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?
Andrew Jackson
Dwight Eisenhower
Stonewall Jackson
The Cafe du Monde, which has been operating since the 1800s, is famous for serving what New Orleans specialty?
Beignets
Gumbo
Jambalaya
Preservation Hall is famous for what kind of musical performances?
Blues
Gospel
Jazz
In the early 1900s, New Orleans had a notorious red-light district known as:
Little Amsterdam
Little Paris
Storyville
New Orleans is famous for its Mardi Gras celebration. Mardi Gras marks the beginning of what season?
Christmas
Easter
Lent
In 2005, flooding from Hurricane Katrina devastated what part of the city?
French Quarter
Lower Ninth Ward
Garden District
Which author immortalized the city in the play "A Streetcar Named Desire"?
Arthur Miller
Stanley Kowalski
Tennessee Williams
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
Yazoo River
Lake Chartres
New Orleans's professional football team is known as the:
Saints
Kings
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?
City Park
Canal Street
Jackson Square
Which street in the French Quarter is a popular tourist attraction famous for its night-life, lined with bars, cabarets, and restaurants?
Royal Street
Bourbon Street
Decatur Street
What country were the first European settlers in New Orleans from?
France
Spain
Denmark
Which building in New Orleans is the World's largest steel-constructed room unobstructed by poles?
The Superdome
Reliant Stadium
The Millennium Dome
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