New Orleans - City Sights

Bourbon Street

Located on Bourbon Street, what is the name of the United States oldest gay bar?

Cafe Lafitte in Exile

What law ruled that property owners - not noisemakers - are responsible for noise violations on Bourbon Street?

Yokum v. 615 Bourbon Street

Popular jazz group To Be Continued Brass Band were featured in what 2002 documentary?

From the Mouthpiece on Back

What famous hotel has stood at 300 Bourbon Street since 1969?

The Royal Sonesta Hotel

The namesake of Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop, Jean Lafitte, was a French pirate who was a spy for Spain during what war?

Mexican War of Independence

The Old Absinthe House popularized what absinthe-based cocktail?

Sazerac

What famous playwright frequented Bourbon Street and used it as a setting of one of his plays?

Tennessee Williams

Mardi Gras is French for what phrase?

Fat Tuesday

The city of Namur in Belgium gifted a statue of what giant instrument to Bourbon Street?

Saxophone

What outdoor venue on Bourbon Street is home to jazz performances?

New Orleans Musical Legends Park

Preservation Hall

What famous jazz musician siblings played for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band?

Willie and Percy Humphrey

Pianist and singer Wilhelmina Madison Goodson was known by what stage name?

Billie Pierce

Who was the vaudeville performer known as the 'Uncrowned Queen of the Blues'?

Ida Cox

What American artist painted many performers at the Preservation Hall including George Lewis?

Noel Rockmore

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band received what award in 2013?

NAACP Image Award

In 2018, what documentary narrated by Ben Jaffe - son of the Preservation Hall's original owner - explored the roots of jazz?

A Tuba to Cuba

Ben Jaffe - who took over as artistic director of the Preservation Hall in 1993 - studied at what music conservatory?

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Along with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, what other in-house band performed at the hall?

Olympia Brass Band

What was the name of the first album recorded by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in 1964?

New Orleans' Sweet Emma and Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band made a guest appearance on what album by American rock band the Foo Fighters?

Sonic Highways

Garden District

What historic synagogue - now closed due to damages from Hurricane Katrina - is a few blocks from the Garden District?

Anshe Sfard

Bridal retailer House of Broel dedicates its second floor to what museum?

Dollhouse museum

Commander's Palace - one of the oldest restaurants in the United States - serves what type of cuisine?

Creole

The Goldsmith-Godchaux House was designed by what nineteenth century architect?

Henry Howard

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was filmed at what location in the Garden District?

2707 Coliseum Street

Robert Nash Girling, founder of the English Apothecary, helped make Louisiana the first state to license what?

Pharmacists

Claiborne Cottage prominently features what architectural style?

Greek Revival

Claiborne Cottage was built for Sophronie Claiborne Marigny - daughter of what Civil War colonel?

Antoine James de Marigny

From 1856 to 1983, what college operated in the Garden District?

Soule Business College

What charter school is currently located in the former Live Oak Elementary School building?

Batiste Cultural Arts Academy