Pigeon Facts & Lore
Rings around
the World
Vamping it up
Mascots
400

Homing Pigeons delivered the results to the participating cities in these events in 776 B.C.

The Olympics

400

This year's American ice-skating trio was given this nickname

The Blade Angels

400

In which Twilight film is the famous quote "Bella, where the hell you been loca?"

New Moon

400

Which mascot, representative of forest fire prevention, is a bear named after a former US President

Smokey Bear

800

In "On the Origin of Species", he agreed with other naturalists that all pigeons descended from the rock pigeon

Charles Darwin

800

In this sport, players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area that is segmented into four concentric circles

Curling

800

Damon & Stefan Salvatore, two brothers, find themselves in a love triangle with this female protagonist

Elena Gilbert

800

Which WNBA mascot is known for her sass and skillful twerking

Ellie the Elephant

1200

In 1850, Paul Julius Reuter started a news service using carrier pigeons where there was a 76-mile gap of this technology

Telegraph

1200

Which God were the ancient Olympic Games held in honor of

Zeus

1200

Marceline The Vampire Queen on this animated show shreds with her axe and sings for Jake, Finn, and company

Adventure Time

1200

The mascot for this pizza chain got a snazzy redesign with small LC's on his toga

Little Caesar's

1600

This reclusive electrical genius claimed to be in love with a pigeon & believed the pigeon loved him back

Nikola Tesla

1600

This sport will be played for first time in Olympic history during the 2028 LA Olympics

Flag Football

1600

Drusilla was one of the vampire antagonists on this TV series that debuted in 1997

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1600

“Geoffrey the Giraffe” is a mascot for which former toy retail company?

Toys "R" Us

2000

For saving nearly 200 World War I soldiers with a message, the pigeon Cher Ami was awarded this French-Military decoration

Croix de Guerre with Palm

2000

This woman is the most decorated women's freestyle skier in Olympics history, boasting five medals

Eileen Gu

2000

Lily-Rose Depp stars in this 2024 remake of a gothic horror film where her and Count Orlok have a terrifying infatuation with one another

Nosferatu

2000

A bronze hippo is the unofficial mascot of this university, as legend says hippos once swam in the Potomac River

George Washington University