Colors
Scarlet and gold are this school's official colors, but most of the students and faculty call it red and gold
What are the Chico Panthers?
The largest member of the weasel family, these creatures share a name with a clawed superhero in the X-Men
What are the Biggs Wolverines?
Wile E. Coyote chases but never catches this speedy bird
What are the Butte College Roadrunners?
According to legend, 300 of them held a narrow pass at Thermopylae against a vastly more numerous Persian army
Who are the Red Bluff Spartans?
As told in Homer's "The Iliad" these people lost a war when they let a giant wooden horse through their gates
Who are the (Orland or Durham) Trojans?
Famous for having orange and black stripes, this school's colors are purple and white
What are the Oroville Tigers?
Keanu Reeves' character realizes the people on the bus are being watched through CCTV when the villian in "Speed" calls Sandra Bullock's character this mascot from the University of Arizona
What are the Chico State Wildcats?
A type of lynx, this feline is named after its short tail
What are the Paradise Bobcats?
They didn't actually wear horned helmets, that imagery comes from Richard Wagner's opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" first performed in the 1870s
Who are the Pleasant Valley Vikings?
Named after the realm of the gods, their football and soccer teams play home games at Asgard Yard
Who are the Pleasant Valley Vikings?
Blue and white are this school's colors, but when the football team won its first state championship in 2022, the uniforms were brown from all the mud on the field
Who are the Orland Trojans?
Sharing a mascot with Yuba City High, this mascot's name is a nickname that comes from the sound the animal makes
What are the Willows Honkers?
Threre are three types of these big cats worldwide; in the United States these are specifically a critically endangered population of cougars found in Florida
What are the Chico Panthers?
Their city was thought to be mythology until Heinrich Schliemann discovered its ruins in the 1870s
Who are the (Orland or Durham) Trojans?
This supernatural bird-like spirit creates lightning by flashing its eyes
What are the Las Plumas Thunderbirds?
These birds are mostly brown, streaked with tan, black and white but this school's colors are black and gold
What are the Butte College Roadrunners?
QB Matt Ryan and this team from Atlanta looked to have its first Super Bowl victory until Tom Brady's Patriots charged back from down 28-3 to win the NFL's Super Bowl LI. Lady Gaga was the halftime performer
What are the Fair View Falcons?
Breeds of this raptor are symbols of both the United States and Mexico
What are the Princeton Eagles?
Ford first produced a car with this name in 1955 and marketed it as an upscale, "sporty" two-seat convertible rather than as a sports car to avoid direct competition with the Chevrolet Corvette
What are the Las Plumas Thunderbirds?
In India and China these beasts are often dipicted as the mounts of gods
What are the Oroville Tigers?
The mascot is named after Native American warriors; this school is named after its community, but the school drops "city" from its name and teams clad themselves in royal blue and gold
Who are the Hamilton Braves?
This local school shares a team name with the University of Georgia, but Georgia has a live mascot named Uga XI and nicknamed "Boom"
What are the Gridley Bulldogs?
Seeing these birds is said to be a visit from a departed loved one, a reminder of hope, or a sign of good fortune, these winged flyers are sometimes called visitors from heaven
What are the Corning Cardinals?
They first appeared in North America about 1.8 million years ago. Populations in the U.S. were severely reduced in the early to mid 1900s when this animal was hunted for its fur, but populations have recovered since the 1970s
What are the Paradise Bobcats?
In Greek, Norse and North American myths, this feline sees what others can’t, and its role is revealing hidden truths
What are the CORE Butte Lynx?