How well do you know your college nicknames?
(Animal Nicknames Part 1)
by David Pleacher
Identify the nickname for each college from the clue listed below.
The nickname may be singular or plural — for example, it could be Tiger or Tigers.
Then try to match the nickname to the college from the list below.
1. Slow folk who love that yellow fruit
2. To buy a male family member
3. How Jay felt when his girl friend dumped him
4. Bucking horses
5. Like a Bison but from Africa or Asia
6. Church Rulers
7. Mountain lions
8. When the bows are placed underneath the present and not on top
9. How do you know you are too close to a hawk? When you can see the ____
10. Doing the plunge in frigid waters
11. Birds of prey
12. Kittens without their fur
13. Similar to crocodiles
14. Valuable protected species
15. Venomous snakes
16. Joggers on the highway
17. When someone asked Jackson who owned the bunnies, he replied, "____!"
18. Cool dudes
19. Turtles
20. Trombones and French horns, for example
21. Muscular Carnivores, also known as skunk bears
22. Might make a ewe turn
23. The Royal dog of Egypt
24. Bread that is baked all the way through
25. White Protestants
Here is a list of the 25 colleges and universities that were used in this puzzle:
Air Force Academy
Boise State University
Bowdoin College
Brigham Young University
UC Santa Cruz
Cincinnati University
University of Colorado
Colorado State University
Creighton University
Emory & Henry College
University of Florida
Florida A&M University
University of Iowa
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
Marquette University
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
Murray State University
University of New Mexico
North Dakota State University
South Dakota State University
Southern Illinois University
University of Texas
University of Texas at San Antonio