# The Atoz Game (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 145

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**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2882 "2020-06-28T03:06:13Z")

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Cats and Related Things

Abyssinian  
Bobcat  
Calico  
Dinah  
Egyptian Mau  
Feline  
“Get that cat outta here! Metzenbaum scissors…”  
Hfuhruhurr, Dr. Michael / Heathcliff  
Innoculation  
Japanese Bobtail/Jenny  
Korat  
laser pointer  
Maine Coon  
Neutered  
Oriental Shorthair  
Pussy  
Queen’s chair  
Rum Tum Tugger  
Siamese  
Tigger  
Ukrainian Levkoy  
Vampire cat (Lykoi)  
World Cat Congress  
Xu Ting (“Kitty”)  
YUCK! Cat puke on my foot!

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2883 "2020-06-28T03:52:00Z")

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Cats and Related Things

Abyssinian  
Bobcat  
Calico  
Dinah  
Egyptian Mau  
Feline  
“Get that cat outta here! Metzenbaum scissors…”  
Hfuhruhurr, Dr. Michael / Heathcliff  
Innoculation  
Japanese Bobtail/Jenny  
Korat  
laser pointer  
Maine Coon  
Neutered  
Oriental Shorthair  
Pussy  
Queen’s chair  
Rum Tum Tugger  
Siamese  
Tigger  
Ukrainian Levkoy  
Vampire cat (Lykoi)  
World Cat Congress  
Xu Ting (“Kitty”)  
YUCK! Cat puke on my foot!  
Zoonosis, feline

> **[Feline zoonosis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_zoonosis)**
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> A feline zoonosis is a viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoan, nematode or arthropod infection that can be transmitted to humans from the domesticated cat, Felis catus. Some of these diseases are reemerging and newly emerging infections or infestations caused by zoonotic pathogens transmitted by cats. In some instances, the cat can display symptoms of infection (these may differ from the symptoms in humans) and sometimes the cat remains asymptomatic. T...

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2884 "2020-06-28T03:59:24Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2885 "2020-06-28T04:16:23Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus

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**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2886 "2020-06-28T04:56:21Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb

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**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2887 "2020-06-28T05:00:33Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2888 "2020-06-28T06:11:49Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2889 "2020-06-28T10:28:19Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon

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**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2890 "2020-06-28T14:52:01Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon  
Histogram

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**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2891 "2020-06-28T15:52:44Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon  
Histogram  
Io

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**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2892 "2020-06-28T16:10:06Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon  
Histogram  
Io  
Jonosphere

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**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2893 "2020-06-28T17:33:35Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon  
Histogram  
Io  
Jonosphere  
Kepler’s Laws

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2894 "2020-06-28T19:19:38Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon  
Histogram  
Io  
Jonosphere  
Kepler’s Laws  
Lick Observatory

> **[Lick Observatory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lick_Observatory)**
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> The Lick Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of California. It is on the summit of Mount Hamilton, in the Diablo Range just east of San Jose, California, United States. The observatory is managed by the University of California Observatories, with headquarters on the University of California, Santa Cruz campus, where its scientific staff moved in the mid-1960s. It is named after James Lick.
> The first ne...

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**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2895 "2020-06-28T22:02:48Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon  
Histogram  
Io  
Jonosphere  
Kepler’s Laws  
Lick Observatory  
Mars

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2896 "2020-06-28T22:28:27Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon  
Histogram  
Io  
Jonosphere  
Kepler’s Laws  
Lick Observatory  
Mars  
Nebulae

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2897 "2020-06-29T02:41:02Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon  
Histogram  
Io  
Jonosphere  
Kepler’s Laws  
Lick Observatory  
Mars  
Nebulae  
O B A F G K M Star classification index

Mnemonic “Oh, be a fine girl, kiss me”

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**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2898 "2020-06-29T02:55:39Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon  
Histogram  
Io  
Jonosphere  
Kepler’s Laws  
Lick Observatory  
Mars  
Nebulae  
O B A F G K M Star classification index  
Polaris

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2899 "2020-06-29T02:59:26Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon  
Histogram  
Io  
Jonosphere  
Kepler’s Laws  
Lick Observatory  
Mars  
Nebulae  
O B A F G K M Star classification index  
Polaris  
Quasar

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**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2900 "2020-06-29T03:13:35Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon  
Histogram  
Io  
Jonosphere  
Kepler’s Laws  
Lick Observatory  
Mars  
Nebulae  
O B A F G K M Star classification index  
Polaris  
Quasar  
Radio telescope

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**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2901 "2020-06-29T04:06:40Z")

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Terms associated with astronomy

Arcturus  
Belts of Orion or Van Allen  
Canopus  
Deneb  
Ecliptic  
Fraunhofer lines  
Gibbous moon  
Histogram  
Io  
Jonosphere  
Kepler’s Laws  
Lick Observatory  
Mars  
Nebulae  
O B A F G K M Star classification index  
Polaris  
Quasar  
Radio telescope  
Sirius

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