On Saturday, my chances of winning my NCAA pool slipped down the proverbial drain of despair when UCONN lost to Michigan State. I had a whole 10 bucks riding on that game.
Perhaps you’ll have better luck with this short quiz than I did with my pool. The task is to identify the NAME (and team if you like) of the following sports mascots.
Happy Scheming.
(click on any image for a slightly better view)
Follow-Up: One of the four NHL mascots pictured above is also the league’s oldest mascot. Which one is it?
Follow-Follow-Up: In the Simpsons Episode “Dancin’ Homer,” Homer Simpson gets to share the stage with which legendary Capital City mascot?
Brookie
3. Carleton the Bear – Toronto Maple Leafs
4. Harvey the Hound – Calgary Flames (also the NHL’s oldest mascot)
7. Otto the Orange (Syracuse Orange)
I’ll leave the rest for others!
April 6, 2009 at 9:35 am
hroman
I had a feeling you’d get Carlton the Bear. Effeminate polar bear = best metaphor for team’s play over the past decade.
Also, Otto the orange is right, and Harvey the Hound is correct on both counts.
April 6, 2009 at 11:54 am
Laura
5. Mariner Moose – Seattle Mariners
6. Mr Met – New York Mets
8. Phillie Phanatic – Philadelphia Phillies
April 6, 2009 at 11:08 am
hroman
And Laura gets the baseball ones correct! Is someone excited for Opening day?
April 6, 2009 at 11:55 am
Laura
I have to say that Otto the Orange is the best. Especially when it comes to waving his arms frantically.
April 6, 2009 at 9:21 pm
hroman
He’s pretty much awesome:
Otto the Orange
April 7, 2009 at 11:10 am
Tom
I’ll add Youppi, Ace, and Spartacat.
How did you get the images to pop out like that?
April 6, 2009 at 11:41 pm
hroman
Those are correct, Tom.
The image effect is called “Lightbox”.
April 7, 2009 at 11:12 am