# The Atoz Game (Part 1) **URL:** \ **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:** 302
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6023 "2021-06-03T16:24:44Z")
**Middle-earth** Aragorn Bilbo Baggins Celeborn Dwarf Elrond The Four Farthings Galadriel Huan Isengard Jessamine Boffin Khazad-dûm Lothlorien Meriadoc Brandybuck Narsil Osgiliath Peregrin Took Quenya Rohan Sauron Thoroncir Ungoliant Vilya Wormtongue ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6024 "2021-06-03T19:29:08Z")
**Middle-earth** Aragorn Bilbo Baggins Celeborn Dwarf Elrond The Four Farthings Galadriel Huan Isengard Jessamine Boffin Khazad-dûm Lothlorien Meriadoc Brandybuck Narsil Osgiliath Peregrin Took Quenya Rohan Sauron Thoroncir Ungoliant Vilya Wormtongue Yrch elvish for ‘orc’ ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6025 "2021-06-03T20:49:56Z")
Vilya Wormtongue Yrch So did X get skipped accidentally or deliberately? I can’t come up with one or I would add it. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6026 "2021-06-03T20:53:45Z")
**Middle-earth** Aragorn Bilbo Baggins Celeborn Dwarf Elrond The Four Farthings Galadriel Huan Isengard Jessamine Boffin Khazad-dûm Lothlorien Meriadoc Brandybuck Narsil Osgiliath Peregrin Took Quenya Rohan Sauron Thoroncir Ungoliant Vilya Wormtongue Xiphonomy Yrch Xiphonomy = “the naming of swords”. Lotsa examples in LOTR. ---
**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 4, 2021, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6027 "2021-06-04T04:35:30Z")
**Middle-earth** Aragorn Bilbo Baggins Celeborn Dwarf Elrond The Four Farthings Galadriel Huan Isengard Jessamine Boffin Khazad-dûm Lothlorien Meriadoc Brandybuck Narsil Osgiliath Peregrin Took Quenya Rohan Sauron Thoroncir Ungoliant Vilya Wormtongue Xiphonomy Yrch Zirakzigil > **[Zirakzigil](https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Zirakzigil)** > > Zirakzigil, also known as Silvertine and Celebdil (Sindarin: "Celeb" \[Silver\], "-dil" \[point\]) by the Elves, was a peak in the Misty Mountains of Middle-earth, known as the location where Gandalf's fight with Durin's Bane ended. Zirakzigil was one of... Pass. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6028 "2021-06-04T04:41:11Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling ---
**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 4, 2021, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6029 "2021-06-04T10:20:21Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6030 "2021-06-04T11:49:27Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale Cumulus cloud ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6031 "2021-06-04T13:32:16Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale Cumulus cloud Disturbance ---
**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 4, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6032 "2021-06-04T13:45:56Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale Cumulus cloud Disturbance Environment ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6033 "2021-06-04T13:49:09Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale Cumulus cloud Disturbance Environment Fogbound ---
**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 4, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6034 "2021-06-04T13:50:24Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale Cumulus cloud Disturbance Environment Fogbound Gulf Stream ---
**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 4, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6035 "2021-06-04T14:04:27Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale Cumulus cloud Disturbance Environment Fogbound Gulf Stream Hurricane ---
**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 4, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6036 "2021-06-04T14:41:26Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale Cumulus cloud Disturbance Environment Fogbound Gulf Stream Hurricane Ice storm ---
**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 4, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6037 "2021-06-04T14:45:15Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale Cumulus cloud Disturbance Environment Fogbound Gulf Stream Hurricane Ice storm Jet stream ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6038 "2021-06-04T17:13:23Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale Cumulus cloud Disturbance Environment Fogbound Gulf Stream Hurricane Ice storm Jet stream Katrina Category 5 hurricane that battered Louisiana and Florida in 2005. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6039 "2021-06-04T18:32:52Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale Cumulus cloud Disturbance Environment Fogbound Gulf Stream Hurricane Ice storm Jet stream Katrina La Nina ---
**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 4, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6040 "2021-06-04T18:50:51Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale Cumulus cloud Disturbance Environment Fogbound Gulf Stream Hurricane Ice storm Jet stream Katrina La Nina Mercury rising ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6041 "2021-06-04T20:43:43Z")
**Weather and Climate** Adiabatic cooling Beaufort Scale Cumulus cloud Disturbance Environment Fogbound Gulf Stream Hurricane Ice storm Jet stream Katrina La Nina Mercury rising Nitrogen Cycle ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6042 "2021-06-04T20:58:11Z")
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