Statistics for City Trivia - New Orleans

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the name of the hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005?	Katrina	90%
On what lake does New Orleans border?	Lake Ponchartrain	87%
Which of the following is not a food?	Bateau	78%
Who sold New Orleans to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase?	Napoleon	68%
Which of the following are not a college or university located in New Orleans?	St. Marys University	68%
Which of the following were not born in Louisiana?	Britany Spears, Dick Van Dyke and Eminem	65%
What is the name of the famous cathedral located in the French Quarter?	St. Louis	60%
What group founded New Orleans on land formerly held by the Chitimacha?	French	54%
Which of the following is not a recognized nickname for New Orleans?	The Queen City	52%
What roadway famous for antique shops and galleries runs parallel to Bourbon Street?	Royal Street	44%
Which of the following New Orleans Saints players is not in the NFL Hall of Fame?	Archie Manning	37%
Which of the following depicts the population of the city of New Orleans? (2017)	375,000 - 425,000	30%
Under what circumstances was control over New Orleans transferred in 1763?	The French ceded it to Spain in the Treaty of Paris	30%
According to a 2007 study, what percentage of New Orleans sat at or below sea level?	Approximately 51%	10%
For whom is New Orleans named?	Phillippe II	8%