New Orleans the "Big Easy" Trivia Quiz

Answer: France

New Orleans was founded May 7, 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville for the French Mississippi Company. The city is named after Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans. In 1803, with the Louisiana Purchase, it became part of United States. Louisiana became the 18th state on April 30, 1812.

Answer: 1718

Mardi Gras starts about four weeks before Ash Wednesday and ends on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. In 1703, Mobile established the first Mardi Gras, while in 1718 (fifteen years later) was the first organized one in New Orleans.

Answer: Marie Laveau

Marie Laveau was buried at the Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1, completed with a historical marker. On Bourbon St is the Marie Laveau House of Voodoo, which is a store, museum and shire all dedicated to her life.

Answer: Anne Rice

Anne Rice was born 4 October 1941 in the city of New Orleans. Her series "The Vampire Chronicles" is set in the New Orleans area.

Answer: Al Copeland

Al Copland founded Popeyes Chicken in 1972 in the suburb of Arabi in the St. Bernard Parish. He was born 2 February 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana. At his home in New Orleans, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office provided traffic control so people could observe his annual light display.

This display was once ranked in the top three by the "Today Show". In 1983, he was sued by his neighbors to remove his annual display as it was causing increased foot and car traffic, along with parties, in the neighborhood.

Answer: Above ground crypts

In most of the cemeteries around the city, the people are placed into above ground crypts. This is done so the caskets will not raise out (float out) of the ground, as most of city is below sea level.

Answer: 1984

The 1984, Louisiana World Exposition opened 12 May and closed 11 November of that year. About 84 acres were cleared for it. It is now the Riverwalk on the banks of Mississippi river with cruise ship terminals, shopping and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The convention center is on the south end with Harrah's Casino on the north end of the walk.

Answer: Bourbon Street

Bourbon Street is 13 blocks long. The upper eight blocks are the most-visited. During the night time, the center section becomes quite popular due to over 100 bars lining the walking area. The bars change names and owners quite often.

Answer: Creole

Creole cooking is a blend of several styles, but is mainly known for its use of peppers, paprika and other spices. There are numerous creole restaurants in the New Orleans area, such as Mulate's and Zydeco's. Famous chefs who have had restaurants in the New Orleans area include Emeril Lagasse, Paul Prudhomme, and Leah Chase, among several others.

Answer: Cafe du Monde

Beignets are deep-fried square-shaped pastry dough buried in powdered sugar on top. You also have to try them with chicory style coffee (a New Orleans style). The cafe has appeared in several TV shows; a few movies, such as "Runaway Jury" (2003) and "Now You See Me" (2013); and in at least one song from Jimmy Buffett the "The Wino and I Know".

Answer: National World War II Museum

The National World War II Museum was built as the National D-Day Museum in 2000 honoring the role the of boats in the invasion. In 2003, US congress designated it the Americas National World War II Museum and the name was changed. The museum is located at the corner of Andrew Higgins Boulevard and Magazine Street.

Answer: Jackson Square

It was built as Place d' Armes in 1721 and renamed Jackson Square in 1815 to honor Andrew Jackson (later President) for his victory in the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. In the center of the square is a large mounted equestrian statue of the general.

The square is a large pedestrian mall with St. Louis Cathedral on the north side. The square is known for its musical performances, both planned publicly and unplanned by street performers playing for tips.

Answer: Audubon Zoo

Audubon Zoo is located along the banks of the Mississippi River (in a part of town called Uptown) on 58 acres of land. Some of its noted animal exhibits include koala bears (with eucalyptus trees), the swamp exhibit with the native alligators, black bears, otters and several other native swap animals. Also on display are white alligators (not albino) with blue eyes.

They are found inside the reptile house, as they are not kept outdoors because they get sunburned easily. Other branches of the zoo are the Audubon Nature Institute and the Aquarium of the Americas (located near the French quarter), with a ferry boat ride that links them.

Answer: Pelicans

On January 24, 2013 the team changed its name from the New Orleans Hornets to the Pelicans. The teamed moved from Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte Hornets) for the 2002-3 season and played as the New Orleans Hornets. The original NBA team, the New Orleans Jazz, was founded in 1974 and moved to Utah in 1979. The Tigers are a college team.

Answer: Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is made up of two parallel bridges (one being longer) connecting Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans on the south shore of lake Pontchartrian, to the north side at Mandeville. "Guinness World Records" made a new category in July 2011 (over water continuous) after Jiaozhou Bay bridge in China opened at 26.4 miles in length which includes curves (point to point distance about 16 miles).

The causeway's point to point distance is about 24 miles. The Pontchartrain Expressway crosses the mouth of the bay on the east side of New Orleans, with a length of about 6.5 miles.

The Huey P. Long Bridge crosses the Mississippi River in downtown New Orleans. The Greater New Orleans Bridge is made up.