True or False

1. Mardi Gras means 'Fat Tuesday' in French.
   True False
2. Mardi Gras is only celebrated in New Orleans.
   True False
3. Mardi Gras is a Catholic observance that lasts for forty days and ends with the celebration of Easter.
   True False
4. A krewe is a generic term for any Mardi Gras club or organization in New Orleans.
   True False
5. Krewes take their name from Greek, Roman, and Egyptian mythology.
   True False
6. The largest African-American krewe is the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure, Inc.
   True False
7. Mardi Gras is always on February 27th.
   True False
8. Every krewe follows the same theme for parades each year.
   True False
9. In order to receive beads you must shout "Throw me something, mister!"
   True False
10. Mardi Gras Indians dance in the streets in intricate, hand-made costumes.
    True False

Multiple Choice

1. On this day, people in New Orleans celebrate the Twelfth Night Feast of the Epiphany.
   1. January 6
   2. December 13
   3. July 6
   4. April 6
2. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, occurs the day before this Catholic holiday:
   1. Christmas
   2. Easter
   3. Valentine's Day
   4. Ash Wednesday
3. This was the first krewe to hold a parade in New Orleans.
   1. Mo.s Mardi Gras Madness
   2. Peep for Cheap
   3. Mystic Krewe of Comus
   4. Endymion
4. Mardi Gras is celebrated in all of the following except:
   1. Honolulu, Hawaii
   2. Mobile, Alabama
   3. Paris, France
   4. Louisiana
5. Each year, more than _____ king cakes are eaten in Lousiana.
   1. 100,000
   2. 500,000
   3. 750,000
   4. 1,000,000
6. Which of the following is NOT something you could catch at a parade?
   1. Plastic beads
   2. Plastic cups
   3. Doubloons
   4. Money
7. Which of the following is not a Mardi Gras krewe?
   1. Bacchus
   2. Caesar
   3. Peter Pan
   4. Comus
8. Inside a King Cake you will find:
   1. Nothing
   2. Mayonnaise
   3. A plastic baby
   4. A rubber baby
9. New Orleans depends on Mardi Gras for:
   1. Trash
   2. Tourism
   3. Alcohol consumption
   4. Religious renewal
10. Which of these is an official Mardi Gras color?
    1. Orange
    2. Blue
    3. Purple
    4. Maroon

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