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Quiz about Oh Dem Bayou Boys
Quiz about Oh Dem Bayou Boys

Oh, Dem Bayou Boys! Trivia Quiz


A look at the Gulf Coast region of the United States that ranges from Florida to Texas, focusing on the lands and the people of the bayou country.

A multiple-choice quiz by logcrawler. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
logcrawler
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
370,043
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
443
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Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Let's begin by understanding just what a bayou is and where its name most likely derived from. Bayou means which of the following and is based on what language? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Now for a look at the people of the bayou. While not all of the denizens of the bayou are necessarily of the same ethnic origin, of course, Cajuns are generally associated with the term "bayou".

From what area were they deported, eventually finding themselves in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S.?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What type of music is generally understood to be popular among Creole/Cajun peoples, which features such instruments as rub-boards, accordions, electric guitars and drums? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. One of the most populous cities in the United States was founded near Buffalo Bayou. What city is this, that is protected from flooding by the bayou itself? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The small fishing village of Bayou Le Batre is located in which southern U.S. state? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What languages comprise the tongue that most refer to as "Cajun"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A popular American television program that began airing in 2010 on The History Channel was entitled simply "Swamp People". What was the primary goal of the program? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Bayou Courtableau lies in St. Landry parish in Louisiana. This bayou feeds the Bayou Teche, one of the first areas settled by Acadian (Cajun) immigrants upon their arrival in the area. The area where the two bayous converge was originally an Indian trading post. By what name is the modern town known? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. One of the first early settlements of the Acadians when they arrived in Louisiana was a place called Pierre Part. Lying fairly near to the capital, Baton Rouge, what parish do folks in it and the surrounding communities call home? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these bayous is the longest one in the world, extending from near Pine Bluff, Arkansas down to Sterlington, Louisiana? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Let's begin by understanding just what a bayou is and where its name most likely derived from. Bayou means which of the following and is based on what language?

Answer: slow moving stream or wetland and based on the Choctaw language

Not only can the term bayou mean a slow moving body of water or marsh, it can also refer to a wetland or even a marshy lake. The original word in the Native American Choctaw language from which the word is derived was "bayuk", meaning a small stream.
2. Now for a look at the people of the bayou. While not all of the denizens of the bayou are necessarily of the same ethnic origin, of course, Cajuns are generally associated with the term "bayou". From what area were they deported, eventually finding themselves in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S.?

Answer: Canada

Acadia was an area of Canada that had originally been called "New France". It included the Maritime Provinces, Quebec and even parts of Maine in the U.S.

After the Seven Years War in North America, Britain expelled the Acadians from the area in an effort that was referred to by the Acadians as "The Great Upheaval". They then migrated southward to the Caribbean and into the southern Gulf states, at least those who were not simply deported to other British-controlled territories like Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and other areas.

The Acadians who had resisted the British influence the most during the Seven Years War were sent to the Carolinas and Georgia, to work on plantations. The British did not deport any of the Acadians to Louisiana; they merely sent many of them back to France later. It was while they were there that the decision was made by the French to send them to Spanish-controlled Louisiana.

Acadians eventually shortened their name to the more colloquial "Cajuns".
3. What type of music is generally understood to be popular among Creole/Cajun peoples, which features such instruments as rub-boards, accordions, electric guitars and drums?

Answer: Zydeco

Zydeco has often been mistaken for a type of polka music, but it generally tends to be more a mixture of blues and "a capella" religious music. Zydeco has stronger roots in the Creole culture than in the Cajun, but it is actually a mix of the two. Creole culture stems from the black influence that originated as a result of the mixing of European, African and Native American people, while Cajun culture has a distinctly more French basis.

The blending of the two cultures has created interesting and fun types of music, dance and foods, and rather than clashing, they have more or less melded together in many ways.
4. One of the most populous cities in the United States was founded near Buffalo Bayou. What city is this, that is protected from flooding by the bayou itself?

Answer: Houston, Texas

Buffalo Bayou, or Mother Bayou in Houston, Texas, flows for over 50 miles through Houston, down to Galveston and then dumps into the Gulf of Mexico. In 1972 the state of Texas sued the city of Houston for creating so much pollution and dumping it into the Bayou. A $3 billion upgrade was made to the city's sewer system as a result.
5. The small fishing village of Bayou Le Batre is located in which southern U.S. state?

Answer: Alabama

Bayou Le Batre is located near Mobile, Alabama, in fact sharing the same county borders. Bayou Le Batre was featured in the Winston Groom book and subsequent 1994 film "Forrest Gump", although the actual filming took place in coastal South Carolina.

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the area, creating a record storm surge of 16 feet that pushed shrimping boats, a cargo ship and other watercraft inland, where some of them remained, tucked away in the woods as they were unable to be launched back into the Gulf.
6. What languages comprise the tongue that most refer to as "Cajun"?

Answer: German, English, French and Spanish

The language of Cajuns stems from the influence of the following languages and cultures: German, English, French and Spanish.

This dialect is spoken mostly in southern Louisiana, although some isolated pockets of it exist in other areas as well. While many Cajuns do not speak French at all, or may only speak it very poorly, it is still easy to hear the imprint and the influence of the language on the speech of many Cajuns.
7. A popular American television program that began airing in 2010 on The History Channel was entitled simply "Swamp People". What was the primary goal of the program?

Answer: to watch people catching alligators

"Swamp People", a reality-type television show, was primarily designed to allow viewers the opportunity of watching swamp people catch alligators for a living.

Alligator season in Louisiana lasts for a month, beginning in early September.
It is during this season that the majority of the swamp folks can make their money, although at other times of the year they may also be found catching shrimp, crawfish, raccoons and crabs in order to supplement their income.

Adult male American alligators can grow up to 15 feet in length, while the females are somewhat smaller.
Chinese alligators usually only grow to five feet in length.
8. Bayou Courtableau lies in St. Landry parish in Louisiana. This bayou feeds the Bayou Teche, one of the first areas settled by Acadian (Cajun) immigrants upon their arrival in the area. The area where the two bayous converge was originally an Indian trading post. By what name is the modern town known?

Answer: Port Barre

Alex Charles Barre was honored with the town being named for him. He had purchased the land that housed the original trading post as well as a great deal of the surrounding land from a man named Sieur Jacques Guillaume Courtableau, who lent his name to the bayou itself.

The Barre, Nezat and Roy families have long dominated the area surrounding the bayou.
9. One of the first early settlements of the Acadians when they arrived in Louisiana was a place called Pierre Part. Lying fairly near to the capital, Baton Rouge, what parish do folks in it and the surrounding communities call home?

Answer: Assumption Parish

Napoleonville is actually the only incorporated town in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Originally simply called Canal, the town was later named by a soldier who had served under Napoleon Bonaparte.

The name "Pierre Part" is thought to have derived from one of the early Acadian settlers in the region.
10. Which of these bayous is the longest one in the world, extending from near Pine Bluff, Arkansas down to Sterlington, Louisiana?

Answer: Bayou Bartholomew

Bayou Bartholomew runs nearly 400 miles from its point of origin until it dumps into the Ouachita River. In the days before railroad transportation, the waterway was teeming with movement as it served as a sort of water highway system.

It is now one of the most polluted of the bayous; it has trash floating in it, logs jamming the water flow, and it suffers from excess sediment build-up due in large part to the pollution.

In 1995, many individuals and government agencies began teaming together with the stated goal of eventually restoring the bayou to its original pristine condition.
Source: Author logcrawler

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