Colorful North American Team Names

Name the North American sports teams that have a color in their name.

Enter the team name only - not the city or university

College Football = Bowl Subdivision only

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First submitted	April 15, 2014
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NHL

Blackhawks

Blue Jackets

Blues

Golden Knights

Red Wings

MLB

Blue Jays

Reds

Red Sox

White Sox

NFL

Browns

MLS

Red Bulls

Whitecaps

College Football

Black Knights

Blue Devils

Blue Raiders

Cardinal

Crimson Tide

Golden Bears

Golden Eagles

Golden Flashes

Golden Gophers

College Football

Golden Hurricane

Green Wave

Mean Green

Orange

Red Raiders

Red Wolves

RedHawks

Scarlet Knights

Yellow Jackets

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80 Comments

Level 73

May 18, 2014

Blue Hens? (Delaware)

Level 91

May 18, 2014

Not a Division I (FBS) school. The notes at the top state "Bowl Subdivision only".

Level 73

May 20, 2014

Ah, didn't notice that! :D

Level 49

Dec 20, 2018

Rainbow Warriors?

Level 58

May 18, 2014

as im from uk and so i dont follow college think i did all right got all major league

Level 58

May 18, 2014

Green bay packers should be allowed XD

Level 67

May 18, 2014

Need to add Deleware Blue Hens

Level ∞

May 19, 2014

Not FBS

Level 58

May 19, 2014

Just food for thought -- should the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors be included?

Level 60

May 20, 2014

The football team changed to just the Warriors a few years ago. Some of the other school sports are still the Rainbow Warriors though. It's an odd system they have.

Level 47

Sep 22, 2016

Not sure if they've since changed back or if they never really changed it, but they're definitely the Rainbow Warriors today.

Level 17

May 19, 2014

WTF? who hacked my quiz?!?!

Level ∞

May 20, 2014

That would be me. Didn't you get my e-mail?

Level ∞

May 20, 2014

If you want I can put it back to how it was, and move this one to my account.

Level 17

May 23, 2014

no its fine i like how so many people have taken it. im just curious as to what happened?

Level 66

May 23, 2014

@#$%! How did I get Golden Flashes and then whiff on all the other "Goldens"?

Level 43

May 29, 2014

Golden is not a color.

Level 56

Mar 22, 2021

Golden is a color... (metallic gold)

Level 33

Sep 5, 2014

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Level 43

Jul 13, 2015

Cincinnati Reds?

Level 66

Nov 30, 2017

Surely is #1 because even those who go for "Red Sox" first score immediately.

Level 5

Sep 4, 2015

What about red flash? (College football)

Level 47

Nov 30, 2017

I went there!

Level 69

Oct 25, 2015

You really think Cardinal is a color?

Level 95

Jan 7, 2021

It's a shade of red. I just want to know why "Cardinals" didn't show in the NFL and MLB also. Yes "cardinal" is a color - and the team name of Stanford - but "Browns" and "Reds" were there...

Level 89

Mar 22, 2021

The Arizona Cardinals (NFL), Louisville Cardinals (CFB) and St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) are all named after the birds. Stanford's teams were named after their team color when the school dropped the previous nickname.

Level 68

Mar 22, 2021

But the St. Louis Blues are not named after the colour either.

Level 72

Mar 24, 2016

Please drop FIU, the "Golden" part of the Panthers is not in the name since years ago.

Level ∞

Jun 30, 2017

Fixed, thanks!

Level 43

Jun 2, 2016

Syracuse?

Level 77

Aug 18, 2016

Bruins? It means brown.

Level 73

Jun 30, 2017

Agreed! Just about to comment the same thing!

Level 29

Feb 9, 2017

NBA -golden state

college football - auburn and navy

Level 80

Jul 1, 2017

Instructions specify only team names are included - not city or university names.

Level 83

Jun 30, 2017

NHL- Golden knights

Level 82

Jun 30, 2017

this. the team is officially in the league, they begin play this coming season and already have had the expansion and rookie drafts.

Level 85

Jun 30, 2017

If you're going down to the college football level, you should include the professional CFL. That would add the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa RedBlacks. Also, time to add the Vegas Golden Knights.

Level 91

Jul 5, 2017

It's not really that far "down" to the college football level. Big-time programs like Alabama, Michigan, and Texas actually generate a whole lot more revenue than many NHL and MLS teams do.

Level 85

Dec 26, 2020

But the players aren't paid, which makes them amateurs. There are six major (professional) leagues in North America (the "Big 6"). The professional CFL didn't make the cut, but the amateur NCAA did.

Level 64

Mar 22, 2021

I second this. If the professional leagues are limited to those that include teams in the US, it should be stated.

Level 60

Jun 30, 2017

Vegas Golden Knights?

Level ∞

Jul 1, 2017

Added. Thanks!

Level 76

Jul 2, 2017

Florida International Golden Panthers

Level ∞

Jul 2, 2017

Not any more

Level 43

Jul 15, 2017

I am an alumnus of Kent State and did not get Golden Flashes ..... Sad!

Level 60

Nov 30, 2017

Technicaly green bay packers shoul be included.

Level 54

Nov 30, 2017

Technically it shouldn't

Level 65

Nov 30, 2017

Golden State Warriors ? It's not the name of the city!

Level 85

Nov 30, 2017

Name of the city or not, the team name is Warriors.

Level 72

Aug 16, 2018

IF we really wanted to be technical, it should say "place name or university," since, indeed, Golden State is not the name of a city.

Level 91

Nov 30, 2017

There is a color called tar heel blue more also called Carolina blue after the school. I don't think it should be included but it is food for though. If you describe something and say it's tar heel colored. A decent portion of the US population will know exactly what you are describing.

Level 35

Nov 30, 2017

Well, how about the Mexican teams?

Diablos Rojos del Toluca

Cruz Azul

Gallos Blancos

and maybe more.

My point here is that North America is not only the USA.

Either changing the name of the quiz or adding more leagues would fix it.

Level 56

Oct 30, 2019

It's North America to allow the NHL, which has Canadian teams.

Level 83

Dec 26, 2020

And MLB

Level 79

Mar 22, 2021

And MLS (Whitecaps)

Level 75

Nov 30, 2017

Ugh, originally from Detroit, now living near DC and missed both "red" teams.

Level 82

Dec 1, 2017

How about adding the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers?

Level 44

Dec 5, 2017

It's so easy to get half of the college teams. Just type golden and any random thing and it's probably going to show up.

Level 79

Jun 30, 2022

That'll get you 5/18...not even a third of the way there.

Level 71

Dec 6, 2017

waht about green bay packers?

Level 66

Feb 6, 2018

That's the city name, not the team name.

Level 66

Feb 6, 2018

I wish college and pro were separate quizzes. I don't know a thing about college sports, nor care to.

Level 96

Feb 8, 2018

Cardinals? This should be an answer if Browns is.

Level 44

Apr 22, 2019

It might be invalidated because it refers to the bird, not the color

Level 75

May 31, 2019

Browns refers to a surname, not the colour...

Level 78

Feb 26, 2018

Harvard Crimson?

Level 26

Oct 8, 2018

Auburn Tigers?

Level 58

Nov 27, 2019

I think you have to include the baseball team St Louis Cardinals, especially if you are accepting Stanford Cardinal. Cardinals may refer to the bird but Redskin refers to American Indians and the Browns refers to a person's last name. No relation to the colors but has a color in the name.

Level 89

Nov 27, 2019

I got the 11 teams that count, 0 that no one pays attention to.

Level 89

Oct 6, 2022

10, now that Washington has changed its team to whatever.

There's a major spike in the stats right around 10, then it slips away.

Level 74

Oct 26, 2020

Redskins are no more.

Level 47

Dec 26, 2020

This quiz should be updated to reflect the Washington Football Team's name change.

Level ∞

Dec 26, 2020

Updated

Level 38

Mar 22, 2021

shoutout to Boston Red Sox! Fenway park is the oldest baseball stadium still in use in the USA

Level 67

Mar 22, 2021

Wrigley is better.

Level 89

Oct 6, 2022

The rooftops across the street are as good as Wrigley.

Level 74

Mar 22, 2021

The Blues aren't named for a color, it's be the same as including the Cardinals or the Mariners..

Level 89

Oct 6, 2022

But the term "the blues" definitely is, so that's splitting hares🐇.

Level 66

Mar 23, 2021

University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors?

Level 74

Mar 6, 2023

I scored 19/30. I need to learn more college team names! Thanks for the quiz!

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