QUIZ

 Lots of people are eaten up by March Madness right now.  The Final Four will play next weekend to determine the tournament champion.  Here's a quiz you can grade yourself, ask other to help or quiz others.  

I've been exploring the cast of 64 "institutes of higher learning" involved in the tourney.  They each have a nickname.  I guess it's mandatory.   Of the 64 schools, 38 use an animal (not human) as their nickname. The other 26 use some kind of heroic person or identifier with meaning to the locals.  I'm going to list these 26 for you.  See how many schools you can identify.  Extra credit if you know the origin of the ones marked with an *  Have fun!

Aggies (2)

Trojans

Colonials

Commodores

Zips*

Flames

Mountaineers

Sooners

Spartans (2)

Tritons*

Volunteers

Gaels*

Raiders

Cyclones

Red Storm

Illini

Warriors

Cowboys

Rebels

CrimsonTide*

Boilermakers

Tar Heels*

Muskateers