Pennsylvania College Nicknames Quiz

Answer: Fighting Scots

The city of Edinboro is located in Erie County, and was named after Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. Edinboro University was founded in 1857, and their sports teams are nicknamed the Fighting Scots. The school is a member of the NCAA Division II PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference).

Answer: Bullets

Gettysburg is the county seat of Adams County, and is best known as the site of the Civil War battle of 1863. Gettysburg College was founded as Pennsylvania College in 1832, adopting its current name in 1921. The school is a member of the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference, and its teams are nicknamed the Bullets.

Answer: Lakers

Mercyhurst University is located in the city of Erie. The school was founded by the Sisters of Mercy as Mercyhurst College in 1926, adopting its current name in 2012. The school's nickname is Lakers due to its proximity to Lake Erie. They are members of the NCAA Divison I Northeast Conference for all sports except ice hockey, for which they are members of the Atlantic Hockey Association.

Answer: Panthers

The University of Pittsburgh was founded in 1787 as Pittsburgh Academy, was known as Western University of Pennsylvania between 1819 and 1908, when it adopted its present name. Their nickname is the alliterative Panthers, and they are members of the NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference. In 1976, the school's gridiron squad were named as national champions.

Answer: Nittany Lions

Pennsylvania State University (it is universally referred to as Penn State) was established in 1855, in the town of State College in Centre County. The school' s nickname of Nittany Lions comes from nearby Nittany Mountain and the mountain lions which used to roam the area. The school's griidron team were national champions in both 1982 and 1986.

Answer: Mountain Hawks

Lehigh University was founded in 1865 in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh County. Their nickname was the Engineers until 1995 when students voted to change it to Mountain Hawks. The school is a member of the NCAA Division I Patriot League.

Answer: Dukes

Duquesne University was founded in Pittsburgh in 1987 as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost, adopting its current name in 1911. The Dukes are members of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference for most sports, but its gridiron squad play in the Northeast Conference.

Answer: Owls

Temple University is located in Philadelphia and was founded in 1884 under its original name of the Baptist Temple. The school's Owls nickname is derived from its early days as a night school. Temple has had a number of conference affiliations over the years - in 2013 the school joined the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference.

Answer: Tomcats

Thiel College was founded in 1866 in Greenville, Mercer County. The Tomcats are members of the NCAA Divsion III Presidents' Athletic Conference. Despite being one of the smaller colleges in the USA, Thiel regularly produces one of the nation's top Cheer squads.

Answer: Colonels

Wilkes University is situated in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County. The college was founded in 1933 as Bucknell University Junior College, adopting its present name in 1947. The Colonels are members of the NCAA Division III Landmark Conference.