# The Atoz Game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **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:** 166
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3302 "2023-10-09T21:46:21Z")
**Women in Authority** Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992 Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996 Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993 Diana, Princess of Wales Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022 Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023 Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996 Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013 Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802 Juno, Queen of the Gods Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022 Meir, Golda – first _(and to date, only)_ female PM of Israel, 1969-1974 Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997 Oantitsy, ruled the Boina Kingdom in Madagascar, 1832-1836 Pelosi, Nancy, twice Speaker of the US House of Representatives Queen Máxima of The Netherlands Robredo, Leni, Vice President of the Philippines, 2016-2022 Shipley, Jenny, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1997 - 1999 Thatcher, Margaret, UK Prime Minister Ursula Apolloni, Canadian MP, 1974-1984 Vicki Hollub, first woman to head a major American oil company White Witch, ruler of Narnia ---
**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:** [October 10, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3303 "2023-10-10T00:52:50Z")
**Women in Authority** Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992 Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996 Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993 Diana, Princess of Wales Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022 Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023 Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996 Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013 Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802 Juno, Queen of the Gods Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022 Meir, Golda – first _(and to date, only)_ female PM of Israel, 1969-1974 Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997 Oantitsy, ruled the Boina Kingdom in Madagascar, 1832-1836 Pelosi, Nancy, twice Speaker of the US House of Representatives Queen Máxima of The Netherlands Robredo, Leni, Vice President of the Philippines, 2016-2022 Shipley, Jenny, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1997 - 1999 Thatcher, Margaret, UK Prime Minister Ursula Apolloni, Canadian MP, 1974-1984 Vicki Hollub, first woman to head a major American oil company White Witch, ruler of Narnia Xiomara Castro, President of Honduras, January 2022-present ---
**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 10, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3304 "2023-10-10T02:38:56Z")
**Women in Authority** Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992 Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996 Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993 Diana, Princess of Wales Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022 Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023 Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996 Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013 Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802 Juno, Queen of the Gods Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022 Meir, Golda – first _(and to date, only)_ female PM of Israel, 1969-1974 Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997 Oantitsy, ruled the Boina Kingdom in Madagascar, 1832-1836 Pelosi, Nancy, twice Speaker of the US House of Representatives Queen Máxima of The Netherlands Robredo, Leni, Vice President of the Philippines, 2016-2022 Shipley, Jenny, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1997 - 1999 Thatcher, Margaret, UK Prime Minister Ursula Apolloni, Canadian MP, 1974-1984 Vicki Hollub, first woman to head a major American oil company White Witch, ruler of Narnia Xiomara Castro, President of Honduras, January 2022-present Yellen, Janet, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury (2021-present); former Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve (2014-2018) ---
**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 10, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3305 "2023-10-10T02:49:17Z")
**Women in Authority** Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992 Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996 Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993 Diana, Princess of Wales Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022 Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023 Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996 Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013 Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802 Juno, Queen of the Gods Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022 Meir, Golda – first _(and to date, only)_ female PM of Israel, 1969-1974 Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997 Oantitsy, ruled the Boina Kingdom in Madagascar, 1832-1836 Pelosi, Nancy, twice Speaker of the US House of Representatives Queen Máxima of The Netherlands Robredo, Leni, Vice President of the Philippines, 2016-2022 Shipley, Jenny, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1997 - 1999 Thatcher, Margaret, UK Prime Minister Ursula Apolloni, Canadian MP, 1974-1984 Vicki Hollub, first woman to head a major American oil company White Witch, ruler of Narnia Xiomara Castro, President of Honduras, January 2022-present Yellen, Janet, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury (2021-present); former Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve (2014-2018) Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra in the third century 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:** [October 10, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3306 "2023-10-10T13:17:36Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3307 "2023-10-10T14:05:11Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3308 "2023-10-10T14:34:10Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM ---
**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 10, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3309 "2023-10-10T15:13:19Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park ---
**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:** [October 10, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3310 "2023-10-10T15:23:21Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park El Cuco beach, El Salvador To make it a long, border-crossing road trip! And for W above, I would have put Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands. She’s not as exciting as the White Witch, but she ruled from 1890-1948 and was seen as a symbol of the Dutch WWII Resistance ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3311 "2023-10-10T15:44:22Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > And for W above, I would have put Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands. She’s not as exciting as the White Witch, but she ruled from 1890-1948 and was seen as a symbol of the Dutch WWII Resistance That was my thought as well, but I put Maxima (current Queen of The Netherlands) in the “Q” spot. I should have given more thought on that entry. Still in play: **Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park El Cuco beach, El Salvador ---
**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 10, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3312 "2023-10-10T16:49:17Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park El Cuco beach, El Salvador Frostbite Falls, Minnesota ---
**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 10, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3313 "2023-10-10T16:57:38Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park El Cuco beach, El Salvador Frostbite Falls, Minnesota Golden Gate Park, California ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3314 "2023-10-10T17:40:13Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park El Cuco beach, El Salvador Frostbite Falls, Minnesota Golden Gate Park, California Hell It’s a town in Michigan. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3315 "2023-10-10T20:46:04Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park El Cuco beach, El Salvador Frostbite Falls, Minnesota Golden Gate Park, California Hell Indianapolis, Indiana I am _ashamed_ that I had to do a Google search for cities starting with the letter I for this one. I was _raised_ in Indy! ---
**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 10, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3316 "2023-10-10T21:35:25Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park El Cuco beach, El Salvador Frostbite Falls, Minnesota Golden Gate Park, California Hell Indianapolis, Indiana Jersey Shore ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3317 "2023-10-10T21:37:47Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park El Cuco beach, El Salvador Frostbite Falls, Minnesota Golden Gate Park, California Hell Indianapolis, Indiana Jersey Shore Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania ---
**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 10, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3318 "2023-10-10T22:21:46Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park El Cuco beach, El Salvador Frostbite Falls, Minnesota Golden Gate Park, California Hell Indianapolis, Indiana Jersey Shore Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Las Vegas, Nevada ---
**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 10, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3319 "2023-10-10T22:41:55Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park El Cuco beach, El Salvador Frostbite Falls, Minnesota Golden Gate Park, California Hell Indianapolis, Indiana Jersey Shore Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Las Vegas, Nevada Monticello, Virginia I actually took a road trip there. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3320 "2023-10-11T01:26:16Z")
**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park El Cuco beach, El Salvador Frostbite Falls, Minnesota Golden Gate Park, California Hell Indianapolis, Indiana Jersey Shore Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Las Vegas, Nevada Monticello, Virginia Newark, New Jersey ---
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**Let’s take a road trip.** Avon Park, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Carlsbad Caverns, NM Death Valley National Park El Cuco beach, El Salvador Frostbite Falls, Minnesota Golden Gate Park, California Hell Indianapolis, Indiana Jersey Shore Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Las Vegas, Nevada Monticello, Virginia Newark, New Jersey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=165) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=167)