette des Rois
Beignet
Cuisses de Grenouille
Crêpe
What does Mardi Gras literally mean?
Carnival Day
Fat Thursday
Three Kings Day
Fat Tuesday
In which country did Mardi Gras originate?
Spain
USA
Brazil
France
Approximately how many king cakes are sold in New Orleans annually?
750,000
100,000
25,000
1 million
What is the French word for "Lent"?
le Carnaval
le Pâques
le Carême
l'Épiphanie
What is the name of the oldest Krewe in New Orleans?
Rex
Muses
Orpheus
Zulu
The day after Mardi Gras is called ___.
Easter
Pentacost
Ash Wednesday
Good Friday
It is illegal to ride a float without wearing ___
beads
shoes
a mask
a costume
If you're lucky, you might obtain this fruit from the Zulu float.
coconut
papaya
mango
pineapple
Mardi Gras is often associated with this type of music:
soul
jazz
rock
classical
V/F: "Fat Tuesday" comes from the fact that Europeans gorged themselves with meats & cheeses.
Vrai
Faux
How long does Mardi Gras last?
One week
Forty days
One day
Four weeks
Who is the King of Carnival?
King George
King Rex
King Gras
King Krewe
When was the first Mardi Gras parade held in New Orleans?
1705
1692
1837
1913
What is the name for the coins that are sometimes tossed from the floats?
wheat pennies
dubloons
tuppence
krewe koins
When does the Carnival season begin?
immediately after Christmas
January 6
January 21
February 8
The name for an organization that organizes parades and balls is a ___.
Krewe
Secret Crew
Mystic Cosmos
Secret Society
What day is Mardi Gras THIS year?
February 28
March 1
March 2
February 27
The correct name for Mardi Gras season is ___.
Carnival
Epiphany
Celebration
Party Time
What does "Laissez les bons temps rouler" mean?
Let them eat cake
Let us forget about our cares
Let this Lenten season begin
Let the good times roll
What does the Mardi Gras color gold represent?
Power
Peace
Faith
Justice
During Lent, Catholics give up certain pleasures for how many days?
50
40
30
60
In what year did Mardi Gras become an officially recognized holiday in Europe?
1382
1582
1182
1782
When is Mardi Gras celebrated?
Tuesday after Lent
Tuesday before Epiphany
Tuesday before Easter
Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
What special item does the Muses Krewe throw?
hair
shoes
butterflies
babies
Where is the most famous Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S.?
Pensacola
Mobile
New York City
New Orleans
The first Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. was held by the French in 1703 in which city?
Mobile, Alabama
New Orleans, Louisiana
Bâton Rouge, Louisiana
Biloxi, Mississippi