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Quiz Questions:

1. Louisiana crawfish come from what type of water?

   (a) salt water
   (b) fresh water
   

2. While crossing a highway at night, a crawfish sees the headlights of an oncoming car. What will the crawfish likely do as the car approaches?

   (a) hurry to the other side of the road
   (b) turn around and go back from where it came
   (c) get in a defensive position with its claws up -- ready for battle
   (d) turn away from the bright lights
   

3. You're going to boil some crawfish. What do you do first?

   (a) dress up in some nice clothes
   (b) count the crawfish
   (c) drink one or more cold beers
   (d) peel the crawfish
   

4. You're boiling the crawfish. What are you least likely to put in the pot?

   (a) garlic
   (b) onions
   (c) corn
   (d) celery
   (e) potatoes
   (f) cream cheese
   (g) cayenne pepper
   (h) lemons
   (i) beer
   

5. You're about to eat some boiled crawfish. What are you least likely to have on the table?

   (a) newspaper
   (b) fine china and silverware
   (c) crackers
   (d) beer
   

6. You're eating boiled crawfish. Which crawfish do you avoid?

   (a) the ones with the long antennae
   (b) the ones with the straight tails
   (c) the ones that are red in color
   (d) the ones that are really big
   

7. Which of the following are you not likely to do when eating boiled crawfish?

   (a) pry them open with a knife
   (b) pinch the tails
   (c) suck the heads
   (d) eat the tails
   

8. What time of year are you least likely to have a crawfish boil?

   (a) Mardi Gras
   (b) Good Friday
   (c) Early June
   (d) Late September
   

9. What are you least likely to put in a gumbo?

   (a) ground sassafras leaves
   (b) avocados
   (c) blue crab bodies
   (d) andouille
   (e) okra
   (f) roux
   (g) boiled eggs
   

10. What color is a merliton?

    (a) bright red
    (b) light yellow
    (c) light green
    (d) dark brown
    

11. What does "sac-a-lait" mean?

    (a) a Cajun dance step
    (b) milk sack
    (c) crappie (fish)
    (d) bag of rice
    (e) both (b) & (c)
    (f) both (a) & (d)
    

12. Which town is the home of the International Rice Festival and the birth of Edwin Edwards' political career?

    (a) Jennings
    (b) Ville Platte
    (c) Rayne
    (d) Crowley
    

13. A jambalaya must contain what ingredient?

    (a) sausage
    (b) shrimp
    (c) rice
    (d) tomatoes
    

14. Which of the following is usually served with rice?

    (a) gumbo
    (b) etouffee
    (c) stew
    (d) all of the above
    (d) both (a) and (c)

15. What is the "holy trinity" of ingredients found in virtually every Cajun dish?

    (a) cayenne pepper, black pepper, and white pepper
    (b) salt, pepper, and basil
    (c) onions, bell peppers, and celery
    (d) flour, water, and oil
    

16. If a Cajun orders a sandwich, he/she is most likely to order what?

    (a) hogie
    (b) submarine
    (c) po-boy
    (d) a sandwich on rye bread
    

17. In Cajun Louisiana, at what time of year are the least amount of oysters consumed?

    (a) spring
    (b) summer
    (c) fall
    (d) winter
    

18. Which one of the following is not considered authentic Cajun food and has only been attributed to be Cajun in recent years?

    (a) jambalaya
    (b) blackened fish
    (c) sauce piquante
    (d) etouffee
    

19. For good luck and wealth, what should you eat on New Year's Day?

    (a) jambalaya and white beans
    (b) gumbo and potato salad
    (c) cabbage and black-eyed peas
    (d) fried fish and white beans
    

20. What animal is a Cajun least likely to eat?

    (a) turtle
    (b) frog
    (c) squirrel
    (d) nutria
    

21. What part of the alligator provides the best meat?

    (a) the legs
    (b) the back
    (c) the tail
    (d) the head
    

22. What is boudin (pronounced "boo-danh")?

    (a) fish cooked in a spicy tomato sauce
    (b) a sausage stuffed with rice and meat
    (c) a Cajun pork stew
    (d) crawfish in a cheese sauce stuffed into French bread
    

23. What is bouie (pronounced "boo-yee")?

    (a) knife
    (b) sandwich
    (c) custard
    (d) cake
    

24. What Cajun song is sometimes referred to as the "Cajun National Anthem"?

    (a) Jolie Blonde
    (b) Allons a Lafayette
    (c) La Porte d'en Arrière
    (d) Colinda
    

25. You're at a Cajun dance and the band plays the "Cajun National Anthem". What type of dance is danced to the music?

    (a) Cajun two-step
    (b) Cajun waltz
    (c) Cajun jitterbug
    (d) Cajun one-step
    

26. What does "fais-do-do" mean?

    (a) go to sleep
    (b) an evening feast
    (c) a gathering of people for Cajun music and dance
    (d) both (a) & (b)
    (e) both (a) & (c)
    

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