Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras was originally a Christian tradition associated with the ______ church.

• Protestant

• Methodist

• Catholic

• Anglican

Mardi Gras is also known as

• Share Tuesday

• Shrove Tuesday

• Ash Tuesday

• All You Can Eat Tuesday

French word for carnival is

• le carême

• le carnaval

• le carnival

In which of these cities are beads thrown to the crowd during carnivals?

• Nice, France

• New Orleans, USA

• Binche, Belgium

French word for faith

• la force
• la fierté
• la foi

Mardi Gras is always on the Tuesday before ________

• Good Friday

• Holy Thursday

• Ash Wednesday

Mardi Gras colors are ________

• vert, jaune, or

• vert, rouge, violet

• vert, or , violet

Mardi Gras literally means ________________

• Carnival Tuesday

• Pancake Tuesday

• Fat Tuesday

Cake associated with Mardi Gras

• mardi cake

• queen cake

• king cake

King in French is _______

• roux

• reine

• roi