# 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:** 456
**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:** [April 26, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9104 "2022-04-26T17:11:05Z")
**Musical Artists** Alabama Bananarama Creedence Clearwater Revival The Damned Electric Light Orchestra Foreigner Georgia Satellites Heart Iggy Pop Josh Groban King Crimson Led Zeppelin Moody Blues Nickelback O’Jays Procol Harum Quarrymen The Ramones The Sundays Talking Heads U2 Velvet Underground The Who Xavier Cugat!!! Oh my god, I actually used Xavier Cugat as a perfectly reasonable response consistent with the context and not at all a stretch intended only to satisfy providing an answer beginning with ‘X’ ---
**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:** [April 26, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9105 "2022-04-26T20:01:56Z")
**Musical Artists** Alabama Bananarama Creedence Clearwater Revival The Damned Electric Light Orchestra Foreigner Georgia Satellites Heart Iggy Pop Josh Groban King Crimson Led Zeppelin Moody Blues Nickelback O’Jays Procol Harum Quarrymen The Ramones The Sundays Talking Heads U2 Velvet Underground The Who Xavier Cugat!!! Yazoo (or, as they were known in North America, Yaz) ---
**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:** [April 26, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9106 "2022-04-26T20:46:33Z")
**Musical Artists** Alabama Bananarama Creedence Clearwater Revival The Damned Electric Light Orchestra Foreigner Georgia Satellites Heart Iggy Pop Josh Groban King Crimson Led Zeppelin Moody Blues Nickelback O’Jays Procol Harum Quarrymen The Ramones The Sundays Talking Heads U2 Velvet Underground The Who Xavier Cugat!!! Yazoo (or, as they were known in North America, Yaz) ZZ Top Pass ---
**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:** [April 26, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9107 "2022-04-26T21:32:07Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril ---
**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:** [April 26, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9108 "2022-04-26T21:35:05Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins ---
**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:** [April 26, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9109 "2022-04-26T21:47:25Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras ---
**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:** [April 26, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9110 "2022-04-26T22:08:47Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor ---
**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:** [April 26, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9111 "2022-04-26T22:14:44Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents ---
**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:** [April 26, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9112 "2022-04-26T22:34:04Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents Faramir ---
**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:** [April 26, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9113 "2022-04-26T23:13:39Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents Faramir Gandalf ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9114 "2022-04-26T23:34:34Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents Faramir Gandalf Hobbit There’s a reason I’m sometimes called Mr. Obvious. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9115 "2022-04-27T11:31:03Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents Faramir Gandalf Hobbit Isildur Is this the famous @Elendil_s_Heir? 😉 ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9116 "2022-04-27T12:29:31Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents Faramir Gandalf Hobbit Isildur Jago Boffin ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9117 "2022-04-27T13:24:52Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > …Isildur > > Is this the famous @Elendil_s_Heir? 😉 Well, he was _one_ of them… I’m just the latest. 😌 **Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents Faramir Gandalf Hobbit Isildur Jago Boffin “Keep it secret, keep it safe” ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9118 "2022-04-27T13:39:54Z")
Middle-earth Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents Faramir Gandalf Hobbit Isildur Jago Boffin “Keep it secret, keep it safe” Lord of the Eagles ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9119 "2022-04-27T14:18:13Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents Faramir Gandalf Hobbit Isildur Jago Boffin “Keep it secret, keep it safe” Lord of the Eagles Merry Brandybuck ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9120 "2022-04-27T14:22:13Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents Faramir Gandalf Hobbit Isildur Jago Boffin “Keep it secret, keep it safe” Lord of the Eagles Merry Brandybuck Nazgul ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9121 "2022-04-27T17:19:05Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents Faramir Gandalf Hobbit Isildur Jago Boffin “Keep it secret, keep it safe” Lord of the Eagles Merry Brandybuck Nazgul One Ring to rule them all ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9122 "2022-04-27T17:29:01Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents Faramir Gandalf Hobbit Isildur Jago Boffin “Keep it secret, keep it safe” Lord of the Eagles Merry Brandybuck Nazgul One Ring to rule them all Peregrin “Pippin”/“Fool of a” Took ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9123 "2022-04-27T17:40:21Z")
**Middle-earth** Andúril Bilbo Baggins Cabed-en-Aras Denethor Ents Faramir Gandalf Hobbit Isildur Jago Boffin “Keep it secret, keep it safe” Lord of the Eagles Merry Brandybuck Nazgul One Ring to rule them all Peregrin “Pippin”/“Fool of a” Took Quenya [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920.md?page=455) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920.md?page=457)