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A Quiz on Carnival

Carnival is the time for parades, feasts, disguises and other cheerful customs in many places of the world. How much do you know about them?
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Last updated: February 8, 2021
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Roman festivity where social norms were turned upside down, named for a God
Saturnalia
The word "carnival" derives from a Latin expression, roughly meaning "get rid of ___"
Meat
City that hosts the world's largest carnival celebration
Rio de Janeiro
City with the largest Mardi Gras in the United States
New Orleans
What does the French word Mardi Gras mean?
Fat Tuesday
These are famously worn during the Venice celebrations
Masks
Notting Hill, a district of this city, is known for its multicultural carnival
London
Carnival is held in many cities on this river, such as Basel, Cologne and Rotterdam
Rhine
Think hard: at what specific time does the carnival season officially begin in Cologne, on November 11th?
11:11 a.m.
This day after carnival heralds a period of abstinence
Ash Wednesday
Name for the period of abstinence
Lent
Christian holiday that ends the period of abstinence
Easter Sunday
This city on the French riviera changed its parade route after a 2016 terror attack
Nice
The world's largest LGBT mardi gras is held in March, during this city's summer
Sydney
The celebrations in this world region are linked with calypso music, steel drums, and limbo
Caribbean
What long piece of clothing do women cut off from men in a German tradition?
Their ties
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Feb 8, 2021
"These are famously worn during the Venice celebrations" and i guess they are famously worn everywhere doing everything we do now huh