Carnaval Trivia and Fun Facts

(answers at the bottom)

A. What are the earliest and latest possible dates for Mardi Gras?

1. February 3rd and March 9th
2. February 10th and April 7th
3. January 27th and April 1st
4. February 6th and March 30th

B. What is the most sought after throw throughout Mardi Gras? (New Orleans)

1. 6 inch string of beads
2. King Cake
3. Golden Coconut
4. Moon Pie

C. Which Krewe was started by Harry Connick Jr in 1993?

1. Barkus
2. Bacchus
3. Elks
4. Orpheus

D. True or False: Mardi Gras in America was begun in New Orleans?

1. True
2. False

E. Which of the following is not one of New Orleans' Mardi Gras colors?

1. yellow
2. green
3. purple
4. blue

F. What Mobilian mystic society rides aboard floats that are decorated with sarcastic remarks and drawings and rarely throws candy and trinkets?

1. Comic Cowboys
2. Krewe of Goats
3. Knights of Revelry
4. Order of Athena

G. The three main arts of Trinidad Carnival are all these except:?

1. Steelpan
2. Calypso
3. Mumming
4. Masquerade

H. In which of the following cities would you fail to find a huge annual Carnival-style festival based on the Trinidad model?

1. Notting Hill, England
2. Glasgow, Scotland
3. Brooklyn, USA
4. Toronto, Canada

I. If you were visiting Trinidad or Tobago at Carnival, you'd want to keep your strength up. But which of these would you be least likely to sample?

1. Callaloo and crab
2. Doubles
3. Pelau
4. Jerk pork

J. In Mobile, what is the Sunday before Fat Tuesday known as?

1. Joe Cain Day
2. Founder's Day
3. The last Sunday
4. Mardi Gras Sunday

K. What is a special throw that is only thrown in the Joe Cain Parade?

1. cups
2. Panties
3. K.O.D. wooden nickel
4. Beer

L. 2003 was the tricentennial year of the Mobile Mardi Gras first parade.

1. True
2. False

M. The earliest carnival celebrations in Brazil, known as Entrudo were celebrated by:

1. swimming in the ocean while dressed in white.
2. pranksterism
3. dressing up in fine gowns and dancing to walzes.
4. dancing in costumes on the street and desfilando in samba schools.

Want more? Check out these fun Carnival links:

http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/

http://www.howstuffworks.com/mardi-gras.htm

http://www.mardigras.com/

http://www.mardigrasday.com/mardigras/

http://www.holidays.net/mardigras/

http://www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/Carnival.html

http://www.mardigrasdigest.com/

http://www.mardigrasunmasked.com/mardigras/history.htm

http://www.earthcam.com/features/mardigras/2003/index.html

http://mardigras.neworleans.com/

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Trivia Answers:
A-1;B-3;C-4;D-2;E-4;F-1;G-3;H-2;I-4;J-1;K-3;L-1;M-2