# 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:** 199
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**Towns that are capitals of subnational jurisdictions** Albany (New York) Boise (Idaho) Cork (County Cork, Republic of Ireland) Denver (Colorado) Elche (Baix Vinalopó, Spain) Frankfort (Kentucky) Galway (County Galway, Ireland) Hartford (Connecticut) Indianapolis (Indiana) Juneau (Alaska) Kilkenny (Co. Kilkenny, Ireland) Little Rock (Arkansas) Montgomery (Alabama) Nashville (Tennessee) Olympia (Washington) Perth (Australia) Quimper (Finistère Department, France) Richmond (Virginia) Santa Fe (New Mexico) ---
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**Towns that are capitals of subnational jurisdictions** Albany (New York) Boise (Idaho) Cork (County Cork, Republic of Ireland) Denver (Colorado) Elche (Baix Vinalopó, Spain) Frankfort (Kentucky) Galway (County Galway, Ireland) Hartford (Connecticut) Indianapolis (Indiana) Juneau (Alaska) Kilkenny (Co. Kilkenny, Ireland) Little Rock (Arkansas) Montgomery (Alabama) Nashville (Tennessee) Olympia (Washington) Perth (Australia) Quimper (Finistère Department, France) Richmond (Virginia) Santa Fe (New Mexico) Tuxtla Gutierrez (Chiapas, Mexico) ---
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**Towns that are capitals of subnational jurisdictions** Albany (New York) Boise (Idaho) Cork (County Cork, Republic of Ireland) Denver (Colorado) Elche (Baix Vinalopó, Spain) Frankfort (Kentucky) Galway (County Galway, Ireland) Hartford (Connecticut) Indianapolis (Indiana) Juneau (Alaska) Kilkenny (Co. Kilkenny, Ireland) Little Rock (Arkansas) Montgomery (Alabama) Nashville (Tennessee) Olympia (Washington) Perth (Australia) Quimper (Finistère Department, France) Richmond (Virginia) Santa Fe (New Mexico) Tuxtla Gutierrez (Chiapas, Mexico) Utrecht (Netherlands) ---
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**Towns that are capitals of subnational jurisdictions** Albany (New York) Boise (Idaho) Cork (County Cork, Republic of Ireland) Denver (Colorado) Elche (Baix Vinalopó, Spain) Frankfort (Kentucky) Galway (County Galway, Ireland) Hartford (Connecticut) Indianapolis (Indiana) Juneau (Alaska) Kilkenny (Co. Kilkenny, Ireland) Little Rock (Arkansas) Montgomery (Alabama) Nashville (Tennessee) Olympia (Washington) Perth (Australia) Quimper (Finistère Department, France) Richmond (Virginia) Santa Fe (New Mexico) Tuxtla Gutierrez (Chiapas, Mexico) Utrecht (Netherlands) Victoria (British Columbia) ---
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**Towns that are capitals of subnational jurisdictions** Albany (New York) Boise (Idaho) Cork (County Cork, Republic of Ireland) Denver (Colorado) Elche (Baix Vinalopó, Spain) Frankfort (Kentucky) Galway (County Galway, Ireland) Hartford (Connecticut) Indianapolis (Indiana) Juneau (Alaska) Kilkenny (Co. Kilkenny, Ireland) Little Rock (Arkansas) Montgomery (Alabama) Nashville (Tennessee) Olympia (Washington) Perth (Australia) Quimper (Finistère Department, France) Richmond (Virginia) Santa Fe (New Mexico) Tuxtla Gutierrez (Chiapas, Mexico) Utrecht (Netherlands) Victoria (British Columbia) Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) ---
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> [@Rebo](#): > > Victoria (British Columbia) > Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) Um, W follows V in the alphabet. In play: **Towns that are capitals of subnational jurisdictions** Albany (New York) Boise (Idaho) Cork (County Cork, Republic of Ireland) Denver (Colorado) Elche (Baix Vinalopó, Spain) Frankfort (Kentucky) Galway (County Galway, Ireland) Hartford (Connecticut) Indianapolis (Indiana) Juneau (Alaska) Kilkenny (Co. Kilkenny, Ireland) Little Rock (Arkansas) Montgomery (Alabama) Nashville (Tennessee) Olympia (Washington) Perth (Australia) Quimper (Finistère Department, France) Richmond (Virginia) Santa Fe (New Mexico) Tuxtla Gutierrez (Chiapas, Mexico) Utrecht (Netherlands) Victoria (British Columbia) Winnipeg (Manitoba) ---
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**Towns that are capitals of subnational jurisdictions** Albany (New York) Boise (Idaho) Cork (County Cork, Republic of Ireland) Denver (Colorado) Elche (Baix Vinalopó, Spain) Frankfort (Kentucky) Galway (County Galway, Ireland) Hartford (Connecticut) Indianapolis (Indiana) Juneau (Alaska) Kilkenny (Co. Kilkenny, Ireland) Little Rock (Arkansas) Montgomery (Alabama) Nashville (Tennessee) Olympia (Washington) Perth (Australia) Quimper (Finistère Department, France) Richmond (Virginia) Santa Fe (New Mexico) Tuxtla Gutierrez (Chiapas, Mexico) Utrecht (Netherlands) Victoria (British Columbia) Winnipeg (Manitoba) Xianning (China) ---
**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:** [December 7, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3969 "2023-12-07T15:56:00Z")
**Towns that are capitals of subnational jurisdictions** Albany (New York) Boise (Idaho) Cork (County Cork, Republic of Ireland) Denver (Colorado) Elche (Baix Vinalopó, Spain) Frankfort (Kentucky) Galway (County Galway, Ireland) Hartford (Connecticut) Indianapolis (Indiana) Juneau (Alaska) Kilkenny (Co. Kilkenny, Ireland) Little Rock (Arkansas) Montgomery (Alabama) Nashville (Tennessee) Olympia (Washington) Perth (Australia) Quimper (Finistère Department, France) Richmond (Virginia) Santa Fe (New Mexico) Tuxtla Gutierrez (Chiapas, Mexico) Utrecht (Netherlands) Victoria (British Columbia) Winnipeg (Manitoba) Xianning (China) Youngstown (Mahoning County, Ohio) ---
**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:** [December 7, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3970 "2023-12-07T16:26:01Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Um, W follows V in the alphabet. Somehow I forgot the order of the alphabet. My bad. ---
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**Towns that are capitals of subnational jurisdictions** Albany (New York) Boise (Idaho) Cork (County Cork, Republic of Ireland) Denver (Colorado) Elche (Baix Vinalopó, Spain) Frankfort (Kentucky) Galway (County Galway, Ireland) Hartford (Connecticut) Indianapolis (Indiana) Juneau (Alaska) Kilkenny (Co. Kilkenny, Ireland) Little Rock (Arkansas) Montgomery (Alabama) Nashville (Tennessee) Olympia (Washington) Perth (Australia) Quimper (Finistère Department, France) Richmond (Virginia) Santa Fe (New Mexico) Tuxtla Gutierrez (Chiapas, Mexico) Utrecht (Netherlands) Victoria (British Columbia) Winnipeg (Manitoba) Xianning (China) Youngstown (Mahoning County, Ohio) Zürich (Canton of Zürich, Switzerland) **Toys you might give or receive for the holidays** Ant farm ---
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**Toys you might give or receive for the holidays** Ant farm Barbie ---
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**Toys you might give or receive for the holidays** Ant farm Barbie Chess set ---
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**Toys you might give or receive for the holidays** Ant farm Barbie Chess set Doll ---
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**Toys you might give or receive for the holidays** Ant farm Barbie Chess set Doll Etch-a-Sketch ---
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**Toys you might give or receive for the holidays** Ant farm Barbie Chess set Doll Etch-a-Sketch Frisbee ---
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**Toys you might give or receive for the holidays** Ant farm Barbie Chess set Doll Etch-a-Sketch Frisbee G.I. Joe ---
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**Toys you might give or receive for the holidays** Ant farm Barbie Chess set Doll Etch-a-Sketch Frisbee G.I. Joe Hobby horse > **[Hobby horse (toy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_horse_(toy))** > > A hobby horse (or hobby-horse) is a child's toy horse. Children played at riding a wooden hobby horse made of a straight stick with a small horse's head (of wood or stuffed fabric), and perhaps reins, attached to one end. The bottom end of the stick sometimes had a small wheel or wheels attached. This toy was also sometimes known as a cock horse (as in the nursery rhyme Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross) or stick horse. > Hobby horses feature in the worship of Rajasthani folk deity Baba Ramdevji... ---
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**Toys you might give or receive for the holidays** Ant farm Barbie Chess set Doll Etch-a-Sketch Frisbee G.I. Joe Hobby horse Indiana Jones playset ---
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**Toys you might give or receive for the holidays** Ant farm Barbie Chess set Doll Etch-a-Sketch Frisbee G.I. Joe Hobby horse Indiana Jones playset Jabba the Hutt action figure ---
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