Mardi Gras Trivia
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- Q1
What is the day before Mardi Gras called?
Lundi Gras
Rex
Boeuf Gras
Flambeaux
15s - Q2
What day comes after Mardi Gras?
Shrove Thursday
Fat Tuesday
Easter Sunday
Ash Wednesday
15s - Q3
What does "Mardi Gras" mean?
Ash Wednesday
Shrove Monday
Good Friday
Fat Tuesday
15s - Q4
What is the Mardi Gras slogan?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi
Laissez les bons temps rouler
Que la fete commence
Vivre vite, mourir jeune
15s - Q5
Mardi Gras is part of what larger festival?
Saturnalia
Jubilee
Samhain
Carnival
15s - Q6
Who started the bead-throwing tradition?
Santa Claus
Theodore Roosevelt
Gypsy Rose Lee
Dionysus
15s - Q7
Where was the first organized Mardi Gras celebration in the United States?
New Orleans, Louisiana
St. Louis, Missouri
Mobile, Alabama
Galveston, Texas
15s - Q8
What are the official colors of Mardi Gras?
Purple, black, and gold
Black, green, and gold
Purple, green, and black
Purple, green, and gold
15s - Q9
What day does Carnival season begin in New Orleans?
Tenth Night
Eighth Night
Twelfth Night
Sixth Night
15s - Q10
What groups organize the Mardi Gras parades?
Choros
Faxions
Krewes
Revelries
15s - Q11
What is the oldest known krewe?
Krewe of Comus
Krewe of Cleopatra
Krewe of Orpheus
Krewe of Bacchus
15s - Q12
What accessory are people on floats required to wear?
Beads
Glasses
Masks
Hats
15s - Q13
What dessert is usually eaten during Mardis Gras?
King Cake
Apple Pie
Queen Cupcake
Mardis Macaroons
15s - Q14
What surprise is inside of the king cake?
Coins
Money
A baby
Beads
15s - Q15
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, when was the last time Mardis Gras was cancelled?
2001
1945
2005
1918
15s