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Quiz about New Orleans    The Big Easy II
Quiz about New Orleans    The Big Easy II

New Orleans - The Big Easy II Quiz


A second quiz with a variety of questions about my favorite city in the U.S.

A multiple-choice quiz by saturnwreck. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
saturnwreck
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
280,471
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1631
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 130 (6/10), Guest 70 (7/10), Adams31813 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 2001, the airport serving New Orleans changed its name to honor one of the city's famous residents. What famous New Orleans personality is it now named for? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which street in the Faubourg Marigny district is well-known for its live music venues? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following is NOT true about the Mid-City Bowling Lanes? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The Hurricane, a potent mix of rum and fruit juice, is the signature drink of what Bourbon Street restaurant and bar? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The French Quarter is commonly referred to as the Vieux Carre. What does the phrase "Vieux Carre" literally mean in English? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Why are New Orleans' cemeteries built above ground? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the Zulu Diamond Cutters? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In New Orleans, what is the strip of ground between two sides of a divided road called? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is the name of the major newspaper published in New Orleans? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the main characteristic of a "shotgun house" in New Orleans? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 2001, the airport serving New Orleans changed its name to honor one of the city's famous residents. What famous New Orleans personality is it now named for?

Answer: Louis Armstrong

The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was built just outside New Orleans in Kenner, Louisiana after World War II and was known as Moisant Field. It was renamed in July 2001 for Louis Armstrong to honour the centennial of his birth.
2. Which street in the Faubourg Marigny district is well-known for its live music venues?

Answer: Frenchmen Street

Frenchmen Street, a short walk downriver from the French Quarter, features a number of live music venues such as Snug Harbor, d.b.a, Blue Nile and Spotted Cat, where artists such as Coco Robicheaux, John Boutte, Ingrid Lucia, and Irvin Mayfield regularly perform. The street also has a variety of interesting restaurants and cafes.
3. Which of the following is NOT true about the Mid-City Bowling Lanes?

Answer: It still uses manual pinsetting.

Mid-City Lanes is the site of Rock'nBowl. It regularly features live music, including regular Thursday night Zydeco. Originally opened in 1941, it was bought by John Blanchard in 1988 after he returned home from a trip to Yugoslavia, where he made pilgrimage to Medjugorje and asked for guidance for his future.

Although it is not a high-tech bowling alley, it does have automatic pinsetters.
4. The Hurricane, a potent mix of rum and fruit juice, is the signature drink of what Bourbon Street restaurant and bar?

Answer: Pat O'Brien's

A traditional Hurricane contains four ounces of rum, mixed with passion fruit juice, orange juice and lime juice and other undisclosed ingredients. Visitors to Pat O'Brien's can buy packages of Hurricane mix to take home.
5. The French Quarter is commonly referred to as the Vieux Carre. What does the phrase "Vieux Carre" literally mean in English?

Answer: Old Square

The French Quarter is an area of 78 square blocks that are the oldest part of New Orleans. Although the name is French, most of the French Quarter was built during the period when the Spanish controlled New Orleans.
6. Why are New Orleans' cemeteries built above ground?

Answer: The water table is too high to bury below ground.

If the coffins were buried in the ground, a heavy rain could cause the coffins to shift and rise up. Early settlers tried weighing the coffins down with stones, but the coffins would still pop up when the water table rose with the rain.
7. What is the Zulu Diamond Cutters?

Answer: a New Orleans Social Aid & Pleasure Club

The Zulu Diamond Cutters are one of the premier krewes of the Zulu parade of Mardi Gras. From their Mardi Gras float, they throw items to the crowds, and the Zulu coconut is the desired prize.
8. In New Orleans, what is the strip of ground between two sides of a divided road called?

Answer: neutral ground

Legend has it that the neutral ground got its name shortly after the U.S. negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. The Americans settled on the opposite side of Canal Street and the territory between the new arrivals and the established Creole and European populations was referred to as the neutral ground.
9. What is the name of the major newspaper published in New Orleans?

Answer: The Times-Picayune

The newspaper was founded in the early 1800s as The Picayune and became The Times-Picayune in 1914. It has operated continuously as New Orleans daily newspaper. Even after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the Times-Picayune published an online version of the paper for three days and then resumed its paper version.

The newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for its public service. Since 2019 it has been known as The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate due to an acquisition and merger.
10. What is the main characteristic of a "shotgun house" in New Orleans?

Answer: All the rooms are in a direct line front to back with no hallway

Shotgun houses are narrow houses, only one room wide, and usually three to five rooms deep. Many of them were built in lower and middle class New Orleans neighbourhoods. The usual story explaining the name given to these long narrow houses is that one can fire a shotgun through the front door with all the shot exiting through the back door without ever having touched a wall.

This is not likely the true origin of the name of this house style, but it sounds great!
Source: Author saturnwreck

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