# The Atoz Game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 103

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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)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2042 "2023-05-03T20:46:24Z")

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**The Wide, Weird World of Insects (and Arachnids)**

Ant  
Beetle  
Cockroach  
Drone  
Earwig  
Firefly  
Gnat  
Hornet  
Inchworm _(larval form of the Geometer moth, which is an insect)_  
Jumping spiders  
Katydid  
[Lion beetle](https://beetleidentifications.com/lion-beetle/)  
Midge  
Nymph  
Owlfly  
Potato Bug  
Queen Bee  
Rat-tailed maggot  
Spitting spider  
Tsetse fly  
Unicorn beetle  
Van Duzee treehopper  
Whip scorpion

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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:** [May 3, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2043 "2023-05-03T20:55:58Z")

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**The Wide, Weird World of Insects (and Arachnids)**

Ant  
Beetle  
Cockroach  
Drone  
Earwig  
Firefly  
Gnat  
Hornet  
Inchworm _(larval form of the Geometer moth, which is an insect)_  
Jumping spiders  
Katydid  
[Lion beetle](https://beetleidentifications.com/lion-beetle/)  
Midge  
Nymph  
Owlfly  
Potato Bug  
Queen Bee  
Rat-tailed maggot  
Spitting spider  
Tsetse fly  
Unicorn beetle  
Van Duzee treehopper  
Whip scorpion  
Xerces blue butterfly

Extinct only since the early 1940s: [Xerces blue - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerces_blue)

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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:** [May 3, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2044 "2023-05-03T21:23:57Z")

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**The Wide, Weird World of Insects (and Arachnids)**

Ant  
Beetle  
Cockroach  
Drone  
Earwig  
Firefly  
Gnat  
Hornet  
Inchworm _(larval form of the Geometer moth, which is an insect)_  
Jumping spiders  
Katydid  
[Lion beetle](https://beetleidentifications.com/lion-beetle/)  
Midge  
Nymph  
Owlfly  
Potato Bug  
Queen Bee  
Rat-tailed maggot  
Spitting spider  
Tsetse fly  
Unicorn beetle  
Van Duzee treehopper  
Whip scorpion  
Xerces blue butterfly  
Yellowjacket

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2045 "2023-05-03T21:26:48Z")

</div>

**The Wide, Weird World of Insects (and Arachnids)**

Ant  
Beetle  
Cockroach  
Drone  
Earwig  
Firefly  
Gnat  
Hornet  
Inchworm _(larval form of the Geometer moth, which is an insect)_  
Jumping spiders  
Katydid  
[Lion beetle](https://beetleidentifications.com/lion-beetle/)  
Midge  
Nymph  
Owlfly  
Potato Bug  
Queen Bee  
Rat-tailed maggot  
Spitting spider  
Tsetse fly  
Unicorn beetle  
Van Duzee treehopper  
Whip scorpion  
Xerces blue butterfly  
Yellowjacket  
Zebra fly

pass

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**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:** [May 4, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2046 "2023-05-04T12:45:36Z")

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**Entertainers, past and present**

Awkwafina

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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:** [May 4, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2047 "2023-05-04T12:54:46Z")

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**Entertainers, past and present**

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue

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**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:** [May 4, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2048 "2023-05-04T13:03:17Z")

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**Entertainers, past and present**

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2049 "2023-05-04T13:17:50Z")

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**Entertainers, past and present**

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington

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**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:** [May 4, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2050 "2023-05-04T13:37:24Z")

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**Entertainers, past and present**

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington  
Edith Piaf

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**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:** [May 4, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2051 "2023-05-04T13:51:54Z")

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**Entertainers, past and present**

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington  
Edith Piaf  
Fannie Flagg

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**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:** [May 4, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2052 "2023-05-04T14:12:56Z")

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**Entertainers, past and present**

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington  
Edith Piaf  
Fannie Flagg  
George Gershwin

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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:** [May 4, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2053 "2023-05-04T16:06:59Z")

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**Entertainers, past and present**

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington  
Edith Piaf  
Fannie Flagg  
George Gershwin  
Hal Holbrook

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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)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2054 "2023-05-04T16:09:39Z")

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**Entertainers, past and present**

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington  
Edith Piaf  
Fannie Flagg  
George Gershwin  
Hal Holbrook  
Imogene Coca

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**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:** [May 4, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2055 "2023-05-04T16:32:29Z")

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**Entertainers, past and present**

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington  
Edith Piaf  
Fannie Flagg  
George Gershwin  
Hal Holbrook  
Imogene Coca  
John Gielgud

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**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:** [May 4, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2056 "2023-05-04T16:42:16Z")

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Entertainers, past and present

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington  
Edith Piaf  
Fannie Flagg  
George Gershwin  
Hal Holbrook  
Imogene Coca  
John Gielgud  
Koko B. Ware

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**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:** [May 4, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2057 "2023-05-04T17:02:17Z")

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Entertainers, past and present

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington  
Edith Piaf  
Fannie Flagg  
George Gershwin  
Hal Holbrook  
Imogene Coca  
John Gielgud  
Koko B. Ware  
Lenny Bruce

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2058 "2023-05-04T18:05:04Z")

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Entertainers, past and present

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington  
Edith Piaf  
Fannie Flagg  
George Gershwin  
Hal Holbrook  
Imogene Coca  
John Gielgud  
Koko B. Ware  
Lenny Bruce  
Moms Mabley

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**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:** [May 4, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2059 "2023-05-04T19:28:33Z")

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Entertainers, past and present

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington  
Edith Piaf  
Fannie Flagg  
George Gershwin  
Hal Holbrook  
Imogene Coca  
John Gielgud  
Koko B. Ware  
Lenny Bruce  
Moms Mabley  
Nate Parker

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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:** [May 4, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2060 "2023-05-04T19:42:30Z")

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Entertainers, past and present

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington  
Edith Piaf  
Fannie Flagg  
George Gershwin  
Hal Holbrook  
Imogene Coca  
John Gielgud  
Koko B. Ware  
Lenny Bruce  
Moms Mabley  
Nate Parker  
Olivia Newton-John

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**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:** [May 5, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/2061 "2023-05-05T00:31:21Z")

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Entertainers, past and present

Awkwafina  
Ben Blue  
Charlie Chaplin  
Duke Ellington  
Edith Piaf  
Fannie Flagg  
George Gershwin  
Hal Holbrook  
Imogene Coca  
John Gielgud  
Koko B. Ware  
Lenny Bruce  
Moms Mabley  
Nate Parker  
Olivia Newton-John  
Paula Poundstone

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