# 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:** 375
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7482 "2025-02-06T08:24:06Z")
**Everything monarchy-related** Absolute primogeniture Balmoral Castle Catherine the Great Dauphin Edward VII Franz Joseph I George VI House of Habsburg Imperialism Jester Kings and queens Louis Monarchy Nepotism Ottoman Empire Palace of Versailles Queen Elizabeth II Rex or Regina Sovereign Throne Usurper Victoria William Alexander, King of the Netherlands Xerxes I > **[Xerxes I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerxes_I)** > > Xerxes I (/ˈzɜːrkˌsiːz/ ZURK-seez\[a\] c. 518 – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC. He was the son of Darius the Great and Atossa, a daughter of Cyrus the Great. > In Western history, Xerxes is best known for his invasion of Greece in 480 BC, which ended in Persian defeat. Xerxes was designated successor by Darius over his elder brother Artobaz... ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7483 "2025-02-06T12:40:22Z")
**Everything monarchy-related** Absolute primogeniture Balmoral Castle Catherine the Great Dauphin Edward VII Franz Joseph I George VI House of Habsburg Imperialism Jester Kings and queens Louis Monarchy Nepotism Ottoman Empire Palace of Versailles Queen Elizabeth II Rex or Regina Sovereign Throne Usurper Victoria William Alexander, King of the Netherlands Xerxes I Yaroslav I (the Wise) Prince of Kievan Rus, son of St. Vladimir ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7484 "2025-02-06T13:11:38Z")
**Everything monarchy-related** Absolute primogeniture Balmoral Castle Catherine the Great Dauphin Edward VII Franz Joseph I George VI House of Habsburg Imperialism Jester Kings and queens Louis Monarchy Nepotism Ottoman Empire Palace of Versailles Queen Elizabeth II Rex or Regina Sovereign Throne Usurper Victoria William Alexander, King of the Netherlands Xerxes I Yaroslav I (the Wise) Zeus Hey, he was king of the gods on Mount Olympus Next category: **A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7485 "2025-02-06T13:39:52Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7486 "2025-02-06T14:42:32Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7487 "2025-02-06T14:55:42Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7488 "2025-02-06T16:11:32Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7489 "2025-02-06T17:39:53Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7490 "2025-02-06T17:58:41Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ Gandalf, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7491 "2025-02-06T20:39:13Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ Gandalf, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ Hatter, _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ Lewis Carroll identifies the Hatter and his friend the March Hare as being mad, but never calls the former “The Mad Hatter” ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7492 "2025-02-06T21:44:12Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ Gandalf, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ Hatter, _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ Ichabod Crane, _The Legend of Sleepy Hollow_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7493 "2025-02-07T00:09:50Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ Gandalf, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ Hatter, _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ Ichabod Crane, _The Legend of Sleepy Hollow_ Jane Gallagher, _The Catcher in the Rye_ ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7494 "2025-02-07T04:27:57Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ Gandalf, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ Hatter, _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ Ichabod Crane, _The Legend of Sleepy Hollow_ Jane Gallagher, _The Catcher in the Rye_ Kirk, James T., _Doctor’s Orders_ By Diane Duane; one of the best _Star Trek_ novels ever IMHO. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7495 "2025-02-07T04:54:54Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ Gandalf, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ Hatter, _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ Ichabod Crane, _The Legend of Sleepy Hollow_ Jane Gallagher, _The Catcher in the Rye_ Kirk, James T., _Doctor’s Orders_ Larry Underwood, _The Stand_ ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7496 "2025-02-07T13:46:35Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ Gandalf, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ Hatter, _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ Ichabod Crane, _The Legend of Sleepy Hollow_ Jane Gallagher, _The Catcher in the Rye_ Kirk, James T., _Doctor’s Orders_ Larry Underwood, _The Stand_ Milton, George, _Of Mice and Men_ ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7497 "2025-02-07T16:30:14Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ Gandalf, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ Hatter, _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ Ichabod Crane, _The Legend of Sleepy Hollow_ Jane Gallagher, _The Catcher in the Rye_ Kirk, James T., _Doctor’s Orders_ Larry Underwood, _The Stand_ Milton, George, _Of Mice and Men_ Nob, _Fellowship of the Ring_ Barliman Butterbur’s hobbit assistant ---
**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:** [February 8, 2025, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7498 "2025-02-08T05:08:21Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ Gandalf, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ Hatter, _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ Ichabod Crane, _The Legend of Sleepy Hollow_ Jane Gallagher, _The Catcher in the Rye_ Kirk, James T., _Doctor’s Orders_ Larry Underwood, _The Stand_ Milton, George, _Of Mice and Men_ Nob, _Fellowship of the Ring_ Oliver, Ariadne, _The Pale Horse_ One of my favorite Agatha Christie books ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7499 "2025-02-08T06:01:58Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ Gandalf, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ Hatter, _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ Ichabod Crane, _The Legend of Sleepy Hollow_ Jane Gallagher, _The Catcher in the Rye_ Kirk, James T., _Doctor’s Orders_ Larry Underwood, _The Stand_ Milton, George, _Of Mice and Men_ Nob, _Fellowship of the Ring_ Oliver, Ariadne, _The Pale Horse_ Phaedrus, _Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance_ ---
**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:** [February 8, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7500 "2025-02-08T06:28:54Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ Gandalf, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ Hatter, _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ Ichabod Crane, _The Legend of Sleepy Hollow_ Jane Gallagher, _The Catcher in the Rye_ Kirk, James T., _Doctor’s Orders_ Larry Underwood, _The Stand_ Milton, George, _Of Mice and Men_ Nob, _Fellowship of the Ring_ Oliver, Ariadne, _The Pale Horse_ Phaedrus, _Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance_ Quint, _Jaws_ ---
**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:** [February 8, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7501 "2025-02-08T18:15:24Z")
**A character in a favorite novel** Atticus Finch, _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Billy Pilgrim, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ Carrie White, _Carrie_ Dobby, _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_ Elizabeth Bennet, _Pride and Prejudice_ Fylh, _Star Rangers_ Gandalf, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ Hatter, _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ Ichabod Crane, _The Legend of Sleepy Hollow_ Jane Gallagher, _The Catcher in the Rye_ Kirk, James T., _Doctor’s Orders_ Larry Underwood, _The Stand_ Milton, George, _Of Mice and Men_ Nob, _Fellowship of the Ring_ Oliver, Ariadne, _The Pale Horse_ Phaedrus, _Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance_ Quint, _Jaws_ Random, _Nine Princes in Amber_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=374) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=376)