# 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:** 412

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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:** [April 28, 2025, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8222 "2025-04-28T02:02:29Z")

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**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island

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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:** [April 28, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8223 "2025-04-28T03:04:19Z")

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**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island  
O’Connell, Christopher

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**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:** [April 28, 2025, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8224 "2025-04-28T03:15:08Z")

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**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island  
O’Connell, Christopher  
Perth

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**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:** [April 28, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8225 "2025-04-28T03:17:15Z")

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**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island  
O’Connell, Christopher  
Perth  
Queensland

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**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:** [April 28, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8226 "2025-04-28T03:30:38Z")

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**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island  
O’Connell, Christopher  
Perth  
Queensland  
Rabbitohs

The name of a [club in the National Rugby League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sydney_Rabbitohs), based in South Sydney.

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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:** [April 28, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8227 "2025-04-28T14:08:41Z")

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**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island  
O’Connell, Christopher  
Perth  
Queensland  
Rabbitohs  
Sydney

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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:** [April 28, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8228 "2025-04-28T14:11:31Z")

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**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island  
O’Connell, Christopher  
Perth  
Queensland  
Rabbitohs  
Sydney  
Thylacine (Tasmanian Wolf, Tasmanian Tiger)

R.I.P.

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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:** [April 28, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8229 "2025-04-28T14:12:43Z")

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**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island  
O’Connell, Christopher  
Perth  
Queensland  
Rabbitohs  
Sydney  
Thylacine (Tasmanian Wolf, Tasmanian Tiger)  
Uluru

Formerly Ayers Rock

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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:** [April 28, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8230 "2025-04-28T14:15:59Z")

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**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island  
O’Connell, Christopher  
Perth  
Queensland  
Rabbitohs  
Sydney  
Thylacine (Tasmanian Wolf, Tasmanian Tiger)  
Uluru  
Vegemite

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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:** [April 28, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8231 "2025-04-28T14:48:29Z")

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**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island  
O’Connell, Christopher  
Perth  
Queensland  
Rabbitohs  
Sydney  
Thylacine (Tasmanian Wolf, Tasmanian Tiger)  
Uluru  
Vegemite  
Waltzing Matilda

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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:** [April 29, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8232 "2025-04-29T03:05:09Z")

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Buggah! Too late. I was hoping to [supply the W word.](https://woolamaloo.com/bruce/)

**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island  
O’Connell, Christopher  
Perth  
Queensland  
Rabbitohs  
Sydney  
Thylacine (Tasmanian Wolf, Tasmanian Tiger)  
Uluru  
Vegemite  
Waltzing Matilda  
Xantippe

The only “X” place name Down Under: [Xantippe, Western Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xantippe,_Western_Australia)

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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:** [April 29, 2025, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8233 "2025-04-29T03:51:32Z")

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**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island  
O’Connell, Christopher  
Perth  
Queensland  
Rabbitohs  
Sydney  
Thylacine (Tasmanian Wolf, Tasmanian Tiger)  
Uluru  
Vegemite  
Waltzing Matilda  
Xantippe  
Yuendumu

“From Kintore East to Yuendemu  
The western desert lives and breathes  
In forty five degrees”

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**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8234 "2025-04-30T01:55:35Z")

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**Australia**

Ararat  
Brisbane  
Crocodile Hunter  
Didgeridoo  
Eucalyptus  
Freemantle Prison  
Great Barrier Reef  
Hobart, Tasmania  
Isla Fisher  
Joondalup  
Kangaroo and Kookaburra  
Lasseter’s Gold Reef  
Marsupials  
Norfolk Island  
O’Connell, Christopher  
Perth  
Queensland  
Rabbitohs  
Sydney  
Thylacine (Tasmanian Wolf, Tasmanian Tiger)  
Uluru  
Vegemite  
Waltzing Matilda  
Xantippe  
Yuendumu  
Zebra finch

**Africa**

Algeria

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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:** [April 30, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8235 "2025-04-30T01:58:41Z")

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**Africa**

Algeria  
Benin

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**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:** [April 30, 2025, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8236 "2025-04-30T02:02:02Z")

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**Africa**

Algeria  
Benin  
Cape Town

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**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:** [April 30, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8237 "2025-04-30T02:12:53Z")

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**Africa**

Algeria  
Benin  
Cape Town  
Djibouti

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**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:** [April 30, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8238 "2025-04-30T02:12:57Z")

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**Africa**

Algeria  
Benin  
Cape Town  
Djibouti  
Ethiopia

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**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:** [April 30, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8239 "2025-04-30T02:13:18Z")

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Jinx! You owe me a soda.

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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:** [April 30, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8240 "2025-04-30T03:49:11Z")

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**Africa**

Algeria  
Benin  
Cape Town  
Djibouti  
Ethiopia  
[FESTAC 77](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FESTAC_77)

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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:** [April 30, 2025, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/8241 "2025-04-30T03:57:50Z")

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**Africa**

Algeria  
Benin  
Cape Town  
Djibouti  
Ethiopia  
[FESTAC 77](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FESTAC_77)  
Groot River

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