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Serious party, serious food, and serious history - all wrapped up and presented in a package that could only be New Orleans! Whether you prefer a mint julep or a cup of French roast coffee, come on in and "set a spell"! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

A multiple-choice quiz by woofi. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
woofi
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
112,719
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
3708
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. A proper tour of the Big Easy has to start at the Café Du Monde, sipping café au lait and tasting a beignet. A beignet is something like a square or triangular doughnut, sans the hole and liberally sprinkled with confectioners' sugar. The coffee at the Café Du Monde is typical for New Orleans in that it has a very special ingredient - chicory. What exactly is chicory? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. General Andrew Jackson and his men bravely fought the Battle of New Orleans and won a decisive victory on New Year's Day of 1815. The most impressive battle was on January 8th, with British casualties over 2,000 compared to Jackson's loss of only 71 men. (True/False) This final battle ended over two weeks after the War ended.


Question 3 of 10
3. In New Orleans, you will find many street signs in English, French, and Spanish. Of course if you look hard for signs to the "French Quarter" you may have a hard time because most signs in New Orleans refer to it as what? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. No visit to New Orleans would be complete without a visit to the tomb of this noted voodoo queen. Once you find her tomb, you may want to invoke her spirit to make a wish. It is said that you should "draw the X, place your hand over it, rub your foot three times against the bottom, throw some silver coins into the cup, and make your wish". Who was this person? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. If you were lucky enough, you received an invitation to one of the famous Halloween parties given some years in her Garden District home by this very successful and even more eccentric author. Writing a number of novels under the names A.N. Roquelaure and Anne Rampling, she is better known for the name she used for the Vampire Chronicles. Who is this author?

Answer: (First and last name)
Question 6 of 10
6. Food in New Orleans is a combination of art, practicality, and fantasy. The Creole style is unique to the area and is influenced by both European (French and Spanish) and African heritages. Of these restaurants, which of these is most famous for its breakfast? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Is New Orleans deserving of a second food question? You bet it is - and I will make it an easy one, to boot! Antoine's Restaurant is known for many things, including "Baked Alaska". However, its most famous creation is "Oysters Rockefeller". (True/False) The primary ingredient vegetable of Antoine's "Oysters Rockefeller" is spinach.


Question 8 of 10
8. Mardi Gras in New Orleans is famous all over the world for its parades and parties. Of course all that revelry and debauchery leads up to what Christian religious season? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Of course Mardi Gras is quite crowded - and it falls sometime in the winter, so the Jazz Fest might be just for you! This two-week festival falls in the spring of each year and is a celebration of New Orleans links to the art form. Jazz and New Orleans have been part of each other for as long as Jazz has been around. New Orleans' own "Satchmo" was one of the greatest jazz musicians who ever lived. He was honored by having the city name the airport after him. What is his name?

Answer: (First and last name)
Question 10 of 10
10. This famous open area is graced with the beautiful St. Louis Cathedral on one side and the Mississippi River on the other. Originally known as Plaza d'Armas, what is it better known as today? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A proper tour of the Big Easy has to start at the Café Du Monde, sipping café au lait and tasting a beignet. A beignet is something like a square or triangular doughnut, sans the hole and liberally sprinkled with confectioners' sugar. The coffee at the Café Du Monde is typical for New Orleans in that it has a very special ingredient - chicory. What exactly is chicory?

Answer: an endive relative

Chicory is a type of endive and its roots are ground up, roasted, and combined with ground coffee beans to make just about every cup of coffee served in New Orleans. Sassafras is made into gumbo filé, but not too tasty in coffee.
2. General Andrew Jackson and his men bravely fought the Battle of New Orleans and won a decisive victory on New Year's Day of 1815. The most impressive battle was on January 8th, with British casualties over 2,000 compared to Jackson's loss of only 71 men. (True/False) This final battle ended over two weeks after the War ended.

Answer: True

The War of 1812 ended on December 24, 1814, following the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. In fact, most of the fighting in the Battle of New Orleans took place after the War was officially over.
3. In New Orleans, you will find many street signs in English, French, and Spanish. Of course if you look hard for signs to the "French Quarter" you may have a hard time because most signs in New Orleans refer to it as what?

Answer: Vieux Carre

"Vieux Carre" translates literally into "Old Square". One well-known "Quartier Latin" is the part of Paris where, among other things, the Sorbonne is located.
4. No visit to New Orleans would be complete without a visit to the tomb of this noted voodoo queen. Once you find her tomb, you may want to invoke her spirit to make a wish. It is said that you should "draw the X, place your hand over it, rub your foot three times against the bottom, throw some silver coins into the cup, and make your wish". Who was this person?

Answer: Marie Laveau

Marie Laveau was born of a wealthy plantation owner and his mistress, who was reportedly half African American and half Indian, and was considered a "free woman of color". She had some fifteen children by one Christophe de Glapion, one of whom became Marie Laveau II. One of the mysteries surrounding Marie was her alleged perpetual youth, however the similarity between her daughter and her explained that mystery, as her daughter had taken over her mother's calling.
5. If you were lucky enough, you received an invitation to one of the famous Halloween parties given some years in her Garden District home by this very successful and even more eccentric author. Writing a number of novels under the names A.N. Roquelaure and Anne Rampling, she is better known for the name she used for the Vampire Chronicles. Who is this author?

Answer: Anne Rice

Rice traditionally has published her more erotic novels under pseudonyms. "Queen of the Damned", based on the third book in the Vampire Chronicles, was released in 2002.
6. Food in New Orleans is a combination of art, practicality, and fantasy. The Creole style is unique to the area and is influenced by both European (French and Spanish) and African heritages. Of these restaurants, which of these is most famous for its breakfast?

Answer: Brennan's

Breakfast at Brennan's is legendary - from the turtle soup, "Eggs Sardou", and "Bananas Foster". Don't forget to try the "Milk Punch" - it's lethal! Corinne Dunbar's closed many years ago, but it holds a special place in the culinary history of New Orleans.

It was like going to a private home for dinner - no sign but a brass plaque that said "Corinne Dunbar" - and a home filled with lovely furniture and your dinner served on china with silver.
7. Is New Orleans deserving of a second food question? You bet it is - and I will make it an easy one, to boot! Antoine's Restaurant is known for many things, including "Baked Alaska". However, its most famous creation is "Oysters Rockefeller". (True/False) The primary ingredient vegetable of Antoine's "Oysters Rockefeller" is spinach.

Answer: False

About anywhere you get "Oysters Rockefeller" except for Antoine's, it has an oyster on the half-shell covered with spinach and other things, and should properly be called "Oysters Florentine", or something like that. Antoine's carefully guards the secret recipe for this dish, which they did invent.

They offer one hint, however, and that is that the green leafy vegetables used to make Oysters Rockefeller are made from what is fresh and available, but never from spinach!
8. Mardi Gras in New Orleans is famous all over the world for its parades and parties. Of course all that revelry and debauchery leads up to what Christian religious season?

Answer: Lent

Lent is a time of fasting and penitence is some Christian denominations. It is the forty days, except Sundays, that precede Easter, which as we all know, is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Got it?
9. Of course Mardi Gras is quite crowded - and it falls sometime in the winter, so the Jazz Fest might be just for you! This two-week festival falls in the spring of each year and is a celebration of New Orleans links to the art form. Jazz and New Orleans have been part of each other for as long as Jazz has been around. New Orleans' own "Satchmo" was one of the greatest jazz musicians who ever lived. He was honored by having the city name the airport after him. What is his name?

Answer: Louis Armstrong

Armstrong developed his career in New York and Chicago in the 1910's and 1920's. He returned to New Orleans in 1932 as a hero, but the event was scarred by racism by the refusal of a white radio announcer to announce his return on the air and the cancellation of a free concert for the African-American community there. Armstrong went on to a stellar career and a number of great hits like "Hello Dolly" and "It's a Wonderful World".

He died in 1971.
10. This famous open area is graced with the beautiful St. Louis Cathedral on one side and the Mississippi River on the other. Originally known as Plaza d'Armas, what is it better known as today?

Answer: Jackson Square

The area surrounding Jackson Square is often filled with street artists and there are a number of shops in the area. There is a statue of Andrew Jackson, the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, in the square. As you look at St. Louis Catherdral, you will notice the Cabildo on the left and the Presbytere on the right - both part of the Louisiana State Museum. From Jackson Square, you can walk across the street for another wonderful cup of café au lait at the Café du Monde.
Source: Author woofi

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