Former Nicknames and Stories #4

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1. Which of the following schools received their nickname when a dog jumped out of the stands during a baseball game and prevented an opposing player from scoring a run? Wofford Northeastern Albany Connecticut

2. Which University's teams were once named for a group of Massachusetts fishermen, and then years after they changed their nickname, their head basketball coach refused to accept it and never used it? Massachusetts Oregon Vermont Idaho

3. Which of the following schools has a mascot that is a kangaroo, although their nickname does not imply that at all? Virginia Military Institute Stetson Radford Troy

4. What University other than Georgetown derived its nickname from a cheer? Manhattan Ohio State Virginia Tech Saint Louis

5. Which college's mascot and, subsequently, their nickname came to them from the beakhead of explorer LaSalle's ill-fated caravel? Canisius Michigan Fordham Buffalo

6. Which time-honored sport's tradition was attributed to Brother Jasper, the man whose name is synonymous with Manhattan College? The coin toss The seventh inning stretch The first pitch The waving of the checkered flag

7. What institution's teams can trace their nickname back to 1858 when their rowing coach purchased six Chinese red bandanas to distinguish his rowers from the competitors? Rutgers Harvard Siena Saint Francis

8. Which University's teams were formerly known as the Pumpkin Shuckers, Cornfield Sailors, Foundry Hands and Railsplitters before becoming what they are now? Penn State Indiana Purdue Indiana State

9. Which University's team was originally known as simply the "Big Red Team" and later boasted a bear as its mascot? Missouri State University Samford Alabama Cornell

10. Which University with the nickname "Tigers" attributed their nickname to an Oliver Goldsmith poem entitled, "The Deserted Village", which was written in 1770? LSU Auburn Princeton Clemson