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Mardi Gras

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "Mardi Gras" mean in French?

a)

Let's party

b)

Fat Tuesday

c)

Carnival time

d)

Farewell to flesh

2.

What are the official colors of Mardi Gras?

a)

purple, green, white

b)

purple, gold, white

c)

purple, gold, green,

d)

purple, silver, green

3.

What pastry contains a plastic doll?

a)

beignets

b)

Carnavale croissant

c)

Gateau Gras

d)

King Cake

4.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras King?

a)

Rex

b)

Cajun Joe

c)

Mambo Moe

d)

Nice Nick

5.

What does the word "carnavale" mean?

a)

farewell to flesh

b)

farewell to fun

c)

farewell to sweets

d)

farewell to parties

6.

What are doubloons?

a)

beads

b)

masks

c)

drinks

d)

coins

7.

What French city is know for its Mardi Gras parades?

a)

Paris

b)

Marseilles

c)

Nice

d)

Bordeaux

8.

What is the name of the clubs in New Orleans that sponsor the parade floats?

a)

dens

b)

krewes

c)

doubloons

d)

Club Rex

9.

What are the parade floats in Nice, France decorated with?

a)

fruit

b)

flowers

c)

balloons

d)

feathers

10.

What does "Laissez les bons temps rouler" mean?

a)

Let the party go on!

b)

Let the fun begin!

c)

Let the parade start!

d)

Let the good times roll!

11.

What does the Mardi Gras color green represent?

a)

justice

b)

power

c)

faith

d)

equality

12.
Which of the following is NOT a color of Mardi Gras
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Purple
d)
Gold
13.

What does the Mardi Gras color gold represent?

a)

power

b)

faith

c)

justice

d)

equality

14.

What does the Mardi Gras color purple represent?

a)

power

b)

faith

c)

justice

d)

equality

15.
What is the day after Mardi Gras?
a)
Easter
b)
Epiphany
c)
King's Day
d)
Ash Wednesday
16.
How long does Lent last?
a)
1 month
b)
40 days
c)
12 days
d)
2 weeks
17.
Why do Mardi Gras desserts use a lot of eggs and fat?
a)
People like to throw eggs at the parade floats.
b)
People need to hibernate.
c)
Eggs are a symbol of Easter.
d)
People wanted to use them up before fasting during Lent.
18.

What does the Mardi Gras color purple represent?

a)

power

b)

faith

c)

justice

d)

equality

19.
What happens if you find the baby in your king's cake?
a)
You have to cook the food.
b)
You have to throw your cake away
c)
You have to throw a party
d)
You have to bring the king's cake next year
20.
Which of the following is NOT something that is thrown off floats in New Orleans
a)
Coconuts
b)
Shoes
c)
Beads
d)
Bread
21.

Mardi Gras was originally a Christian tradition associated with the ______ church.

a)

Protestant

b)

Methodist

c)

Catholic

d)

Anglican

22.

In which of these cities are beads thrown to the crowd during carnivals?

a)

Nice, France

b)

New Orleans, USA

c)

Binche, Belgium

23.
In which of these cities are oranges thrown to the crowd?
a)
Nice, France
b)
Binche, Belgium
c)
Venice, Italy
24.
In which of these cities are flowers thrown to the crowd?
a)
Binche, Belgium
b)
New Orleans, USA
c)
Nice, France
25.

Which of these cities in Canada is known for Mardi Gras celebrations?

a)

Ottawa

b)

Calgary

c)

Québec

26.
"Mardi Gras" means "Fat Tuesday". Where did the "fat" part come from?
a)
Eating all the meat, cheese and dairy before lent
b)
The size of the festival
c)
Parade goers throwing lard
d)
King cake eating contests
27.
Which of the following is a Louisiana dish?
a)
Gumbo
b)
Jambalaya
c)
Etouffée
d)
All of these
28.

Which US state was first to celebrate Mardi Gras?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Mississippi

c)

Alabama

d)

Texas

29.
The main flavor of King Cake is...
a)
chocolate
b)
vanilla
c)
cinnamon
d)
lemon
30.

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

a)

wealth and riches

b)

good luck all year

c)

lucky in love

d)

absolutely nothing

31.
What does the word "carnival" mean?
a)
farewell to fun
b)
farewell to meat
c)
farewell to sugar
d)
farewell to fat
32.
The King Cake celebration/tradition was brought to New Orleans from what country?
a)
Belgium
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
England