The Professional Sports Mascots Quiz

Dinger, who first started performing in 1994, is a triceratops.

His limp body was a scary sight, but Rocky recovered just fine.

$50,000 is a nice, round figure for a fun gig.

Billy, mascot for the Miami Marlins, is based on a marlin, a fish that can grow up to 16 feet (4.9 meters) long.

Five hundred is a whole lot of chicken costumes.

Benny's dunks are sometimes more inspiring than the players'.

It was a shameful moment for Steely McBeam, who already endured a lot of ridicule.

The Jacksonville Jaguars' mascot was cage because he got in the way, although he was released sometimes.

Polls show Gapper as being the least popular mascot for the team.

Burnie was sued for $1 million when he forced a fan to dance with him. The case was settled for $50,000.

One hundred sixty thousand dollars would've been a hefty salary for a faux Viking.

During a 1996 Panthers game he interfered with a play by grabbing a live ball.

Mr. Met was introduced in 1964.

The ruptured Achilles tendon marked the end of his season.

It was the same year The Coyote was named mascot of the year.

It's one of the most famous teams in sports, and it has no mascot.

His name was derived from the nickname of the high left-field wall at Fenway Park in Boston.

In one suit he threw a woman into a pool and injured her.

A saber-toothed tiger's remains were excavated right in the middle of Nashville, Tennessee.

Introduced in 2010, Rampage the ram is one of the NFL's newest mascots.

The octopus is a large prop instead of a person.

The raccoon is the state animal.

Irwin was killed by a stingray.

Youppi! is the name of the Montreal Canadiens' mascot, and it means "hooray" in French.

In spite of the incident, The Chicken is one of the best-loved mascots of all time.

Palominos, horses that have a gold coat, are very popular as parade horses..

S.J. Sharkie was trapped in a harness four stories above the ice.

There are two costumed birds and one actual bird, a buteo.

His prank wasn't really funny, because mumps is a pretty serious affliction.

There are five mascots, each representing a type of sausage you can buy at the stadium.