Marie Laveau & Voodoo

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1. Marie Laveau also known as "The Great Voodoo _____ " - what? Answer: (One Word)

2. Who founded the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum? Rose Yaffa Frank Charles Gandolfo Margaret Gross Marie Laveu II

3. What is mysterious about Marie Laveau's birth? she was born a month after her twin brother there isn't an actual record of her birth she was born under a full moon she was born two months late

4. When was Marie Laveau thought to have been born? 1894 1794 1694 1900

5. Marie Laveau was a quadroon. What does quadroon mean? another name for a Voodoo Priestess another name for slave it is the section of town she was born in a person of color or mixed heritage

6. Marie had no formal education but she taught herself to do two things, what were they? to read and write English hairstyling and nursing to read and write Spanish to read and write French

7. When did Louisiana adopt the Napoleonic Law which encouraged Voodoo followers into New Orleans? 1806 1906 1706 1881

8. Who was Marie's first husband? Jacques Paris Joshua Frank Charles Gandolfo John Bayou Montellet

9. What very special wedding gift did Marie's father give to her? a car lots of money a pair of solid gold hoop earrings a silver necklace

10. Jacques died in 1822, sometime after Marie acquired a new lover and was eventually married. Who was this man that became her new lover and eventually her husband? Charles Gandolfo Captain Christophe Louis Duming de Glapion Joshua Frank John Bayou Montellet

11. How many childen did Marie and Christophe have? 15 2 10 5

12. Where did Marie get her first exposure to Voodoo? in swamps from books in private Voodoo meetings at assorted homes on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain

13. What did Marie become shortly after leaving John Bayou? a florist a hairdresser a barmaid a teacher

14. What was one of the more secretive rituals? Mating Ritual None were secretive St. John's Eve Ritual Fertility Rites

15. How often did Marie hold her mating ritual? once every 6 months once a year once a month once every 2 months

16. What was the largest ceremony? Fertility Rites St. John's Eve Mating Ritual they were all the same size

17. What was one of the most important aspects of the St. John's Eve Ceremony? the worship of nature the worship of the sun the worship of newborn babies the worship of ancestors

18. What were three other of Marie's achievements? Caterer, Maid, and Governor's Ball Maison Blanche, Quadroon Balls, and Seer Palm Reader, Teacher, and Fry Cook Bar Tender, Mardi Gras Balls, and Prophet

19. What role did Marie play in the Civil War? She put curses on the other side She was a nurse She led the revolt against the occupying forces She played no part during the Civil War

20. What should you never do to/at Marie's grave (tombstone) because it is so disrespectful? put flowers on it place anything on it kneel and pray beside it write on it