# 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:** 389
**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:** [October 20, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7764 "2021-10-20T14:41:18Z")
**Asia** Angkor Wat, Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand Çaycuma, Turkey Delhi, India Erbil, Iraq Fardis, Iran Guimaras Island, Philippines Hanoi, Vietnam Islamabad, Pakistan Jakarta, Indonesia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Laos Mindanao, Philippines Niigata, Japan Oman Petropavlovsk, Russia Qingdao, China Rangoon, Myanmar Shanghai, China Taipei, Taiwan Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia ---
**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:** [October 20, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7765 "2021-10-20T15:30:49Z")
**Asia** Angkor Wat, Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand Çaycuma, Turkey Delhi, India Erbil, Iraq Fardis, Iran Guimaras Island, Philippines Hanoi, Vietnam Islamabad, Pakistan Jakarta, Indonesia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Laos Mindanao, Philippines Niigata, Japan Oman Petropavlovsk, Russia Qingdao, China Rangoon, Myanmar Shanghai, China Taipei, Taiwan Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Vietnam ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7766 "2021-10-20T19:03:27Z")
**Asia** Angkor Wat, Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand Çaycuma, Turkey Delhi, India Erbil, Iraq Fardis, Iran Guimaras Island, Philippines Hanoi, Vietnam Islamabad, Pakistan Jakarta, Indonesia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Laos Mindanao, Philippines Niigata, Japan Oman Petropavlovsk, Russia Qingdao, China Rangoon, Myanmar Shanghai, China Taipei, Taiwan Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Vietnam Wuhan, China ---
**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:** [October 20, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7767 "2021-10-20T20:12:10Z")
**Asia** Angkor Wat, Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand Çaycuma, Turkey Delhi, India Erbil, Iraq Fardis, Iran Guimaras Island, Philippines Hanoi, Vietnam Islamabad, Pakistan Jakarta, Indonesia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Laos Mindanao, Philippines Niigata, Japan Oman Petropavlovsk, Russia Qingdao, China Rangoon, Myanmar Shanghai, China Taipei, Taiwan Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Vietnam Wuhan, China Xinjiang, China You all knew the X word was going to be somewhere in China! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7768 "2021-10-21T12:11:23Z")
**Asia** Angkor Wat, Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand Çaycuma, Turkey Delhi, India Erbil, Iraq Fardis, Iran Guimaras Island, Philippines Hanoi, Vietnam Islamabad, Pakistan Jakarta, Indonesia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Laos Mindanao, Philippines Niigata, Japan Oman Petropavlovsk, Russia Qingdao, China Rangoon, Myanmar Shanghai, China Taipei, Taiwan Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Vietnam Wuhan, China Xinjiang, China Yokohama, Japan ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7769 "2021-10-21T16:58:05Z")
**Asia** Angkor Wat, Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand Çaycuma, Turkey Delhi, India Erbil, Iraq Fardis, Iran Guimaras Island, Philippines Hanoi, Vietnam Islamabad, Pakistan Jakarta, Indonesia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Laos Mindanao, Philippines Niigata, Japan Oman Petropavlovsk, Russia Qingdao, China Rangoon, Myanmar Shanghai, China Taipei, Taiwan Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Vietnam Wuhan, China Xinjiang, China Yokohama, Japan Zhengzhou, China **Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7770 "2021-10-21T17:57:21Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa Benjamin Franklin As if he didn’t have enough to do, he was also President of Pennsylvania (1785-88). ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7771 "2021-10-21T17:58:40Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa Benjamin Franklin Cleopatra ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7772 "2021-10-21T18:02:47Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa Benjamin Franklin Cleopatra David, King of Israel ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7773 "2021-10-21T18:10:18Z")
Shall we include titles? **Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa, President of Turkey Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt David, King of Israel Edward VII, Emperor of India, King of Great Britain and Ireland ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7774 "2021-10-21T18:50:04Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa, President of Turkey Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt David, King of Israel Edward VII, Emperor of India, King of Great Britain and Ireland Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7775 "2021-10-21T21:10:23Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa, President of Turkey Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt David, King of Israel Edward VII, Emperor of India, King of Great Britain and Ireland Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Genghis Khan ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7776 "2021-10-21T21:29:33Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa, President of Turkey Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt David, King of Israel Edward VII, Emperor of India, King of Great Britain and Ireland Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Genghis Khan Hirohito ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7777 "2021-10-22T00:45:26Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa, President of Turkey Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt David, King of Israel Edward VII, Emperor of India, King of Great Britain and Ireland Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Genghis Khan Hirohito Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV), Grand Prince of Moscow and Tsar of all Russia ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7778 "2021-10-22T01:55:16Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa, President of Turkey Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt David, King of Israel Edward VII, Emperor of India, King of Great Britain and Ireland Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Genghis Khan Hirohito Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV), Grand Prince of Moscow and Tsar of all Russia Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India ---
**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:** [October 22, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7779 "2021-10-22T02:49:18Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa, President of Turkey Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt David, King of Israel Edward VII, Emperor of India, King of Great Britain and Ireland Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Genghis Khan Hirohito Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV), Grand Prince of Moscow and Tsar of all Russia Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India Khrushchev, Nikita ---
**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:** [October 22, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7780 "2021-10-22T02:51:45Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa, President of Turkey Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt David, King of Israel Edward VII, Emperor of India, King of Great Britain and Ireland Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Genghis Khan Hirohito Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV), Grand Prince of Moscow and Tsar of all Russia Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India Khrushchev, Nikita Laurier, Wilfrid, Prime Minster of Canada ---
**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:** [October 22, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7781 "2021-10-22T06:06:29Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa, President of Turkey Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt David, King of Israel Edward VII, Emperor of India, King of Great Britain and Ireland Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Genghis Khan Hirohito Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV), Grand Prince of Moscow and Tsar of all Russia Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India Khrushchev, Nikita Laurier, Wilfrid, Prime Minster of Canada Mackenzie-King, William Lyon, also Prime Minister of Canada Of note: Wilfrid Laurier is pictured on the Canadian $5 bill, and William Lyon Mackenzie King is pictured on the Canadian $50 bill. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7782 "2021-10-22T11:57:01Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa, President of Turkey Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt David, King of Israel Edward VII, Emperor of India, King of Great Britain and Ireland Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Genghis Khan Hirohito Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV), Grand Prince of Moscow and Tsar of all Russia Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India Khrushchev, Nikita Laurier, Wilfrid, Prime Minster of Canada Mackenzie-King, William Lyon, also Prime Minister of Canada Nicholas II - last tsar of Russia ---
**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:** [October 22, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/7783 "2021-10-22T13:59:29Z")
**Leaders** Ataturk, Mustafa, President of Turkey Benjamin Franklin, President of Pennsylvania Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt David, King of Israel Edward VII, Emperor of India, King of Great Britain and Ireland Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Genghis Khan, Great Khan of the Mongol Empire Hirohito, Emperor of Japan Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV), Grand Prince of Moscow and Tsar of all Russia Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India Khrushchev, Nikita, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Laurier, Wilfrid, Prime Minster of Canada Mackenzie-King, William Lyon, also Prime Minister of Canada Nicholas II - last Tsar of Russia Oscar, King of Sweden [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920.md?page=388) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920.md?page=390)