University Sports Nicknames
Kentucky
What are the Wildcats?
Pyongyang
What is North Korea?
This famous American songwriter attended Yale in the early 1900s and sung in the Whiffenpoofs before writing songs like "Anything Goes" and "As I Love You".
Who is Cole Porter?
Pediatrician
What is Children's health?
The only U.S. president whose father also served as president.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
(a) Hamilton debuts on Broadway.
(b) Les Miserables releases in theaters.
(c) Star Wars: The Force Awakens releases in theaters.
(1) Les Miserables releases in theaters (2012)
(2) Hamilton debuts on Broadway (August 2015)
(3) Star Wars: The Force Awakens releases in theaters (December 2015)
UCLA
What are the Bruins?
San Jose
What is Costa Rica?
This "Succession" actor graduated from Yale in 2001.
Who is Jeremy Strong?
Oncologist
What is Cancer?
This actor and his father both adopted new names for the screen—his real name is Carlos Irwin Estévez and his father's is Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez.
Who is Martin Sheen?
(a) The Pistons' last NBA championship
(b) The Red Wings' last NHL championship
(c) The Tigers' last MLB championship
(1) The Tigers' last MLB championship (1984)
(2) The Pistons' last NBA championship (2004)
(3) The Red Wings' last NHL championship (2008)
Boston College
What are the Eagles?
Vaduz
What is Liechtenstein?
Four current Supreme Court Justices attended Yale Law School—Brett Kavanaugh, Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, and this man nominated by George W. Bush after the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor.
Who is Samuel Alito?
Hematologist
What are blood, spleen, and lymph glands?
This basketball player's son is a prospect in the 2024 NBA Draft—if he gets drafted, the two of them will become the first father-son duo to play in the league at the same time.
Who is LeBron James?
(a) the Dexter Tornado
(b) Dexter becomes a city
(c) DHS cross country's most recent state title
(1) DHS cross country's most recent state title (2006)
(2) the Dexter tornado (2012)
(3) Dexter becomes a city (2014)
Mississippi State
What are the Bulldogs?
Rabat
What is Morocco?
The oldest U.S. president to attend Yale—he graduated in 1878 before becoming the only person to ever be both a president and a justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is William Howard Taft?
Nephrologist
What are kidneys?
The father of Rashida Jones, an actress known for her role on NBC's Parks and Recreation, is this legendary music producer who worked with both Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson.
Who is Quincy Jones?
(a) Felix Mendelssohn is born
(b) Ludwig van Beethoven dies
(c) Franz Schubert is born
(1) Franz Schubert is born (1797)
(2) Felix Mendelssohn is born (1809)
(3) Ludwig van Beethoven dies (1826)
Dartmouth
What are the Big Green?
Vientiane
What is Laos?
After graduating from Yale in 2003, Ben Silbermann went on to found this social media platform.
What is Pinterest?
Otolaryngologist
What is ear, nose, and throat?
This actor has six children—and one on the way—with his current wife Hilaria.
Who is Alec Baldwin?
(a) Michael Jackson releases "Thriller"
(b) Kanye West is born
(c) Frank Sinatra dies
(1) Kanye West is born (1977)
(2) Michael Jackson releases "Thriller" (1982)
(3) Frank Sinatra dies (1998)