College Nicknames and Mascots Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gamecocks

JSU is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and shares its nickname with the University of South Carolina.

Answer: Gators

The University of Florida Mascot was created by a local merchant who wanted to make pennents for the school but realized they did not have a mascot. He decided on Gators and the name stuck. The others are nicknames of other state of Florida Football teams.

Answer: Purple Aces

The Fighting Zips are the University of Akron's team nicknames. Their mascot is Zippy the Kangaroo. The school's nickname, "Zips," is a shortening of "Zippers" which are Rubber Boots you wear to protect your shoes.

Answer: Banana Slugs

Vincent Vega wore a Bananna Slugs Tee Shirt in the movie 'Pulp Fiction'.

Answer: Blazers

Crimson Tide is the mascot of the University of Alabama, Trojans is Troy State University. Elephants is one of the mascots for the University of Alabama. UAB has only been participating in NCAA sanctioned sports since 1978

Answer: Catamounts

A Catamount is another name for a Cougar or Mountain Lion. The school is referred to as UVM for Universitas Viridis Montis, Latin for "University of the Green Mountains.

Answer: Dolphins

Jacksonville University is the Dolphins. The Jaguars are Jacksonville's NFL Team. The Tigers are Edward Waters Mascot.

Answer: Ospreys

The Sharks, Bulls and Tomcats are all names of other football teams that were located in the city of Jacksonville. The Sharks were in the AFL, The Tomcats in the AFL2, and the Bulls in the USFL.

Answer: Hardrockers

All others are associated with South Dakota but not college teams. The Black Hills, Mount Rushmore and Sturgis (Outlaws is a motorcycle club) are all associated with South Dakota.

Answer: Hatters

Stetson College is named after John B. Stetson, designer of the Stetson Cowboy Hat and major benefactor to the School.

Answer: Wasps

Steve Spurrier made Emory and Henry's unique formations famous during his time with the Florida Gators. The wrong answers are tributes to Spurrier and one of the plays run from that formation.

Answer: Vandals

Vandals is the correct answer. All the other choices are names of Potatoes.

Answer: Big Green

Big Red is the nickname of Cornell. Mean Green is the University of North Texas. Delaware boasts the Blue Hens.

Answer: Peacocks

Peacocks is the correct answer, all others start with P but are incorrect. Peacock was chosen because the land on which Saint Peter's now stands was once owned by a man named Michael Pauw, whose last name means "peacock" in Dutch.

Answer: Roughnecks

The wrestling team is known as the Roughnecks; all other sports have the nickname Oilers. Hawkeyes and Cowboys are the mascots for Iowa and Oklahoma State who are traditional wrestling powers.