Mardi Gras Trivia

What do the colors of Mardi Gras stand for? Green is for _________, gold means_________and purple symbolizes ___________.

• faith, power and justice

• grass, sun and flowers

• love, happiness and sacred

• hope, value and richness of life

What does "mardi gras" mean?

• Big party
• Parade
• Fat Tuesday
• New Orleans

It is illegal to ride in a Mardi Gras parade without a mask?

• True
• False

What is a doubloon?

• A cake with a baby inside
• A decorated truck in a parade
• A colorful mask worn at Mardi Gras
• A special coin thrown at parades

How many king cakes are sold every year in New Orleans?

• 5,000

• 2 million

• 750,000

• 25,000

The first known celebration of Mardi Gras was held in__________________.

• Mobile, AL
• New Orleans, LA
• Biloxi, MS
• Corpus Christi, TX

Mardi Gras has been a legal holiday since ________.

• 1875
• 1990
• 1805

Before the Cajuns settled in Louisiana, where did they settle after leaving France?

• Eastern Canada
• The Great Lakes
• Maine
• Florida

Which of the following is a Louisiana dish?

• Gumbo
• Jambalaya
• Etouffée
• All of these

What does it mean to get the baby in your piece of king cake?

• wealth and riches

• good luck all year

• lucky in love

• absolutely nothing