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Sports Team Nicknames

Quiz Answers

Select the Quiz Number as below:
I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII

Quiz I	Answers	Print this page. Grade yourself. Write down the number of correct answers below.	Possible # of Correct Answers
1. Name as many teams as you can where the mascot is a BIRD.	Hawks, Falcons, Orioles, Eagles, Cardinals, Penguins, Seahawks, Blue Jays, Mighty Ducks, and Ravens		10
2. Name as many teams as you can where the team calls New York, HOME.	Yankees, Mets, Knicks, Rangers, Islanders, Giants, and Jets.		7
3. Name as many teams as you can where the mascot lives in or around the OCEAN.	Whalers, Marlins, Dolphins, Penguins, Sharks, Mighty Ducks, Seahawks, Buccaneers, Mariners, Islanders, Pirates		11
5. Name as many teams as you can, where the team name refers to a COLOR.	Red Sox, White Sox, Blackhawks, Reds, Browns, Red Wings, Blues, Blue Jays, Redskins, Cardinals		10
6. Name as many teams as you can, where the nickname refers to a NATIVE AMERICAN.	Blackhawks, Indians, Chiefs, Warriors, Redskins		5
7. Name as many teams as you can where the nickname is in the HORSE family.	Broncos, Colts, Phillies, Mavericks		4
8. Name as many teams as you can where the nickname refers to a "holy" or "unholy" mascot.	Angels, Padres, Saints, Devils		4
9. Name as many teams as you can where it has a reference in the mascots name to a HOT TEMPERATURE.	9. Flames, Heat, Suns		3
10. Name as many teams as you can where the mascot is in the FELINE family.	Bengals, Tigers, Lions, Panthers		4
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Quiz II	Answers	Print this page. Grade yourself. Write down the number of correct answers below.	Possible # of Correct Answers
1. Name as many teams as you can where it's name is in NUMBERS.	49'ers, 76'ers		2
2. Name the teams with the nickname of RANGERS.	New York and Texas		2
3. What three team mascots appeared in the haunted forest in the movie, "The Wizard of Oz"?	Lions, Tigers and Bears		3
4. Name as many mascots as you can that you might find while hunting in the American Woods.	Bucks, Rams, Bears, Timberwolves		4
5. Name as many mascots you find on a ship at sea.	Pirates, Buccaneers, Mariners, Vikings		4
6. Name the mascots that SOUND good.	Blues, Jazz		2
7. Name the teams that have a logo with a design of what comes out of a "Thunderstorm".	Lightning, Chargers		2
8. Name the teams that don't have a plural name (name without an "s")	Heat, Magic, Jazz, Lighting, Wild, Red Sox, White Sox, and Avalanche.		8
9. Name the mascots you will likely find in D.C.	Senators, Capitals, Redskins, Wizards, Patriots, Nationals		6
10. Name the mascots that FLY, but are NOT birds.	Jets, Flyers, Hornets, Rockets, Supersonics		5
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Quiz III	Answers	Print this page. Grade yourself. Write down the number of correct answers below.	Possible # of Correct Answers
1. Name as many STATES where they are the first name of the team, instead of a CITY as the first name.	Minnesota, California, Colorado, Texas, New Jersey, New York, Florida		7
2. Name as many teams as you can where the first name is NEITHER a state or a city.	New England Patriots, Golden State Warriors, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.		4
3. Name the two sports that have had (at different times) a "Colorado Rockies" team.	Hockey and Baseball		2
4. What two sports in the SAME city, have had the same team mascot name?	St. Louis Cardinals baseball and football team. The New York Giants baseball team football team. The New York Yankees football team and baseball team. The Brooklyn Dodgers baseball and football team. The Cleveland Indians baseball and football team. The Cincinnati Reds baseball and football team. The Detroit Lions baseball and football team. The Boston Braves baseball and football team.		8
5. Name as many team names that are associated with these HOROSCOPE SIGNS: a) Taurus, b)Gemini, c) Aries, d) Leo, e) Pisces	a) Chicago Bulls, b) Minnesota Twins, c) St.Louis Rams, d)Detroit Tigers, e) Florida Marlins or San Jose Sharks.		6
6. What is the alternative nickname of the New York Yankees?	The Bronx Bombers		1
7. Who are the NFL's "Monsters of the Midway." ?	Chicago Bears		1
8. What is the nickname of the University of Hawaii's teams?	"The Rainbows"		1
9. Name the nicknames of teams that share the SAME nickname that are within the four major sports (hockey, baseball, football, basketball).	New York Rangers/Texas Rangers; Carolina Panthers/Florida Panthers; Los Angeles Kings/Sacramento Kings; New York Giants/San Francisco Giants; New York Jets/Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Cardinals/Arizona Cardinals, Ottawa Senators/Washington Senators.		14
10. In which city, do all 3 professional sports teams have the same team colors?	Pittsburg (Black & Yellow - Pirates, Penguins, Steelers)		1
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Quiz IV	Answers	Print this page. Grade yourself. Write down the number of correct answers below.	Possible # of Correct Answers
1. Which Professional Football team only has their logo on one side of their helmet?	Pittsburgh Steelers		1
2. Which Professional Football team has NO logo on their helmets?	Cleveland Browns		1
3. What is the most common college football team nickname?	Tigers		1
4. What is the original nickname of the New York Jets football team?	New York Titans		1
5. What articles of clothing and what colors for the clothing have teams used for nicknames?	White Sox, Red Sox, Brown Stockings, Red Stockings, Blue Jackets		5

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Sports Team Nickname Quiz Grades

Quiz I Score # of above correct answers	Quiz II Score	Quiz III Score	Quiz IV Score	Grade
85-95	34-38	40-45	8-9	A	You're a sports nickname genius...and deserve a gold medal! A real challenger for the TV show "Stump the Schwab!"
76-84	30-33	36-39	6-7	B	Congratulations....you're a great sports team name trivia buff.
66-75	26-29	31-35	4-5	C	You're a good sports fan....Must be paying attention to the ESPN sports ticker.
57-65	22-25	27-30	2-3	D	You better study up and try again.
0-56	0-21	0-26	0-1	F	Sorry, you'd better go back to sports school.

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Sports Players Nicknames ANSWERS

Quiz V	Answers	Print this page. Grade yourself.
1. The Splendid Splinter	Ted Williams
2. The Sultan of Swat	Babe Ruth
3. Hammerin' Hank	Hank Aaron
4. The Big Unit	Randy Johnson
5. The Georgia Peach	Ty Cobb
6. The Yankee Clipper	Joe Dimaggio
7. The Say Hey Kid	Willie Mays
8. Pops	Willie Stargel
9. The Rocket	Roger Clemens
10. Dr. K	Dwight Gooden
11. Charlie Hustle	Pete Rose
12. Stan the Man	Stan Musial
13. Shoeless Joe	Joe Jackson
14. Oil Can	Dennis Boyd
15. The Wizard of Oz	Ozzie Smith
16. Mr. October	Reggie Jackson
17. Sweetness	Walter Payton
18. The Refrigerator	William Perry
19. Too Tall	Ed Jones
20. White Shoes	Billy Johnson
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Quiz VI	Answers	Print this page. Grade yourself.
1. Mean	Joe Greene
2. The Freak	Jevon Kearse
3. The Minister of Defense	Reggie White
4. Broadway Joe	Joe Namath
5. Diesel	John Riggins
6. Prime Time	Deion Sanders
7. The Snake	Kenny Stabler
8. Galloping Ghost	Red Grange
9. Bad Moon	Andre Rison
10. Bambi	Lance Alworth
11. Night Train	Dick Lane
12. The Nigerian Nightmare	Christian Okoye
13. The Bus	Jerome Bettis
14. Monsters of the Midway	Chicago Bears
15. G-Men	New York Giants
16. Purple People Eaters	Minnesota Vikings
17. The Steel Curtain	Pittsburgh Steelers Defense
18. The Dawg Pound	Fans at Cleveland Browns homegames.
19. Air Jordan	Michael Jordan
20. The Big Dipper	Wilt Chamberlain
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Quiz VII	Answers	Print this page. Grade yourself.
1. Godzilla	Yao Ming
2. Magic	Ervin Johnson
3. The Mail Man	Karl Malone
4. Tiny	Nate Archibald
5. Wilt the Stilt	Wilt Chamberlain
6. The Worm	Dennis Rodman
7. The Great One	Wayne Gretzky
8. The Admiral	David Robinson
9. The Bash Brothers	Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire
10. The Big Hurt	Frank Thomas
11. Boom Boom	Ray Mancini
12. Campy	Bert Campaneris
13. Catfish	Jim Hunter
14. Flo Jo	Florence Griffith Joyner
15. The Flying Dutchman	Honus Wagner
16. The Golden Bear	Jack Nicklaus
17. The Great White Shark	Greg Norman
18. The Greatest	Muhammad Ali
19. The Juice	O.J. Simpson
20. The Kansas Comet	Gayle Sayers
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Quiz VIII	Answers	Print this page. Grade yourself.
1. The Man in Black	Dale Earnhardt Sr.
2. Meadowlark	George Lemon
3. Mr. Cub	Ernie Banks
4. Pee Wee	Harold Reese
5. Popeye	Don Zimmer
6. Satchel	LeRoy Paige
7. Smokin' Joe	Joe Frazier
8. Spud	Anthony Webb
9. Sugar	Ray Leonard
10. Yogi	Lawrence Berra
11. Thunderfoot	Jerrel Wilson
12. Double Duty	Ted Radcliffe	Nicknamed "Double Duty" because he would pitch the first game of a double header and catch the second game, in Negro Leagues Baseball.

Sports Players Nicknames GRADES

Quiz V # of correct answers	Quiz VI	Quiz VII	Quiz VIII	GRADE
18-20	18-20	18-20	11-12	A
16-17	16-17	16-17	9-10	B
14-15	14-15	14-15	7-8	C
12-13	12-13	12-13	5-6	D
0-11	0-11	0-11	0-4	F

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The names of the women's college teams are the same as the men's for such college's as Missouri, Kansas and Kansas State. However, some other colleges have other ideas. Take the University of Alaska, whose mascot is the Nanook. In Eskimo language, nanook means "male polar bear". So the women's teams-- the Lady Nanooks--are Lady Male Polar Bears. At Northland College in Wisconsin, there are Lumberjacks and Lumberjills. At Stephen F. Austin in Texas, it's Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks. And at Augustana College in Illinois, there are Vikings and ViQueens.

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