# Baker’s Dozen IV **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 18, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177 "2026-09-18T13:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
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**States that end in the letter ‘a’** 1. West Virginia 2. California 3. Iowa 4. Minnesota 5. North Carolina 6. Indiana 7. Alabama 8. Arizona 9. Louisiana 10. Florida 11. South Dakota 12. Oklahoma 13. Nevada New category: **Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes ---
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**Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes 2. Manhattan University Jaspers ---
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**Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes 2. Manhattan University Jaspers 3. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177/364 "2026-10-22T03:14:18Z")
**Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes 2. Manhattan University Jaspers 3. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 4. Portland Pickles A minor league baseball team in the WCL. ---
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**Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes 2. Manhattan University Jaspers 3. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 4. Portland Pickles 5. Savannah Bananas ---
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**Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes 2. Manhattan University Jaspers 3. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 4. Portland Pickles 5. Savannah Bananas 6. Amarillo Sod Poodles ---
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**Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes 2. Manhattan University Jaspers 3. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 4. Portland Pickles 5. Savannah Bananas 6. Amarillo Sod Poodles 7. Albuquerque Isotopes ---
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**Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes 2. Manhattan University Jaspers 3. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 4. Portland Pickles 5. Savannah Bananas 6. Amarillo Sod Poodles 7. Albuquerque Isotopes 8. Carolina Mudcats ---
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**Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes 2. Manhattan University Jaspers 3. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 4. Portland Pickles 5. Savannah Bananas 6. Amarillo Sod Poodles 7. Albuquerque Isotopes 8. Carolina Mudcats 9. University of South Carolina Gamecocks ---
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**Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes 2. Manhattan University Jaspers 3. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 4. Portland Pickles 5. Savannah Bananas 6. Amarillo Sod Poodles 7. Albuquerque Isotopes 8. Carolina Mudcats 9. University of South Carolina Gamecocks 10. Toledo Mud Hens _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes 2. Manhattan University Jaspers 3. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 4. Portland Pickles 5. Savannah Bananas 6. Amarillo Sod Poodles 7. Albuquerque Isotopes 8. Carolina Mudcats 9. University of South Carolina Gamecocks 10. Toledo Mud Hens 11. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Part of the British Premier League. Named for warrior Henry “Hotspur” Percy, portrayed as a hothead in Shakespeare’s _Henry IV._ ---
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**Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes 2. Manhattan University Jaspers 3. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 4. Portland Pickles 5. Savannah Bananas 6. Amarillo Sod Poodles 7. Albuquerque Isotopes 8. Carolina Mudcats 9. University of South Carolina Gamecocks 10. Toledo Mud Hens 11. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club 12. Hartford Yard Goats ---
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**Unique sports team nicknames in college or the pros** 1. Kent State Golden Flashes 2. Manhattan University Jaspers 3. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 4. Portland Pickles 5. Savannah Bananas 6. Amarillo Sod Poodles 7. Albuquerque Isotopes 8. Carolina Mudcats 9. University of South Carolina Gamecocks 10. Toledo Mud Hens 11. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club 12. Hartford Yard Goats 13. Oberlin College Yeomen/Yeowomen Pass. ---
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**U.S. presidents who did not attend an Ivy League school** 1. Gerald Ford - University of Michigan ---
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**U.S. presidents who did not attend an Ivy League school** 1. Gerald Ford - University of Michigan 2. Dwight D. Eisenhower - US Military Academy at West Point ---
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**U.S. presidents who did not attend an Ivy League school** 1. Gerald Ford - University of Michigan 2. Dwight D. Eisenhower - US Military Academy at West Point 3. James K. Polk - University of North Carolina ---
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**U.S. presidents who did not attend an Ivy League school** 1. Gerald Ford - University of Michigan 2. Dwight D. Eisenhower - US Military Academy at West Point 3. James K. Polk - University of North Carolina 4. Jimmy Carter - United States Naval Academy ---
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**U.S. presidents who did not attend an Ivy League school** 1. Gerald Ford - University of Michigan 2. Dwight D. Eisenhower - US Military Academy at West Point 3. James K. Polk - University of North Carolina 4. Jimmy Carter - United States Naval Academy 5. Lyndon Johnson - Southwest Texas State Teachers College ---
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**U.S. presidents who did not attend an Ivy League school** 1. Gerald Ford - University of Michigan 2. Dwight D. Eisenhower - US Military Academy at West Point 3. James K. Polk - University of North Carolina 4. Jimmy Carter - United States Naval Academy 5. Lyndon Johnson - Southwest Texas State Teachers College 6. George Washington - Surveyor’s commission from William and Mary at age 17 (no degree) ---
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**U.S. presidents who did not attend an Ivy League school** 1. Gerald Ford - University of Michigan 2. Dwight D. Eisenhower - US Military Academy at West Point 3. James K. Polk - University of North Carolina 4. Jimmy Carter - United States Naval Academy 5. Lyndon Johnson - Southwest Texas State Teachers College 6. George Washington - Surveyor’s commission from William and Mary at age 17 (no degree) 7. Harry S Truman - UMKC School of law [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iv/1033177.md?page=20)