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1718
      
New Orleans Was Founded
The Big Easy was founded by the French in North America

History & Mythology > 18th Century Events


Johnny Horton
   released the single   
Battle of New Orleans
1959

Music > Sounds of the 1950s


Fats Domino
   released the single   
Walking to New Orleans
1960

Music > Sounds of the 1960s


Jelly Roll Morton
   released the album   
The King of New Orleans Jazz
Music > Albums - Jazz


Professor Longhair
   released the album   
New Orleans Piano (1972)
Music > Albums of the 1970s


New Orleans
   has the   
Saints
NFC South. Founded in 1967.

Sports & Leisure > American Football - NFL Team Names


New Orleans Hornets
   play at the   
Ford Center
Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NBA Arenas


Crescent City
   is a nickname for   
New Orleans
Geography > City Nicknames


The Big Easy
   is a nickname for   
New Orleans
It is the big easy because of the easy manner in which people live. It's also known as The City That Care Forgot, as well as The Crescent City (The Miss. River flows thru it in a crescent shape).

Geography > City Nicknames


New Orleans
   refers to   
Where Kitty Was Raised
Entertainment > Gunsmoke


New Orleans
   stands on the   
Mississippi
Louisiana, U.S.

Geography > City Rivers


Let's Hear It for UNO
   is the fight song of   
University of New Orleans
Sports & Leisure > U.S. College Fight Songs


Andrew Jackson
   had the nickname   
The Hero of New Orleans
History & Mythology > U.S. Presidents - Nicknames


New Orleans
   has an N.B.A. team called the   
Hornets
The Hornets began in 1988 in Charlotte, but moved to New Orleans in 2002

Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NBA Teams


Byron Scott
   is Head Coach of   
New Orleans Hornets
Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NBA Head Coaches


King Oliver, Kid Ory, Jelly Roll Morton
   are all   
New Orleans Jazz Pioneers
Misc > Common Threads 1


Battle of _____
   -   
New Orleans
Johnny Horton

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


City of _____
   -   
New Orleans
Arlo Guthrie

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


Goin' to _____
   -   
New Orleans
Little Sam Davis

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


Going Back to _____
   -   
New Orleans
Joe Liggins

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


I Wish I Was in _____
   -   
New Orleans
Tom Waits

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


Little Old Home in _____
   -   
New Orleans
Hank Snow

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


Mardi Gras In _____
   -   
New Orleans
Fats Domino / Professor Longhair

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


_____ on My Mind
   -   
New Orleans
Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


Queen of _____
   -   
New Orleans
Danny Williams

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


Song of _____
   -   
New Orleans
Eddie Cochran

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


Tryin' to Get to _____
   -   
New Orleans
The Tractors

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


Walkin' to _____
   -   
New Orleans
Fats Domino

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


Way Down Yonder in _____
   -   
New Orleans
Al Jolson & The Andrews Sisters

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


Witch Queen of _____
   -   
New Orleans
Redbone

Music > Song Titles - Missing Place Names


Julie Smith
   won the award for   
New Orleans Mourning
1991

Arts & Literature > Edgar Allan Poe Awards


New Orleans
   is situated in   
Louisiana
Archdiocese

Misc > U.S. Roman Catholic Dioceses


Professor Longhair
   is the stage name of   
Henry Roeland Byrd, 1918-1980, Pianist and Founding Father of New Orleans R & B
Entertainment > Stage Names - Male


"Houseparty New Orleans Style"
   was released by   
Professor Longhair
1988 - Best Traditional Blues Album

Music > Grammy Winners - Blues Albums


New Orleans Saints
   are in the   
NFC South
Sports & Leisure > American Football - NFL Divisions


Piano
   is missing from the title of   
New Orleans ___
Professor Longhair (1972)

Music > Albums - Missing Word


A Night in New Orleans (1942)
   starred   
Preston Foster, Patricia Morison and Albert Dekker
Director: Willaim Cklemens. Also starred Charles Butterworth, Dooley Wilson & Paul Hurst

Movies > Movies of the 1940s


Johnny Horton
   reached no. 1 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with   
The Battle of New Orleans
6 weeks, 1959

Music > U.S. Billboard Hot 100 - Number One Singles


Tulane University
   is in   
New Orleans
Louisiana

Misc > American University Towns and Cities


Loyola University
   is in   
New Orleans
Louisiana

Misc > American University Towns and Cities


Xavier University
   is in   
New Orleans
Louisiana

Misc > American University Towns and Cities


1815
   saw the   
Battle of New Orleans
Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British Army

History & Mythology > Battles and Sieges


Mardi Gras
   is held in   
New Orleans, U.S.A.
"laissez les bons temps roulez"; America's biggest and funniest party

Entertainment > Festivals and Special Events








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