# 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:** 497
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9924 "2022-07-20T23:34:26Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9925 "2022-07-21T12:52:26Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula Orion’s belt ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9926 "2022-07-21T14:12:37Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula Orion’s belt Pulsar ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9927 "2022-07-21T16:27:46Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula Orion’s belt Pulsar Quasar ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9928 "2022-07-21T18:16:51Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula Orion’s belt Pulsar Quasar Rigel ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9929 "2022-07-21T18:17:48Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula Orion’s belt Pulsar Quasar Rigel Sun ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9930 "2022-07-21T18:31:01Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula Orion’s belt Pulsar Quasar Rigel Sun [Trans-Neptunian objects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Neptunian_object) ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9931 "2022-07-21T18:32:06Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula Orion’s belt Pulsar Quasar Rigel Sun [Trans-Neptunian objects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Neptunian_object) Upsilon Centauri ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9932 "2022-07-21T21:04:31Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula Orion’s belt Pulsar Quasar Rigel Sun [Trans-Neptunian objects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Neptunian_object) Upsilon Centauri Van Allen Belt A friend took an introductory astronomy class with Van Allen at U of Iowa, 45+ years ago. He wasn’t very interesting, and at some point she and her friends decided they’d try to calculate the length of the belts he wore. Maybe 48 or 50 inches, they thought. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9933 "2022-07-22T15:45:41Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula Orion’s belt Pulsar Quasar Rigel Sun [Trans-Neptunian objects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Neptunian_object) Upsilon Centauri Van Allen Belt Wild Comet 2 ---
**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:** [July 22, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9934 "2022-07-22T17:58:20Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula Orion’s belt Pulsar Quasar Rigel Sun [Trans-Neptunian objects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Neptunian_object) Upsilon Centauri Van Allen Belt Wild Comet 2 X-rays ---
**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:** [July 22, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9935 "2022-07-22T19:31:39Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula Orion’s belt Pulsar Quasar Rigel Sun [Trans-Neptunian objects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Neptunian_object) Upsilon Centauri Van Allen Belt Wild Comet 2 X-rays Yed Prior ---
**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:** [July 25, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9936 "2022-07-25T18:21:56Z")
**Space: the final frontier** Astronomical unit Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Canopus Deneb Explorer 1 Falculae Ganymede Hercules Io Jupiter Kuiper belt Light year Mars Nebula Orion’s belt Pulsar Quasar Rigel Sun [Trans-Neptunian objects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Neptunian_object) Upsilon Centauri Van Allen Belt Wild Comet 2 X-rays Yed Prior Zeta II Reticuli Mentioned in _Alien_ as having not yet been reached by the USCSS _Nostromo_ on its return trip to Earth. Pass. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9937 "2022-07-25T23:12:07Z")
A good present to give or receive. Apple Pie ---
**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:** [July 26, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9938 "2022-07-26T00:36:50Z")
A good present to give or receive. Apple Pie Basket of cheer ---
**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:** [July 26, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9939 "2022-07-26T12:21:44Z")
A good present to give or receive. Apple Pie Basket of cheer Chocolate chip cookies ---
**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:** [July 26, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9940 "2022-07-26T12:42:52Z")
A good present to give or receive. Apple Pie Basket of cheer Chocolate chip cookies Dozen red roses ---
**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:** [July 26, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9941 "2022-07-26T12:44:43Z")
**A good present to give or receive.** Apple Pie Basket of cheer Chocolate chip cookies Dozen red roses Earrings ---
**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:** [July 26, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9942 "2022-07-26T18:53:48Z")
**A good present to give or receive.** Apple Pie Basket of cheer Chocolate chip cookies Dozen red roses Earrings Frankincense When you’re a newborn kid in ancient Judea, obviously. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9943 "2022-07-26T19:17:20Z")
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