# 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:** 210

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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:** [January 16, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4182 "2024-01-16T14:51:51Z")

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Extinct Animals

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill

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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:** [January 16, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4183 "2024-01-16T19:41:43Z")

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Extinct Animals

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō

A subspecies of Hawaiian honeyeaters, declared extinct in 2000.

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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:** [January 16, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4184 "2024-01-16T20:02:49Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus

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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:** [January 16, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4185 "2024-01-16T22:24:42Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon

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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:** [January 17, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4186 "2024-01-17T16:37:27Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard

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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:** [January 17, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4187 "2024-01-17T17:39:01Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard  
Ozraptor

The Cowardly Lion had reason to be afraid. Very afraid.

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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:** [January 17, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4188 "2024-01-17T18:29:25Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard  
Ozraptor  
Paralititan

No, I’d never heard of it before, either.

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4189 "2024-01-17T18:41:10Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard  
Ozraptor  
Paralititan  
Quagga

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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:** [January 17, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4190 "2024-01-17T18:57:47Z")

</div>

**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard  
Ozraptor  
Paralititan  
Quagga  
Rinchenia

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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:** [January 17, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4191 "2024-01-17T20:31:10Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard  
Ozraptor  
Paralititan  
Quagga  
Rinchenia  
Stegosaurus

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**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:** [January 17, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4192 "2024-01-17T21:22:12Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard  
Ozraptor  
Paralititan  
Quagga  
Rinchenia  
Stegosaurus  
Tasmanian tiger

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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:** [January 17, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4193 "2024-01-17T21:27:10Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard  
Ozraptor  
Paralititan  
Quagga  
Rinchenia  
Stegosaurus  
Tasmanian tiger  
Uintatherium

The [Uintatherium](https://a-z-animals.com/animals/uintatherium/) was an exceptionally large and exceptionally ugly ungulate that lived during the Eocene epoch.

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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:** [January 18, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4194 "2024-01-18T14:21:25Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard  
Ozraptor  
Paralititan  
Quagga  
Rinchenia  
Stegosaurus  
Tasmanian tiger  
Uintatherium  
Velociraptor

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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:** [January 18, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4195 "2024-01-18T14:26:13Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard  
Ozraptor  
Paralititan  
Quagga  
Rinchenia  
Stegosaurus  
Tasmanian tiger  
Uintatherium  
Velociraptor  
Western black rhinoceros

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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:** [January 18, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4196 "2024-01-18T14:59:36Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard  
Ozraptor  
Paralititan  
Quagga  
Rinchenia  
Stegosaurus  
Tasmanian tiger  
Uintatherium  
Velociraptor  
Western black rhinoceros  
Xingxiulong

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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:** [January 24, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4197 "2024-01-24T11:35:17Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard  
Ozraptor  
Paralititan  
Quagga  
Rinchenia  
Stegosaurus  
Tasmanian tiger  
Uintatherium  
Velociraptor  
Western black rhinoceros  
Xingxiulong  
Yorba Linda weevil

It was _not_ Richard Nixon’s childhood nickname.

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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:** [January 24, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4198 "2024-01-24T12:23:13Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk  
Jamaican poorwill  
Kaua’i ‘Ō‘ō  
Lambeosaurus  
Mastodon  
Navassa curly-tailed lizard  
Ozraptor  
Paralititan  
Quagga  
Rinchenia  
Stegosaurus  
Tasmanian tiger  
Uintatherium  
Velociraptor  
Western black rhinoceros  
Xingxiulong  
Yorba Linda weevil  
Zanzibar leopard

**Potent Potables**

Amaretto

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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:** [January 24, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4199 "2024-01-24T12:27:37Z")

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**Potent Potables**

Amaretto  
Bourbon

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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:** [January 24, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4200 "2024-01-24T13:02:17Z")

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**Potent Potables**

Amaretto  
Bourbon  
Coors

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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:** [January 24, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4201 "2024-01-24T13:40:55Z")

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**Potent Potables**

Amaretto  
Bourbon  
Coors  
Daiquiri

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