How well do you know your college nicknames?
(Miscellaneous Nicknames)
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. Opposite of Moon Angels
2. A cream soda or soft drink from Texas
3. Usually accompanies lightning
4. Mix red and yellow
5. Cyrus' son was the spitting image of his dad
6. When Ho Chan's wife found his keys, she exclaimed, "Here are _______."
7. Bo, Luke, and Daisy from Hazzard County
8. Tip of the candle
9. Big winds
10. Light and sound, for example; also hand gestures
11. Who did the Blue Angel go to see in Hades?
12. Storms in the southeast U.S.
13. A red detergent
14. How do you know when you are too close to Buck? When you can see
15. Rising from the ashes of its predecessor
16. Better ____ than later
17. After a day of roofing, Dan's shoes always had ____
18. Who is it going to be -- ____ or us?
19. Defacers of public property
20. Listens to Led Zeppelin, The Who, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Van Halen, Bon Jovi,
Def Leppard and Guns N' Roses
Here is a list of the 20 colleges and universities that were used in this puzzle:
University of Alabama
Arizona State University
Cornell University
Duke University
Elon University
University of Idaho
Iowa State University
James Madison University
Liberty University
University of Miami
University of North Carolina
Ohio State University
University of Oklahoma
Pepperdine University
Saint Mary's College
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Syracuse University
University of Utah
Virginia Tech
Wheaton College