College nicknames?
Answer Key
by David Pleacher
Long Beach State 49ers -- Seven squared
Charleston Southern Buccaneers -- $1.00 for corn
Virginia Cavaliers -- A gallant or chivalrous man; a horseman
George Washington Colonials -- Inhabitants of the 13 Colonies
Providence Friars -- The kids gave the raw fish to their dad and said, "Can you ____?"
Washington & Lee Generals -- Battle leaders
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights -- The opposite of Days
San Diego State Aztecs -- Natives of central Mexico in the 15th and 16th centuries
Idaho Vandals -- Defacers of public property
Portland State Vikings -- Six Kings
Tennessee Volunteers -- I'll go!
Purdue Boilermakers -- Making steam generators
Minnesota State Mavericks -- Sarah Palin and John McCain in 2008
Denver Pioneers -- When pie is placed on the sides of your face
Seton Hall Pirates -- Bartholomew Roberts -- known as "The Great _____ Roberts"
Penn Quakers -- Religious "Friends"
Wright State Raiders -- Midnight snackers
United States Naval Academy Midshipmen -- Men standing in the middle of the boat
Texas-El Paso Miners -- Are these ____ or yours?
West Virginia Mountaineers -- Located on both sides of the face of a mountain
George Mason Patriots -- Patrick Henry goes wild
UNLV Runnin' Rebels -- What happened when the South was losing a battle in the Civil War
Siena Saints -- Peter, Paul, and Mary, to name a few
Rutgers Scarlet Knights -- Red Queensmen
Xavier Muskateers -- D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis or Annette, Tommy, Cubby, and Darleen
Davis & Elkins Senators -- Political group in DC
Michigan State Spartans -- In ancient Greece, they were enemies of Athens and Thebes
Cal State Fullerton Titans -- Powerful deities in Greek Mythology
William & Mary Tribe -- An organization of Native Americans
Southern California Trojans -- Used a horse to enter the city of Troy
Utah Utes -- Who is it going to be -- ____ or us?
Vanderbilt Commodores -- Motown band who sang, "Three Times a Lady"
Nebraska Cornhuskers -- Person who prepares the maize
Wyoming Cowboys -- Half Bovine, Half Man
Valparaiso Crusaders -- Campaigners for change
Wake Forest Demon Deacons -- Bad clergyman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers -- People who drive the train