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Bizarre School Team Names Trivia Quiz

Here's a quick quiz about unusual school nicknames.

A multiple-choice quiz by JellyTrollMorton. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
JellyTrollMorton

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
162,169

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4334

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Question 1 of 10

1. What marsupial is the mascot for the University of Missouri at Kansas City? Hint

Wombats

Tasmanian Devils

Wallabies

Kangaroos

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Question 2 of 10

2. What vegetable is the mascot for Scottsdale Community College in Arizona? Hint

Eggplants

Asparagus Spears

Zuccinis

Artichokes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whittier College in Whittier, California, chose which occupation for it's team name? Hint

Bakers

Morticians

Dentists

Poets

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which prehistoric creature is Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne's mascot? Hint

Mastodons

Dinosaurs

Mammoths

Pterodactyls

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Question 5 of 10

5. What animal represents the athletes at the University of California at Irvine? Hint

Aardvarks

Tamanduas

Pangolins

Anteaters

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Question 6 of 10

6. What do the players at Gray's Harbor College of Washington pride themselves as? Hint

Fumblers

Blowers

Chokers

Schlemiels

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Question 7 of 10

7. What are players for the University of St. Louis called? Hint

Billikens

Louies

Blues

Spirits

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Question 8 of 10

8. Richland College athletes are known as what kind of birds? Hint

Fighting Squab

Super Chickens

Thunderducks

Mighty Turkeys

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Question 9 of 10

9. What colorful mascot represents the University of Delaware? Hint

Green Hornets

Red Roosters

Blue Hens

Scarlet Knights

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the mascot for the University of California at Santa Cruz? Hint

Banana Splits

Bananas

Banana Slugs

Banana Boatmen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What marsupial is the mascot for the University of Missouri at Kansas City?

Answer: Kangaroos

The Kangaroo was first selected as the mascot in 1936 by the debate team.

2. What vegetable is the mascot for Scottsdale Community College in Arizona?

Answer: Artichokes

The artichoke mascot was voted in by the student body in protest of the high athletic budget at the time.

3. Whittier College in Whittier, California, chose which occupation for it's team name?

Answer: Poets

Whittier College in Whittier Calfornia was named after the poet John Greenleaf Whittier.

4. Which prehistoric creature is Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne's mascot?

Answer: Mastodons

Mastodons are extinct Pleistocene elephants that inhabited the area.

5. What animal represents the athletes at the University of California at Irvine?

Answer: Anteaters

The Anteater mascot is based of the Anteater character in Johnny Hart's cartoon "B.C."

6. What do the players at Gray's Harbor College of Washington pride themselves as?

Answer: Chokers

A choker was a nickname for a person whose job was to attach cables around large logs.

7. What are players for the University of St. Louis called?

Answer: Billikens

As far as I can tell, a Billiken is a human-like imp that was manufactured as a knick-knack in the early 1900s.

8. Richland College athletes are known as what kind of birds?

Answer: Thunderducks

Richland is a community college in the Dallas, Texas area.

9. What colorful mascot represents the University of Delaware?

Answer: Blue Hens

The Blue Hen is the state bird of Delaware

10. What is the mascot for the University of California at Santa Cruz?

Answer: Banana Slugs

Banana slugs are large yellow slugs that live in the redwood forests surrounding the Santa Cruz campus.

Source: Author JellyTrollMorton

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