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? there isn't an actual record of her birth she was born under a full moon she was born a month after her twin brother she was born two months late

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

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

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

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

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? lots of money a pair of solid gold hoop earrings a silver necklace a car

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 John Bayou Montellet Joshua Frank Captain Christophe Louis Duming de Glapion

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

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 teacher a barmaid a hairdresser

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

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

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

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

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

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

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