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City Trivia - New Orleans

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1. For whom is New Orleans named?
Louis XV ✓
Phillippe II ✓
Antoine d'Orleans ✓
A Saxon Lord ✓
2. What roadway famous for antique shops and galleries runs parallel to Bourbon Street?
St. Anne ✓
Royal Street ✓
Canal ✓
St. Charles Avenue ✓
3. Which of the following are not a college or university located in New Orleans?
St. Marys University ✓
Xavier University of Louisiana ✓
University of New Orleans ✓
Tulane University ✓
4. What group founded New Orleans on land formerly held by the Chitimacha?
Spanish ✓
French ✓
Creole ✓
Dutch ✓
5. Under what circumstances was control over New Orleans transferred in 1763?
The Spanish ceded it to France during the Haitian Revolution ✓
The French sold it to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase ✓
The Spanish lost it to France in the Seven Years War ✓
The French ceded it to Spain in the Treaty of Paris ✓
6. Who sold New Orleans to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase?
Phillipe II ✓
Louis XV ✓
Napoleon ✓
Jean-Bautiste Le Moyne de Bienville ✓
7. On what lake does New Orleans border?
Lake Ponchartrain ✓
Nantachie Lake ✓
Lake St. Charles ✓
Lake D'Arbonne ✓
8. Which of the following were not born in Louisiana?
Ellen DeGeneres, Harry Connick, Jr. and Truman Capote ✓
Karl Malone, Jared Leto and Jerry Lee Lewis ✓
Reese Witherspoon, Fats Domino and Buddy Guy ✓
Britany Spears, Dick Van Dyke and Eminem ✓
9. What is the name of the famous cathedral located in the French Quarter?
St. Pierre ✓
St. Annes ✓
St. Louis ✓
St. Marys ✓
10. Which of the following is not a food?
Muffuletta ✓
Etouffee ✓
Bateau ✓
Po'boy ✓
11. Which of the following New Orleans Saints players is not in the NFL Hall of Fame?
Earl Campbell ✓
Archie Manning ✓
Morton Anderson ✓
Doug Atkins ✓
12. What is the name of the hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005?
Hugo ✓
Mitch ✓
Andrew ✓
Katrina ✓
13. Which of the following depicts the population of the city of New Orleans? (2017)
300,000 - 375,000 ✓
375,000 - 425,000 ✓
425,000 - 500,000 ✓
500,000 - 575,000 ✓
14. Which of the following is not a recognized nickname for New Orleans?
The City that Care Forgot ✓
The Big Easy ✓
The Queen City ✓
The Crescent City ✓
15. According to a 2007 study, what percentage of New Orleans sat at or below sea level?
Approximately 80% ✓
Approximately 92% ✓
Approximately 74% ✓
Approximately 51% ✓
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