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History and Trivia for Mardi Gras French class
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1
What type of music is New Orleans known for?
Classical
Jazz
Rock
Country
2
Where is the largest US celebration of Mardi Gras held?
Mobile, Alabama
Atlanta, Georgia
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
3
What does purple stand for?
Barney
justice
power
faith
4
Where is the largest celebration of Mardi Gras in France?
Nice
Strasbourg
Dijon
Paris
5
How many days are there between the start of Lent and Easter?
20
100
40
60
6
Mardi gras celebrations date back to...
the medieval times
50 years ago
100 years ago
no one knows when
7
Who are the people who organize the parades?
Maskers
Rex
Crews
Krewes
8
What do people do at "Lent"?
eat something important to them
burn something important to them
laundry
give up something important to them
9
Who is the King of Mardi Gras?
rex
reine
roi
king
10
What might you find in this cake?
coins
mask
beads
baby
11
Qu'est-ce que c'est?
les doubloons
La masque
Les chars
les flambeaux
12
Why is it called Fat Tuesday?
Because you don't get fat that day
Because you used to give up all fat like meat and dairy
Because only fat people celebrate
Because you only eat fat that day
13
Qu'est-ce que c'est?
Mardi Gras Indians
Krewes
Zulu Krewe
Rex
14
What does green stand for?
power
faith
justice
salad
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What does gold stand for?
money
justice
power
faith
