JUST HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MARDI GRAS?
• THE FIRST KREWE TO HAVE A CELEBRITY KING WAS…
• A) BACCHUS
• B) REX
• C) ZULU
• Zulu was the first krewe to
have a celebrity
monarch in 1949, when
Louis Armstrong
was chosen to be king.
• ALL OF THE JEWELRY WORN BY THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF VARIOUS CARNIVAL KREWES IS FAKE.
• A) TRUE
• B) FALSE
• FALSE. IN THE PRESBYTERE, THERE IS A TIARA WITH REAL GOLD AND
DIAMONDS.
• IF YOU GET THE BABY FROM THE KING CAKE, YOU WILL
• A) BREAK YOUR TOOTH
• B) BUY THE NEXT KING CAKE
• C) BE LUCKY
BUY THE NEXT KING CAKE AND BE LUCKY
• THE SKELETONS SEEN ON MARDI GRAS DAY ARE DERIVED FROM THE
MEXICAN DAY OF THE DEAD.
• A) TRUE
• B) FALSE
• FALSE, THE SKULL AND
BONE KREWES
WERE STARTED IN 1819 BY A
GENTLEMAN OF COLOR WHO CAME
FROM MOBILE.
• THE BABY DOLLS WERE ORIGINALLY GOVERNESSES TO THE CHILDREN OF THE WEALTHY CREOLE FAMILIES.
• A) TRUE
• B) FALSE
• THE BABY DOLLS WERE ORIGINALLY “LADIES OF THE NIGHT”
• WANT TO KNOW MORE, THEN VISIT THE MARDI GRAS MUSEUM AT THE PRESBYTERE IN NEW ORLEANS.