# 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:** 376
**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, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7502 "2025-02-08T20:19:20Z")
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_ “Seldom Seen” Smith, _The Monkey Wrench Gang_ ---
**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 8, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7503 "2025-02-08T22:31:24Z")
**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_ “Seldom Seen” Smith, _The Monkey Wrench Gang_ Tom Sawyer, _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_ ---
**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 9, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7504 "2025-02-09T04:43:41Z")
**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_ 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_ “Seldom Seen” Smith, _The Monkey Wrench Gang_ Tom Sawyer, _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_ Usher, Roderick, _The Fall of the House of Usher_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7505 "2025-02-09T05:19:49Z")
**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_ “Seldom Seen” Smith, _The Monkey Wrench Gang_ Tom Sawyer, _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_ Usher, Roderick, _The Fall of the House of Usher_ Vern Tessio, _Different Seasons: The Body (Fall From Innocence)_ ---
**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:** [February 9, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7506 "2025-02-09T17:09:26Z")
**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_ “Seldom Seen” Smith, _The Monkey Wrench Gang_ Tom Sawyer, _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_ Usher, Roderick, _The Fall of the House of Usher_ Vern Tessio, _Different Seasons: The Body (Fall From Innocence)_ Willy Wonka, _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ ---
**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 9, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7507 "2025-02-09T17:20:00Z")
**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_ “Seldom Seen” Smith, _The Monkey Wrench Gang_ Tom Sawyer, _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_ Usher, Roderick, _The Fall of the House of Usher_ Vern Tessio, _Different Seasons: The Body (Fall From Innocence)_ Willy Wonka, _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ Xaphania, _The Bible_ You would have to posit that The Bible is a novel… If anyone has a better X character that’s fine. “Xaphania is the literal figure of the Rebel Angel. Satan, before being cast out for his disobedience, was an angel and a highly regarded one.” ---
**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 9, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7508 "2025-02-09T18:18:11Z")
**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_ “Seldom Seen” Smith, _The Monkey Wrench Gang_ Tom Sawyer, _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_ Usher, Roderick, _The Fall of the House of Usher_ Vern Tessio, _Different Seasons: The Body (Fall From Innocence)_ Willy Wonka, _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ Xaphania, _The Bible_ Yvonne de Galais, _Le grand Meaulnes_ ---
**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 11, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7509 "2025-02-11T16:05:03Z")
**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_ “Seldom Seen” Smith, _The Monkey Wrench Gang_ Tom Sawyer, _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_ Usher, Roderick, _The Fall of the House of Usher_ Vern Tessio, _Different Seasons: The Body (Fall From Innocence)_ Willy Wonka, _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ Xaphania, _The Bible_ Yvonne de Galais, _Le grand Meaulnes_ Zaphod Beeblebrox, _Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy_ **World War 2** Anzio beachhead ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7510 "2025-02-11T16:14:41Z")
**World War 2** Anzio beachhead Bataan ---
**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 11, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7511 "2025-02-11T16:21:32Z")
**World War 2** Anzio beachhead Bataan Corregidor ---
**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 11, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7512 "2025-02-11T17:24:10Z")
**World War 2** Anzio beachhead Bataan Corregidor Dwight D. Eisenhower ---
**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 11, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7513 "2025-02-11T17:32:24Z")
**World War 2** Anzio beachhead Bataan Corregidor Dwight D. Eisenhower _Enola Gay_ ---
**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 11, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7514 "2025-02-11T20:47:04Z")
**World War 2** Anzio beachhead Bataan Corregidor Dwight D. Eisenhower _Enola Gay_ F4F Wildcat ---
**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 11, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7515 "2025-02-11T20:49:39Z")
**World War 2** Anzio beachhead Bataan Corregidor Dwight D. Eisenhower _Enola Gay_ F4F Wildcat Gustav, Bf 109G ---
**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 11, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7516 "2025-02-11T21:10:24Z")
**World War 2** Anzio beachhead Bataan Corregidor Dwight D. Eisenhower _Enola Gay_ F4F Wildcat Gustav, Bf 109G H-minus “H-minus” is the motto of the 505th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army, which earned it during World War II. The motto refers to the regiment jumping before the scheduled “H-Hour” during the airborne landings in Normandy in June 1944. ---
**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 11, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7517 "2025-02-11T21:11:50Z")
**World War 2** Anzio beachhead Bataan Corregidor Dwight D. Eisenhower _Enola Gay_ F4F Wildcat Gustav, Bf 109G H-minus Iwo Jima ---
**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 11, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7518 "2025-02-11T21:13:11Z")
**World War 2** Anzio beachhead Bataan Corregidor Dwight D. Eisenhower _Enola Gay_ F4F Wildcat Gustav, Bf 109G H-minus Iwo Jima Junkers JU-87 ---
**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 11, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7519 "2025-02-11T21:28:23Z")
**World War 2** Anzio beachhead Bataan Corregidor Dwight D. Eisenhower _Enola Gay_ F4F Wildcat Gustav, Bf 109G H-minus Iwo Jima Junkers JU-87 Kamikaze ---
**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 11, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7520 "2025-02-11T21:34:13Z")
**World War 2** Anzio beachhead Bataan Corregidor Dwight D. Eisenhower _Enola Gay_ F4F Wildcat Gustav, Bf 109G H-minus Iwo Jima Junkers JU-87 Kamikaze London bombing ---
**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 11, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/7521 "2025-02-11T21:47:53Z")
**World War 2** Anzio beachhead Bataan Corregidor Dwight D. Eisenhower _Enola Gay_ F4F Wildcat Gustav, Bf 109G H-minus Iwo Jima Junkers JU-87 Kamikaze London bombing Manila, Battle of An estimated 100,000 were killed [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=375) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=377)