Carnival quiz
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Which holiday sets the date of carnival each year?
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Which country brought carnival to Brazil?
Answer: Portugal
Why: Its first form was the Portuguese Entrudo, when people pelted each other in the streets with water and flour.
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Which item must New Orleans float riders wear by law?
Answer: A mask
Why: Louisiana otherwise bans masks in public, an anti-Klan law, but carves out Mardi Gras.
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Which Venetian mask was held on by biting a button?
Answer: Moretta
Why: Holding the button in the teeth left the wearer unable to speak behind the small black velvet oval.
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Which job inspired Venice's beaked carnival mask?
Answer: Plague doctor
Why: Its long beak held dried flowers, herbs or a vinegar sponge, meant to fight the foul air once blamed for plague.
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When does New Orleans' carnival season begin?
Answer: Epiphany
Why: Each 6 January, the Phunny Phorty Phellows herald the season with a ride on the St. Charles Avenue streetcar.
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At what time does Basel's carnival begin?
Answer: 4 a.m.
Why: Basel's Fasnacht begins on the Monday after Ash Wednesday and runs for exactly 72 hours.
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