# 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:** 221

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4402 "2020-11-25T02:33:36Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4403 "2020-11-25T02:36:28Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4404 "2020-11-25T03:12:40Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_  
Obbligato

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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:** [November 25, 2020, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4405 "2020-11-25T09:57:01Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_  
Obbligato  
Patrice Munsel

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4406 "2020-11-25T12:52:58Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_  
Obbligato  
Patrice Munsel  
Quartet

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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:** [November 25, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4407 "2020-11-25T13:09:32Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_  
Obbligato  
Patrice Munsel  
Quartet  
Recicative

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4408 "2020-11-25T19:36:24Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_  
Obbligato  
Patrice Munsel  
Quartet  
Recicative  
[Soprano: Sills, Beverly](https://youtu.be/iiHtpwoxKn8)

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4409 "2020-11-25T20:40:29Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_  
Obbligato  
Patrice Munsel  
Quartet  
Recicative  
[Soprano: Sills, Beverly](https://youtu.be/iiHtpwoxKn8)  
Tenor

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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:** [November 26, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4410 "2020-11-26T04:41:10Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_  
Obbligato  
Patrice Munsel  
Quartet  
Recicative  
[Soprano: Sills, Beverly](https://youtu.be/iiHtpwoxKn8)  
Tenor  
“u”

By Dutch composer Eef van Breen (2010), the only Wiki-listed opera beginning with U.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4411 "2020-11-26T14:21:59Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_  
Obbligato  
Patrice Munsel  
Quartet  
Recicative  
[Soprano: Sills, Beverly](https://youtu.be/iiHtpwoxKn8)  
Tenor  
“u”  
Verdi

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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:** [November 26, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4412 "2020-11-26T18:31:29Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_  
Obbligato  
Patrice Munsel  
Quartet  
Recicative  
[Soprano: Sills, Beverly](https://youtu.be/iiHtpwoxKn8)  
Tenor  
“u”  
Verdi  
Wagner tuba

Created especially for the Ring Cycle

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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:** [November 26, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4413 "2020-11-26T20:20:51Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_  
Obbligato  
Patrice Munsel  
Quartet  
Recitative  
[Soprano: Sills, Beverly](https://youtu.be/iiHtpwoxKn8)  
Tenor  
“u”  
Verdi  
Wagner tuba  
_Xerxes_ (1738)

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4414 "2020-11-27T13:46:57Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_  
Obbligato  
Patrice Munsel  
Quartet  
Recitative  
[Soprano: Sills, Beverly](https://youtu.be/iiHtpwoxKn8)  
Tenor  
“u”  
Verdi  
Wagner tuba  
_Xerxes_ (1738)  
_Yerma_ (1971)

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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:** [November 28, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4415 "2020-11-28T02:50:13Z")

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Words from the Opera

Aria  
Baritone  
Cosi Fan Tutte  
Domingo, Placido  
En travesti  
Faust  
_Gesamtkunstwerk_  
Hector Berlioz  
Intermission  
_Jerusalem_  
Kiri Te Kanawa  
Larynx  
Mezzo-soprano  
_Nessun dorma_  
Obbligato  
Patrice Munsel  
Quartet  
Recitative  
[Soprano: Sills, Beverly](https://youtu.be/iiHtpwoxKn8)  
Tenor  
“u”  
Verdi  
Wagner tuba  
_Xerxes_ (1738)  
_Yerma_ (1971)  
Zauberflöte, Die (The Magic Flute)

Pass

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4416 "2020-11-28T04:24:59Z")

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**Trains and Railroads**

Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4417 "2020-11-28T04:27:04Z")

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**Trains and Railroads**

Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

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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:** [November 28, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4418 "2020-11-28T04:46:50Z")

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**Trains and Railroads**

Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway  
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

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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:** [November 28, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4419 "2020-11-28T04:55:04Z")

</div>

**Trains and Railroads**

Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway  
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway  
Delaware and Hudson

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4420 "2020-11-28T07:09:45Z")

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**Trains and Railroads**

Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway  
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway  
Delaware and Hudson  
Electric diesel

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4421 "2020-11-28T08:25:28Z")

</div>

**Trains and Railroads**

Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway  
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway  
Delaware and Hudson  
Electric diesel  
Freight train

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