Can you name the cities according to the description of their team nicknames? by dawgdad

Can you name the cities according to the description of their team nicknames?

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Name the city that matches the descriptions of their Big Four sports team nicknames (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL). Only cities with 3 or more teams included. Ex: Celestial Being and Bird would be Anaheim.
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Nickname Descriptions	City	Nicknames
Reptile, Bird, Celestial Body, Type of Ugly		Diamondbacks, Cardinals, Suns, Coyotes
Chevy Van, Lone Star Resident, Space Vehicle		Astros, Texans, Rockets
American Indian Warrior, Bird of Prey, Skater Tony, Bird		Braves, Falcons, Hawks, Thrashers
Roman Catholic Rank, Dodge Truck, Music Style		Cardinals, Rams, Blues
Mountain Range, Ford SUV, Morsel of Chicken, Natural Disaster		Rockies, Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche
Bird, Dinosaur, Plant Part		Blue Jays, Raptors, Maple Leafs
Identical, Scandinavian Pirate, Canine Mammal, Adjective		Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves, Wild
Young Mammal, Clothing, Downward Market Trend, Upward Market Trend, Helicopter
Shifty Person, William Wordsworth, Sail Boat, Royalty		Dodgers, Lakers, Clippers, Kings
Sea Criminal, 1980s Heavy Metal Band, Flightless Bird		Pirates, Steelers, Penguins

Nickname Descriptions	City	Nicknames
US Army Special Ops, Occupation, Lt. Pete Mitchell's Callsign, Polaris is One		Rangers, Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars
City Nickname, Two Under Par, Numb(er), Small Handbill		Phillies, Eagles, 76ers, Flyers
Native American, Color, UVa Nickname		Indians, Browns, Cavaliers
Fish, Aquatic Mammal, Slang for Police, Feline Mammal		Marlins, Dolphins, Heat, Panthers
Clothing, Missile, Language, European Brown Bear		Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Bruins
Beam of Light, Pirate, Weather Phenomenon		Rays, Buccaneers, Lightning
Golfer Woods, Symbol of Great Britain, Engine Part, Type of Work Boot		Tigers, Lions, Pistons, Red Wings
Letter, Texas Tech has Red Ones, 1979 Movie about Gangs		A's, Raiders, Warriors
Encountered, Union Soldier, Airplane, Very Large Person, Slang for Dutch Colonist, Texas A&M Corpus Christi Nickname, Ford Truck
Car Rental Company, Slang for American Indian, Sorcerer, Seat of Government		Nationals, Redskins, Wizards, Capitals

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Sports Cities By Nickname Descriptions Quiz

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Created Aug 22, 2010 in Sports
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	Navarro2814:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 05:03 GMT		3 points
	Please tell me how "Red wings" are a Minnesota town

	Burtdoggy:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 05:49 GMT		6 points
	That was a fun quiz. Two spelling mistakes in your answers (both for Tampa Bay) - should be Buccaneers (not Bucaneers), and should be Lightning (not Lighting). Navarro2814 - I was also curious about the "Minnesota Town" clue for Red Wings. You should have taken 5 seconds to Google it (as I did). Sure enough, there is a city called Red Wing, Minnesota. Probably only a Minnesotan would know that (I'm from SoCal) but it is valid. Check it out http://www.redwing.org/ "Cardinals have these" would have been a better clue (hint hint dawgdad). "William Wordsworth" as a clue for Lakers? Because he was one of three famous Lake Poets? (Yes, I had to Google that one too). That was a weak clue, as were others. But a good job overall.

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	adamnvillani:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 06:50 GMT		12 points
	There's no city called Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the metro area, and is home to two of the 3 teams. The Rays play in St. Petersburg. Anyway, it should take "Tampa" as the name of the biggest city in the metro area.

	ambition:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 06:52 GMT		1 point
	Very good quiz. Some of them were much harder than others (as Burtdoggy said, William Wordsworth made no sense, I was thinking 'Authors? Poets?' but obviously those would make terrible team names), but still enough clues to figure them out. @Bullfan999: Another one of the more abstract clues, but ever heard of Blackhawk Down?

	hollabackitsobi:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 15:46 GMT		6 points
	The Blackhawk clue isn't "abstract" at all. Even though I didn't get it, I certainly slapped myself on the head for not doing so, since that's a pretty commonly known make of helicopter.

	hollabackitsobi:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 15:47 GMT		2 points
	Great quiz, btw. Just make the suggested improvements and it'd be hard not to get published, I think.

	roguetrader:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 17:06 GMT		2 points
	Now I will always think of them as the Denver Chicken Nuggets. Not the most intimidating mascot . .

	Navarro2814:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 17:28 GMT		1 point
	Thanks Butdoggy, Im a red wings fan and didnt even know that

	yggdrasil:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 17:51 GMT		2 points
	Thank you for not including the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim among the LA teams.

	Rommey:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 18:09 GMT		2 points
	The Warriors play in Oakland, not San Francisco. If Oakland didn't have two other pro teams, I could see including the Warriors as part of SF.

	dawgdad:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 19:07 GMT		2 points
	Thanks for the comments. I corrected the spellings, changed Tampa Bay to Tampa (or will accept St. Petersburg), changed a couple of clues including one for Red Wings, and replaced San Fran with Oakland since I obviously did not know where the Warriors play (doh!). I also dropped the timer from 5 to 4 minutes since all answers but one were at > 50%. But I kept the William Wordsworth clue. Was kinda proud of tying together 19th century poets and the NBA.

	briskt:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 21:47 GMT		1 point
	can you add another minute to the quiz?

	BiloxiSean:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 23:31 GMT		-1 points
	I posted a quiz about state capitals pro teams and said that Boston had a NFL team. The argument on that one is still going on. You might get a little backlash about saying the Patriots are Boston's team.

	javit27:	Aug 23rd, 2010 at 01:35 GMT		1 point
	The clue "slang for a New Yorker" kind of gives away that the answer is New York (not that it a hard one to get anyway), even if you don't realize it is refering to the Knicks. Maybe change it to "slang for a Dutch colonist" or something like that.

	torerodrizzle:	Aug 23rd, 2010 at 06:37 GMT		1 point
	identical is spelled wrong. but i enjoyed the concept.

	bmo1616:	Aug 23rd, 2010 at 10:35 GMT		1 point
	If the Patriots aren't a Boston team, then the Giants and Jets aren't a New York team. However, all three are Boston and New York teams respectively.

	dawgdad:	Aug 23rd, 2010 at 12:21 GMT		0 points
	Fixed spelling of "identical". Thanks.

	sobdennis:	Aug 23rd, 2010 at 18:25 GMT		0 points
	Mets description is lukewarm. I might use "short for famous opera house" instead. I didn't quite get the Wordsworth reference either. But the other teams gave me that city. Very good variety of clues. The Rangers do not play in Dallas, though. But that is getting picky.

	sabresfan:	Aug 23rd, 2010 at 22:34 GMT		0 points
	The Maple Leafs are named after the Maple Leaf Regiment from WWI, not the plant.

	dawgdad:	Aug 24th, 2010 at 18:45 GMT		1 point
	@javit27, thx. Changed the clue for Knicks. @sobdennis, kept the clue for Mets the same to save on space taken up by the clue. NYC has a lot of teams. @sabresfan, the quiz is not about who the team were named after. It is about descriptions of the nicknames.

	dawgdad:	Aug 24th, 2010 at 18:46 GMT		0 points
	Also, I changed several of the more generic clues to be more interesting such as "Two Under Par" instead of "Bird" for Eagles.

	WeirFan:	Nov 25th, 2010 at 00:03 GMT		1 point
	I enjoyed this! A nice mix of clues (some obscure, some straightforward, some "what in the world?"). Five globes. Good job.