DCX Mardi Gras Trivia

1.     What does “Mardi Gras” mean?

• Big party

• Fat Tuesday

• Parade

• New Orleans

Is it illegal to ride in a Mardi Gras parade without a mask?

• True

• False

What is a doubloon?

• A cake with a baby inside

• A colorful mask worn at Mardi Gras

• A decorated truck in the parade

• A special coin thrown at parades

Approximately how many king cakes are sold every year in New Orleans?

• 5,000

• 750,000

• 2 million

• 25,000

The first known celebration of Mardi Gras was held in

• Mobile, AL

• Biloxi, MS

• New Orleans, LA

• Corpus Christi, TX

When did Louisiana declare Fat Tuesday a holiday?

• 1875

• 1805

• 1990

• 1995

Which of the following is a Louisiana dish?

• Gumbo

• Etouffee

• Jambalaya

• All of these

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

• Wealth and riches

• Lucky in love

• Good luck all year

• Absolutely nothing

Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras is also known as _________ in other parts of the world

• Pancake Day

• King's Day

• Carnival Day

• The Big Feast Day

The religious name for Mardi Gras is:

• Whitsunday

• Shrove Tuesday

• PreLent

• Pentecost