Mascot Madness

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1. The University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) had only an unofficial mascot from its opening in 1965 until 1981, owing to the school not participating in any NCAA sports. In 1981, when UCSC joined the NCAA, the school president polled only the athletes who would participate in intercollegiate sports regarding the name of the school's mascot. This elite group chose the name "Sea Lions" over the traditional, but unofficial school mascot. The original mascot prevailed in a straw vote among the wider student body and was reinstated. What is now the "official" mascot for UCSC (Hint: the answer has "appeal")? The Coast Redwood The Banana Slug The California Seal The Sea Urchins

2. The students of Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio, are saddled with a mascot that must be awkward if not embarrassing. Some of the college's female students have found it offensive. With which outdated name are the Heidelberg students burdened (Hint: It's a royal pain!)? Battling Bishops Chanticleers Praying Colonels Student Princes

3. In 1965, the University of California at Irvine students went to the polls to choose their mascot. Which of the following (all of which were on the ballot) was chosen. (Hint: Irvine's war cry is "Zot") Anteater Eagle Unicorn Seahawk

4. Would you be sanguine about attending a school whose mascot can shoot a stream of blood out of two of its three eyes? The students at Texas Christian University have a mascot that can do just that! What is this strangely gifted animal? The horned frog All of these A peculiar type of lizard The Texas state reptile

5. "Artie" the Artichoke is the Scottsdale Community College mascot. Although at one time the administration and a minority of students opposed the adoption of an artichoke as mascot, the school's website assures visitors that "Artie" now meets with universal approbation. What type of circumstance does the website indicate that led to the initial adoption of an artichoke as a school mascot? A generous donation from local artichoke farmers A philosophical difference between students and school administrator The vegetarian philosophy of the college food service The fact that Scottsdale's intercollegiate teams were winless in their first three seasons

6. Arkansas Tech University men's teams have a nickname that might seem to have originated in a comic book, but was actually taken from a sportswriter's 1919 story about a successful Arkansas football team. By which flattering (or perhaps fawning) nickname are Arkansas Tech intercollegiate athletes known (Hint: Think bread)? Thunderducks Green Terror Wonder Boys Jumbos

7. Because of their success in Division I NCAA basketball, many have become familiar with the mascot that Wake Forest possesses (or became possessed by). Under what moniker do Wake Forest's teams play? The Battling Bishops The Demon Deacons The Fiendish Friars The Potent Preachers

8. Which tools are associated with "Grubby", the mascot for the Hardrockers of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (Hint: the students did not choose this mascot)? A pick and t-square An electric guitar and pick A drum set I-pod and headphones

9. Evergreen State College in Washington State is noted for its environmental activism. What is distinctive about its mascot, the geoduck? It can live to be over 100 years old All of these It's doesn't fly (or even move) It's a mollusk

10. Washburn University of Topeka Kansas was founded in 1865. The men's athletic teams are saddled with the first name of the founder of the University. The name has a biblical origin and the meaning, "the glory has departed", is not likely to inspire confidence. Which nickname has been foisted on the hapless students of Washburn University (Hint: Think headless horseman)? The Elkanahs The Ebenezers The Ichabods The Elis