Question 1

How do you celebrate Mardi Gras?

Accepted Answer

With a big party, Eating king cake, Dressing as a clown, I just watch TV

Question 2

What is the day before Mardi Gras called?

Accepted Answer

Lundi Gras - The day before Mardi Gras is called "Lundi Gras", which translates to "Fat Monday" in French; it is essentially the Monday before Fat Tuesday.

Question 3

What day comes after Mardi Gras?

Accepted Answer

Ash Wednesday - The day after Fat Tuesday, when all the nonsense is to stop and you are to begin a six-week period of trying to remember what you did and ask forgiveness for it, is called Ash Wednesday.

Question 4

What famous father and son were each crowned King Bacchus at New Orleans Mardi Gras?

Accepted Answer

Alan and Robin Thicke - Alan Thicke and Robin Thicke were the first father and son to be crowned King Bacchus at the New Orleans Mardi Gras. Alan was crowned in 1988, and Robin was crowned in 2020.

Question 5

What is the signature Mardi Gras dessert?

Accepted Answer

King cake - The signature dessert of Mardi Gras is king cake, a cinnamon-filled, ring-shaped cake. It's often iced in the Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold.

Question 6

What is traditionally hidden inside a king cake?

Accepted Answer

Plastic baby - A small plastic baby is traditionally hidden inside a king cake. The baby symbolizes Jesus and is a way to celebrate Christianity.

Question 7

A man dressed as whom was credited with popularizing throwing beads during Mardi Gras?

Accepted Answer

Santa Claus

Question 8

What are the groups that organize New Orleans Mardi Gras parades called?

Accepted Answer

Krewes

Question 9

What was the first all-female New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe?

Accepted Answer

The Krewe of Venus

Question 10

What states recognize Fat Tuesday as a holiday?

Accepted Answer

Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Illinois

Question 11

What is the most popular Mardi Gras saying?

Accepted Answer

Laissez les bon temps rouler, "Let the good times roll.", "Let them eat king cake!", "Beads and bling: It's a Mardi Gras thing."

Question 12

What does purple signify during Mardi Gras?

Accepted Answer

Justice

Question 13

What does green signify during Mardi Gras?

Accepted Answer

Faith

Question 14

What does gold signify during Mardi Gras?

Accepted Answer

Power

Question 15

What foreign ruler was honored as the King of Carnival?

Accepted Answer

Russian Grand Duke Alexis Romanoff

Question 16

Where was the first Mardi Gras parade in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Mobile, Alabama

Question 17

What is the official anthem of Mardi Gras?

Accepted Answer

"If Ever I Cease to Love"

Question 18

Special coins thrown during Mardi Gras parades are called what?

Accepted Answer

Doubloons

Question 19

The success of a Mardi Gras parade is measured in what?

Accepted Answer

Trash

Question 20

The Krewe of Tucks famously rides in a float shaped like what?

Accepted Answer

A toilet bowl

Question 21

After Mardi Gras parades were canceled for 2021 in New Orleans, what did krewes decorate instead of floats?

Accepted Answer

Houses

Question 22

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, when was the most recent cancellation of New Orleans' Mardi Gras parades?

Accepted Answer

1945

Question 23

Which symbol is often associated with Mardi Gras?

Accepted Answer

Jester

Question 24

How many pounds of beads are thrown during an average New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration?

Accepted Answer

25 million

Question 25

Mardi Gras beads used to be made of what material?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Question 26

Which Krewe has a Star Wars theme?

Accepted Answer

Krewe of Chewbacchus

Question 27

In which year did Mardi Gras move its New Orleans celebration dates to not interfere with the Super Bowl?

Accepted Answer

2013

Question 28

Which NFL quarterback served as King Bacchus in New Orleans Mardi Gras?

Accepted Answer

Drew Brees

Mardi Gras Trivia

2) What is the day before Mardi Gras called?

3) What day comes after Mardi Gras?

4) What famous father and son were each crowned King Bacchus at New Orleans Mardi Gras?

5) What is the signature Mardi Gras dessert?

6) What is traditionally hidden inside a king cake?

7) A man dressed as whom was credited with popularizing throwing beads during Mardi Gras?

8) What are the groups that organize New Orleans Mardi Gras parades called?

9) What was the first all-female New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe?

10) What states recognize Fat Tuesday as a holiday?

11) What is the most popular Mardi Gras saying?

12) What does purple signify during Mardi Gras?

13) What does green signify during Mardi Gras?

14) What does gold signify during Mardi Gras?

15) What foreign ruler was honored as the King of Carnival?

16) Where was the first Mardi Gras parade in the United States?

17) What is the official anthem of Mardi Gras?

18) Special coins thrown during Mardi Gras parades are called what?

19) The success of a Mardi Gras parade is measured in what?

20) The Krewe of Tucks famously rides in a float shaped like what?

21) After Mardi Gras parades were canceled for 2021 in New Orleans, what did krewes decorate instead of floats?

22) Before the COVID-19 pandemic, when was the most recent cancellation of New Orleans' Mardi Gras parades?

23) Which symbol is often associated with Mardi Gras?

24) How many pounds of beads are thrown during an average New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration?

25) Mardi Gras beads used to be made of what material?

26) Which Krewe has a Star Wars theme?

27) In which year did Mardi Gras move its New Orleans celebration dates to not interfere with the Super Bowl?

28) Which NFL quarterback served as King Bacchus in New Orleans Mardi Gras?