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NOLA and Border Towns
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Last updated: April 9, 2026
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1. New Orleans is located in the state of ...
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Lousiana
2. Rene-Robert Cavelie, Sieur de la Salle claimed the Louisiana territory for France in 1682 and named it after ...
Louis XII
Louis XIII
Louis Philippe
Louis XIV
Louis XV
3. The Cajun ethnic group is made of ...
Scottish & Irish
Swiss-Italians
Swiss-Germans
Spanish-Americans
French-Canadians
4. When did the US purchase the Louisiana territory from France?
1776
1790
1796
1803
1807
5. Founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville in 1718, he named the settlement New Orleans after ...
Joan of Arc
The Regent of the Kingdom of France
The French Minister of the Marine
Louis XIV’s first wife
Louis XIV’s second wife
6. Down South, New Orleans is bordered by ...
The Gulf of Mexico
The Carribbean Sea
The Atlantic Ocean
The Coral Sea
The Southern Ocean
7. On the flag of the state of Louisiana we can see
An eagle
A shark
A pelican
A tortoise
A dolphin
8. What is the state capital of Louisiana
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Lafayette
Shreveport
Alexandria
9. Which city has more inhabitants ?
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
10. New Orleans is surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River and ...
Lake Inferior
Lake Pontchartrain
The Rio Grande
The Red River
Lake Huron
11. True or False :The World's longest continuous bridge over water has one foot in New Orleans.
True
False
12. City Park is ... as big as NYC's central Park.
Twice
Three times
Four times
Five times
None of the above, it’s of equal size
13. What are the most visited landmarks in New Orleans ?
Churches
Parks
Cemeteries
Museums
Piers
14. True or False: New Orleans was the birthplace of what we commonly refer to Voodoo.
True
False
15. True or False: The origins story of Cloak & Dagger were kept identical in the 2018 series adaptation
True
False
16. True or False: In New Orleans, there are more POC than whites
True
False
17. The mayor of New Orleans has been a democrat for more than ...
20 years
50 years
80 years
100 years
150 years
18. What nickname does the city of New Orleans haven't?
The Big Easy
The Golden City
The Crescent City
NOLA
19. True or False: The french Quarter neighborhood remains deeply linked with French culture today
True
False
20. The cafe du Monde, which has been operating since 1800 in the heart of the French Quarter, is famous for serving what New Orleans specialty ?
Gumbo
Beignets
Jambalaya
Barbecue
Crawfish
21. What was the name of the New Orleans culinary legend who was known as the Queen of Creole cuisine?
Leah Chase
Nina Compton
Susan Spicer
Melissa King
Brooke Williamson
22. In the early 1900s, New Orleans had a notorious red-light district called ...
Little Paris
Storyville
Little Amsterdam
Secretville
The Deed’s Quarter
23. Which author immortalized the city in the play a Streetcar Named Desire (1947/1951)?
Arthur Miller
Tennessee Williams
Stanley Kowalski
Eugene O’Neill
James Baldwin
24. What musical style is inseparable from New Orleans?
Bluegrass
Country
Blues
Jazz
Gospel
25. Which jazzman was born and raised in New Orleans?
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Steve Coleman
26. True or False: the famous Mardi Gras parade was actually started in NOLA and not in Europe.
True
False
27. What accessory do you need to have the most to prove that you are worthy Mardi Gras attendee?
Straws
Bead Neckless
Bottle caps
Entry bracelets
Shoe laces
28. The parade is a very disputed competition. What is the name of the different groups competing around their floats?
Knights
Krewes
Bands
Families
Tribes
29. A now revered group of performers is distinctive from the rest of the people appearing in the Mardi Gras Parade, they're called ...
The Mardi Gras Indians
The Mardi Gracademics
The Mardi Gras Cheerleaders
The Mardi Gras Gamers
The Mardi Grathletes
30. True or False: there's a franchise called "fat thuesday" that sells huge frozen cocktails to go.
True
False
31. What was the name of the hurricane that swept through the city in 2005?
Cortana
Ariana
Katrina
Emiliana
Diana
Christina
Clara
Julianna
32. What structure resisted Katrina and served as shelter for those unable to flee the city?
Lakefront Airport
The Superdome
Tulane University
Walmart Supercenter
AMC Elmwood Palace
33. What neighborhood was made very famous because of a TV series ?
The French Quarter
Marigny
Treme
Bywater
The Garden District
34. With which nation does the U.S. share the most border towns with?
Mexico
Canada
Native Americans
35. What is a common economic relationship between border towns and nearby reservations?
Complete economic isolation
Interdependent trade and commerce
No interaction
Competition only, no cooperation
36. What is the legal status of most reservation lands?
Privately owned by tribal members
Held in trust by the federal government
State property
International territory
37. What is the jurisdictional rule in most border town areas?
Simple state jurisdiction everywhere
Overlapping tribal, federal, and state authority
Only federal law enforcement exists
A form of international law applies
38. The Indian Relocation Act of 1956 affected border towns by:
Moving Native Americans to urban areas away from reservations
Creating new reservations
Building more border towns
Establishing national parks
39. Which of these represents a growing trend in border town-reservation relations?
Increased isolation
Co-management agreements for natural resources and tourism
Complete assimilation
Extreme political polarization
40. Approximately how long is the US-Canada border?
1,500 miles
3,900 miles
5,500 miles
7,000 miles
41. Buffalo, New York sits across from which Canadian city?
Toronto
Hamilton
Niagara Falls
Kingston
42. Which is the busiest land border crossing between the US and Canada?
Peace Arch (Blaine, WA - Surrey, BC)
Ambassador Bridge (Detroit - Windsor)
Rainbow Bridge (Niagara Falls)
Peace Bridge (Buffalo - Fort Erie)
43. What is unique about Point Roberts (WA) and its 1,250 inhabitants?
It's an island
It's a U.S. exclave accessible by land only through Canada
It's the northernmost U.S. point
It has no border crossing
44. What document do many frequent border crossers use for expedited passage?
Driver's license
NEXUS card
Social Security card
Birth certificate
45. Which war saw significant border conflicts along what is now the US-Canada border?
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Civil War
The Seminole Wars
46. Which border region has significant French-speaking populations on both sides?
Washington-British Columbia
Montana-Alberta
Maine-New Brunswick
North Dakota-Manitoba
47. The International Peace Garden is located on the border between which states/provinces?
Washington and British Columbia
Montana and Alberta
North Dakota and Manitoba
Vermont and Quebec
48. What characterizes border enforcement between the US and Canada compared to other US borders?
Identical to all borders
Traditionally less fortified with emphasis on cooperation
More border patrol officers than anywhere else
Military checkpoints every 5 miles
49. How many US states share a border with Mexico?
3
4
5
6
50. Which border city pair is known for having one of the busiest land border crossings in the world?
El Paso-Ciudad Juárez
San Diego-Tijuana
Laredo-Nuevo Laredo
Brownsville-Matamoros
51. Yuma (AZ) is located near the border with which Mexican state?
Sonora
Chihuahua
Baja California
Coahuila
52. Which of these border cities is NOT located in California?
San Diego
Calexico
Nogales
San Luis Obispo
53. Calexico (CA) is paired with which Mexican city?
Tijuana
Mexicali
San Luis Rio Colorado
Tecate
54. How are manufacturing plants in Mexico called that import materials and export finished products?
Mercados
Maquiladoras
Haciendas
Fabricas
55. Which document do frequent U.S.-Mexico border crossers use for expedited passage?
Passport
SENTRI
Global Entry card
Drivers’ License
Birth certificate
56. Many Mexico-U.S. border cities were established or grew significantly during which period?
Colonial era (1600s)
Revolutionary War
Post Mexican-American War and railroad expansion
Post World War II
57. What is the capital of Texas?
El Paso
Houston
Dallas
Austin
San Antonio
58. Which is the most populous city in Texas?
Austin
Dallas
San Antonio
Houston
El Paso
59. Texas is the ____ largest state in the US by land area.
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
60. Which Texas city is known as 'The Alamo City'?
Houston
San Antonio
Dallas
El Paso
61. How many U.S. states share a border with Texas?
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
62. Texas is the leading U.S. producer of which resource?
Coal
Oil and natural gas
Corn
Meat
Nuclear energy
63. Corpus Christi is located on which body of water?
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Texoma
Lake Livingston
Galveston Bay
Lake Travis
64. Which famous NASA facility is located near Houston?
Kennedy Space Center
Johnson Space Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Cape Canaveral
65. Where was JFK assassinated?
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
Dallas
El Paso
66. Together, Dallas and Fort Worth form a metropolitan area commonly called…?
The Twin Cities
The Metroplex
North Texas Metro
Big D Region
67. Fort Worth is historically known for its connection to which industry?
Oil drilling
Technology
Cattle and stockyards
Western Film productions
Chili peppers
68. Austin is known as the '____ Capital of the World.'
BBQ
Live Music
Insurance
High Tech
Oil
69. The University of Texas at Austin's sports teams are called:
Aggies
Longhorns
Mustangs
Horned Frogs
Ragers
70. Which river runs through downtown Austin?
Rio Grande
Brazos River
Colorado River
Trinity River
71. Which NBA team plays in San Antonio?
Mavericks
Rockets
Spurs
Rangers
Hornets
72. The Navarro College in Corsicana (TX) is famous for its ...
Football team
Soccer team
Cheerleading team
Nascar team
Lacrosse team
73. True or False: San Antonio is only one of 2 U.S. cities to be listed in the
Organization of World Heritage Cities
True
False
74. Which historical trade route connected Mexico City to San Antonio?
Santa Fe Trail
Oregon Trail
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Lewis and Clark Trail
75. True or False: Texas is the state that has the most BBQ pitmasters in the U.S.
True
False
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