River Road African-American Museum
406 Charles Street
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
(225) 474-5553
kathe@africanamericanmuseum.org
www.africanamericanmuseum.org
River Road African American Museum Scavenger Hunt #1
Answer the questions quickly and quietly. No running, yelling, or pushing.
Each one, teach one. Older ones help the younger ones. You may work in teams.
Red Room
1. What year was Louisiana’s largest slave revolt? ________________________________________
2. What city did Jean Batiste Dusable found? ____________________________________________
3. What animal did Tom Wilson fear the most? ___________________________________________
4. What ocean did Tom Wilson cross to freedom? _________________________________________
5. What year did the Civil War end? ___________________________________________________
Kitchen
1. Why was Monday red beans and rice day? ____________________________________________
2. Name a Louisiana food of African origin? _____________________________________________
3. Is there an ice box in the kitchen? YES or NO __________________________________________
4. What is the name of the soap used to wash clothes? ____________________________________
Yellow Room
1. Who invented the sugarcane planting machine? ________________________________________
2. Name a benevolent society in Donaldsonville? _________________________________________
3. Name two Louisiana inventors? _____________________________________________________
5. What year was Pierre C. Landry mayor of Donaldsonville? ________________________________
Green Room
1. What was the profession of John H. Lowery? __________________________________________
2. What kind of music did Claiborne Williams’ play? _______________________________________
3. Name three black doctors? ________________________________________________________
4. What medical school did they attend? ________________________________________________
5. What parish is Donaldsonville located? _______________________________________________