Q 01/05

What does 'Mardi Gras' mean in French?

A) Big Party

B) Happy Feast

C) Fat Tuesday

D) Long Parade

Answer · why

C) Fat Tuesday

It is the last day for eating rich, fatty foods before the fasting season of Lent begins.

Q 02/05

Mardi Gras always falls on the day before which day?

A) Good Friday

B) Ash Wednesday

C) Easter Sunday

D) Christmas Eve

Answer · why

B) Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, so Mardi Gras is the last big celebration before it.

Q 03/05

In New Orleans, the Carnival season begins on which date?

A) January 1

B) January 6

C) February 1

D) December 25

Answer · why

B) January 6

That day is called Twelfth Night, the last night of Christmas.

Q 04/05

What are the three traditional colors of Mardi Gras in New Orleans?

A) Red, white and blue

B) Orange, black and white

C) Purple, green and gold

D) Pink, silver and blue

Answer · why

C) Purple, green and gold

The Rex organization first suggested the colors in 1872, asking people to hang banners from their balconies.

Q 05/05

Which krewe first chose the Mardi Gras colors before its first parade in 1872?

A) Zulu

B) Bacchus

C) Rex

D) Endymion

Answer · why

C) Rex

Rex still stages one of the biggest parades on Mardi Gras Day itself.