Q 01/05

Uga, the live mascot of the University of Georgia, has always been owned by which Savannah family?

A) The Dooleys

B) The Sanfords

C) The Butts

D) The Seilers

Answer · why

D) The Seilers

The first Uga was a wedding present in 1956; deceased Ugas are entombed in a mausoleum at Sanford Stadium as fans chant 'Damn good dog'.

Q 02/05

Bevo, the Texas Longhorn steer, gave the University of Texas what?

A) Its 'Hook 'em' hand sign

B) Its stadium's name

C) Its rousing fight song

D) Its burnt-orange colours

Answer · why

D) Its burnt-orange colours

The profile of the horns also produced the 'Hook 'em Horns' hand sign; alumni chipped in $124 to buy the first steer in 1916.

Q 03/05

Colorado's Ralphie the Buffalo is always what?

A) A costumed student

B) A male bison

C) A female bison

D) A Highland cow

Answer · why

C) A female bison

Females are smaller and calmer for the horseshoe run around Folsom Field; the current Ralphie, Brandy, is the seventh since 1967.

Q 04/05

How did LSU students pay for the first Mike the Tiger in 1936?

A) A gift from Huey Long

B) A football ticket surcharge

C) A campus bake sale

D) 25 cents from every student

Answer · why

D) 25 cents from every student

The $750 bought a cub from the Little Rock Zoo, originally named Sheik and renamed for trainer Mike Chambers.

Q 05/05

Where does Reveille, Texas A&M's mascot, sit in the Corps of Cadets hierarchy?

A) At the very bottom, a private

B) At the very top, five silver diamonds

C) In the middle, honorary sergeant

D) With the band, as cadet colonel

Answer · why

B) At the very top, five silver diamonds

The Rough Collies are buried outside Kyle Field facing the scoreboard so they can still see the game.