DAYS UNTIL MARDI GRAS

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

green
yellow
blue
purple

2. Which of the New Orleans Mardi Gras colors is not a Mobilian Mardi Gras color?

blue
purple
yellow
green

3. What medieval tradition can Mardi Gras be traced back to?

parading held in celebration of Lent
feasting before the arrival of Lent
the throwing of trinkets by children to celebrate Lent
ordinary citizens dressing in costume to celebrate Lent

4. What is the name of the first mystic society, created in 1830?

Order of Myths
Crewe of Comos
The Lost Cause Minstrels
Cowbellion de Rakin Society

5. When did this original mystic society hold its parade?

New Year's Eve
Christmas Eve
Easter Sunday
Mardi Gras Day

6. How did the Spanish add their touch to the French Mardi Gras?

by marching on a different day
by changing the name to 'Martes Gordo'
by holding lighted torch parades
by throwing woven Spanish dolls off of the floats

7. Which of the following was New Orleans' first mystic society?

Order of Inca
Crewe of Comos
Comic Cowboys
Crewe of Columbus

8. Which of the following societies did Joseph Cain found?

Crewe of Comos
Mystics of Time
Strikers Independent Society
Order of Myths

9. What was the first black mystic society in Mobile?

Order of Doves
Colored Carnival Association
Knights of May Zulu Club
Order of Mammoths

10. Which of the following was Mobile's first women's society?

Le Krewe de Bienville
Polka Dots
Order of Athena
Mystical Ladies
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