New Orleans is a Louisiana city on the Mississippi River, near the Gulf of Mexico. Nicknamed the "Big Easy," it's known for its round-the-clock nightlife, vibrant live-music scene and spicy, singular cuisine reflecting its history as a melting pot of French, African and American cultures.
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How Well Do You Know New Orleans? Quiz Questions
Which general is honored with a statue in the heart of the French Quarter?
Stonewall Jackson
Dwight Eisenhower
Andrew Jackson
The Cafe du Monde, which has been operating since the 1800s, is famous for serving what New Orleans specialty?
Jambalaya
Gumbo
Beignets
Preservation Hall is famous for what kind of musical performances?
Jazz
Blues
Gospel
In the early 1900s, New Orleans had a notorious red-light district known as:
Little Paris
Storyville
Little Amsterdam
New Orleans is famous for its Mardi Gras celebration. Mardi Gras marks the beginning of what season?
Lent
Christmas
Easter
In 2005, flooding from Hurricane Katrina devastated what part of the city?
Garden District
French Quarter
Lower Ninth Ward
Which author immortalized the city in the play "A Streetcar Named Desire"?
Arthur Miller
Tennessee Williams
Stanley Kowalski
Which musician famously sang "Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans"?
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Cab Calloway
New Orleans sits below sea level and is surrounded by three bodies of water: the Mississippi River, the Gulf of Mexico and:
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Chartres
Yazoo River
New Orleans's professional football team is known as the:
Kings
Saints
Lords
What classic movie was filmed, in part, in one of the famous cemeteries of New Orleans?
Cool Hand Luke
Easy Rider
On the Waterfront
Which National Historic Park in New Orleans has the oldest collection of oak trees in the country?
Canal Street
Jackson Square
City Park
Which street in the French Quarter is a popular tourist attraction famous for its night-life, lined with bars, cabarets, and restaurants?
Decatur Street
Bourbon Street
Royal Street
What country were the first European settlers in New Orleans from?
Denmark
France
Spain
Which building in New Orleans is the World's largest steel-constructed room unobstructed by poles?
The Superdome
The Millennium Dome
Reliant Stadium
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