How well do you know your college nicknames?
(Animal Nicknames Part 2)
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. People who are always on my case
2. Storied porridge eaters
3. Formerly a girl
4. Why did the Blue Rooster cross the road? — To get to the ____ ____
5. Robert's pets
6. What you get when you cross a male bovine with a female canine
7. State bird of Virginia
8. The little kids like to play "____, ____, Goose!"
9. "Hotel California" singers
10. Fighting roosters
11. A valuable person who runs errands
12. What a huckster does
13. The opposite of slim jeans
14. They are Ivy League and they have their pride
15. Popular car from Ford that was introduced in the 1960s
16. Big cats near Mount Nittany
17. Wise old birds
18. Peter Sellers' movies
19. The sin of the devil
20. When someone asked Jay who owned the hawks, he replied, "____."
21. Fish eagles; ospreys
22. 8-legged web spinners
23. Opposite of "lightning seen"
24. "Lions, ____, and bears, Oh My!"
25. Family group of wolves
26. Predatory wasps
Here is a list of the 26 colleges and universities that were used in this puzzle:
Baylor University
Boston College
Clemson University
Columbia University
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Georgia
Georgia State University
Georgia Tech
Hofstra University
Idaho State University
University of Kansas
Marshall University
University of Minnesota
UNC Wilmington
North Carolina State University
Ohio University
University of Oregon
Penn State University
University of Richmond
St. Joseph's University
University of South Carolina
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
Temple University
University of Wisconsin