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1.

What does ""Mardi Gras"" mean in English?

Answer: Fat Tuesday
2.

In what city is Mardi Gras celebrated most famously?

Answer: New Orleans, Louisiana
3.

What is the name of the traditional Mardi Gras parade route in New Orleans?

Answer: The Uptown Route
4.

What are the traditional colors of Mardi Gras?

Answer: Purple, green, and gold
5.

What does the color purple represent in Mardi Gras?

Answer: Justice
6.

What does the color green represent in Mardi Gras?

Answer: Faith
7.

What does the color gold represent in Mardi Gras?

Answer: Power
8.

Who are the masked figures that lead Mardi Gras parades?

Answer: Krewes
9.

What is the name of the most famous Mardi Gras krewe in New Orleans?

Answer: Rex
10.

What is the name of the first Mardi Gras krewe founded in New Orleans?

Answer: Mistick Krewe of Comus
11.

What is a "doubloon"?

Answer: A coinlike token thrown by parade krewes
12.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras celebration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

Answer: Rio Carnival
13.

What type of beads are traditionally thrown during Mardi Gras parades?

Answer: Plastic beads
14.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans that takes place on the day before Fat Tuesday?

Answer: Lundi Gras
15.

What is the name of the traditional Mardi Gras party held on the grounds of the New Orleans Fairgrounds?

Answer: Krewe of Bacchus Ball
16.

What type of food is traditionally eaten during Mardi Gras?

Answer: King cake
17.

What is hidden inside a king cake?

Answer: A tiny plastic baby
18.

What does finding the baby in a king cake mean?

Answer: You have to buy the next king cake
19.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade that features a giant, papier-mâché head?

Answer: Krewe of Zulu
20.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade that features a giant, papier-mâché alligator?

Answer: Krewe of Hermes
21.

What city in Louisiana is known for its "Courir de Mardi Gras"?

Answer: Mamou, Louisiana
22.

What is "Courir de Mardi Gras"?

Answer: A traditional Mardi Gras celebration with costumed figures and a chase for chickens
23.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans that features a parade of marching bands?

Answer: Krewe of Endymion
24.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans that features a parade of floats with a theme of ""fantasy""?

Answer: Krewe of Muses
25.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans that features a parade of floats with a theme of ""art""?

Answer: Krewe of Nyx
26.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans that features a parade of floats with a theme of ""music""?

Answer: Krewe of Orpheus
27.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans that features a parade of floats with a theme of ""history""?

Answer: Krewe of Rex
28.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans that features a parade of floats with a theme of ""fantasy""?

Answer: Krewe of Bacchus
29.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans that features a parade of floats with a theme of ""royalty""?

Answer: Krewe of Proteus
30.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans that features a parade of floats with a theme of ""mythology""?

Answer: Krewe of Argus
31.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans that features a parade of floats with a theme of ""comedy""?

Answer: Krewe of Tucks
32.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans that features a parade of floats with a theme of ""nature""?

Answer: Krewe of Thoth
33.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans that features a parade of floats with a theme of ""sports""?

Answer: Krewe of Oshun
34.

What is the name of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans that features a parade of floats with a theme of ""technology""?

Answer: Krewe of Chaos
35.

What is the traditional way to say ""goodbye"" in French?

Answer: Au revoir
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