# 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
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#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/981 "2020-03-05T13:38:48Z")

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Mythological Beings

Aphrodite  
Basilisk  
Cuchulain  
Devil  
Enkidu  
Fafner  
Gorgon  
Hou Yi  
Icarus  
Jupiter  
Kraken  
Loki  
Mars  
Niobe  
Oread  
Perun  
Quetzalcoatl  
Ra  
Santa Claus  
Troll  
Ullr  
Vendo Viper  
housekeeping

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#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/982 "2020-03-05T13:45:32Z")

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Mythological Beings

Aphrodite  
Basilisk  
Cuchulain  
Devil  
Enkidu  
Fafner  
Gorgon  
Hou Yi  
Icarus  
Jupiter  
Kraken  
Loki  
Mars  
Niobe  
Oread  
Perun  
Quetzalcoatl  
Ra  
Santa Claus  
Troll  
Ullr  
Vendo Viper  
Wotan

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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: [March 5, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/983 "2020-03-05T14:12:42Z")

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Mythological Beings

Aphrodite  
Basilisk  
Cuchulain  
Devil  
Enkidu  
Fafner  
Gorgon  
Hou Yi  
Icarus  
Jupiter  
Kraken  
Loki  
Mars  
Niobe  
Oread  
Perun  
Quetzalcoatl  
Ra  
Santa Claus  
Troll  
Ullr  
Vendo Viper  
Wotan  
Xtapolapocetl

> **[Olmec head](https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Olmec_head)**
>
> The Olmec head is a large Olmec statue of a head.

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#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/984 "2020-03-05T14:30:43Z")

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Mythological Beings

Aphrodite  
Basilisk  
Cuchulain  
Devil  
Enkidu  
Fafner  
Gorgon  
Hou Yi  
Icarus  
Jupiter  
Kraken  
Loki  
Mars  
Niobe  
Oread  
Perun  
Quetzalcoatl  
Ra  
Santa Claus  
Troll  
Ullr  
Vendo Viper  
Wotan  
Xtapolapocetl  
Yuki-onna

> **[Yuki-onna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki-onna)**
>
> Yuki-onna (雪女, "snow woman") is a spirit or yōkai in Japanese folklore that is often depicted in Japanese literature, films, or animation.
> She may also go by such names as yuki-musume ("snow daughter"), yuki-onago ("snow girl"), yukijorō (雪女郎, "snow woman"), yuki anesa ("snow sis"), yuki-onba ("snow granny" or "snow nanny"), yukinba ("snow hag") in Ehime, yukifuri-baba ("snowfall witch" or "snowfall hag") in Nagano. They are also called several names that are related to icicles, such as tsurara-...

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#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/985 "2020-03-05T14:37:05Z")

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Mythological Beings

Aphrodite  
Basilisk  
Cuchulain  
Devil  
Enkidu  
Fafner  
Gorgon  
Hou Yi  
Icarus  
Jupiter  
Kraken  
Loki  
Mars  
Niobe  
Oread  
Perun  
Quetzalcoatl  
Ra  
Santa Claus  
Troll  
Ullr  
Vendo Viper  
Wotan  
Xtapolapocetl  
Yuki-onna  
Zeus

Next up: Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes

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#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/986 "2020-03-05T15:01:04Z")

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes
2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles

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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)
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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes
2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
3. Colour My World - Chicago

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### Author: ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/988 "2020-03-05T16:55:28Z")

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes
2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
3. Colour My World - Chicago
4. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas

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#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/989 "2020-03-05T17:07:57Z")

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes
2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
3. Colour My World - Chicago
4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman - Doobie Brothers
5. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes
2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
3. Colour My World - Chicago
4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman - Doobie Brothers
5. Ebony Eyes - Everly Brothers
6. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes
2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
3. Colour My World - Chicago
4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman - Doobie Brothers
5. Ebony Eyes - Everly Brothers
6. Fight the Youth - Fishbone
7. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes

2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles

3. Colour My World - Chicago

4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman - Doobie Brothers

5. Ebony Eyes - Everly Brothers

6. Fight the Youth - Fishbone

7. Gor-gor - Gwar

8. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas

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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: [March 5, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/993 "2020-03-05T18:52:11Z")

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes

2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles

3. Colour My World - Chicago

4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman - Doobie Brothers

5. Ebony Eyes - Everly Brothers

6. Fight the Youth - Fishbone

7. Gor-gor - Gwar

8. Here I Go Again - Hollies

9. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas

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#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/994 "2020-03-05T20:11:45Z")

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes
2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
3. Colour My World - Chicago
4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman - Doobie Brothers
5. Ebony Eyes - Everly Brothers
6. Fight the Youth - Fishbone
7. Gor-gor - Gwar
8. Here I Go Again - Hollies
9. I Get The Message - Ivy

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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: [March 5, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/995 "2020-03-05T20:52:07Z")

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes
2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
3. Colour My World - Chicago
4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman - Doobie Brothers
5. Ebony Eyes - Everly Brothers
6. Fight the Youth - Fishbone
7. Gor-gor - Gwar
8. Here I Go Again - Hollies
9. I Get The Message - Ivy
10. Jane - Jefferson Starship

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes
2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
3. Colour My World - Chicago
4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman - Doobie Brothers
5. Ebony Eyes - Everly Brothers
6. Fight the Youth - Fishbone
7. Gor-gor - Gwar
8. Here I Go Again - Hollies
9. I Get The Message - Ivy
10. Jane - Jefferson Starship
11. Killer Eyes - the Kinks
12. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes

2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles

3. Colour My World - Chicago

4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman - Doobie Brothers

5. Ebony Eyes - Everly Brothers

6. Fight the Youth - Fishbone

7. Gor-gor - Gwar

8. Here I Go Again - Hollies

9. I Get The Message - Ivy

10. Jane - Jefferson Starship

11. Killer Eyes - the Kinks

12. Lightning Crashes - Live

13. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes
2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
3. Colour My World - Chicago
4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman - Doobie Brothers
5. Ebony Eyes - Everly Brothers
6. Fight the Youth - Fishbone
7. Gor-gor - Gwar
8. Here I Go Again - Hollies
9. I Get The Message - Ivy
10. Jane - Jefferson Starship
11. Killer Eyes - the Kinks
12. Lightning Crashes - Live
13. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas
14. [Nature Boy - Nat King Cole](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq0XJCJ1Srw)

Bonus points for starting with three matching letters

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes
2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
3. Colour My World - Chicago
4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman - Doobie Brothers
5. Ebony Eyes - Everly Brothers
6. Fight the Youth - Fishbone
7. Gor-gor - Gwar
8. Here I Go Again - Hollies
9. I Get The Message - Ivy
10. Jane - Jefferson Starship
11. Killer Eyes - the Kinks
12. Lightning Crashes - Live
13. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas
14. Nature Boy - Nat King Cole
15. Oh, How You Hurt Me - The O’Jays

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Songs and a musical group that sings it that start with the same letter

1. ABBA - Angeleyes
2. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
3. Colour My World - Chicago
4. Dark Eyed Cajun Woman - Doobie Brothers
5. Ebony Eyes - Everly Brothers
6. Fight the Youth - Fishbone
7. Gor-gor - Gwar
8. Here I Go Again - Hollies
9. I Get The Message - Ivy
10. Jane - Jefferson Starship
11. Killer Eyes - the Kinks
12. Lightning Crashes - Live
13. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas
14. Nature Boy - Nat King Cole
15. Oh, How You Hurt Me - The O’Jays
16. Pipes of Peace - Paul McCartney

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