# 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:** 461

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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:** [July 31, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9202 "2025-07-31T16:57:30Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad

It does appear that the range of the dromedary camel includes the nation of Chad.

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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:** [July 31, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9203 "2025-07-31T17:17:54Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9204 "2025-08-01T01:46:35Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9205 "2025-08-01T01:52:24Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9206 "2025-08-01T02:23:01Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9207 "2025-08-01T03:24:19Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii

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**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:** [August 1, 2025, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9208 "2025-08-01T03:33:55Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9209 "2025-08-01T04:13:02Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Jaguar/Jacksonville

Well, the football team is named for them, anyway.

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9210 "2025-08-01T05:30:04Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Kangaroo / Kalgoorlie

After seeing iguanas basking in 90 degree sunshine in Yucatan, I feel bad for the ones in Iceland and hope someone gets them a heat lamp

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9211 "2025-08-01T06:18:26Z")

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Whoops! We missed letter J. I’ll take care of it.

**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Jaguar / Jamaica  
Kangaroo / Kalgoorlie

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9212 "2025-08-01T14:03:08Z")

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> [@Spoons](#):
>
> Whoops! We missed letter J.

No, not all of us.

**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Jaguar / Jacksonville - Jamaica  
Kangaroo / Kalgoorlie  
Llama / Laos

Llook out, Llary! It’s the llandllord!

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9213 "2025-08-01T14:06:08Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Jaguar / Jacksonville - Jamaica  
Kangaroo / Kalgoorlie  
Llama / Laos  
Mudskipper / Mississippi

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9214 "2025-08-01T14:34:22Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Jaguar / Jacksonville - Jamaica  
Kangaroo / Kalgoorlie  
Llama / Laos  
Mudskipper / Mississippi  
Nightingale / Nepal

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9215 "2025-08-01T17:27:30Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Jaguar / Jacksonville - Jamaica  
Kangaroo / Kalgoorlie  
Llama / Laos  
Mudskipper / Mississippi  
Nightingale / Nepal  
Ocelot / Okefenokee

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9216 "2025-08-01T17:40:33Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Jaguar / Jacksonville - Jamaica  
Kangaroo / Kalgoorlie  
Llama / Laos  
Mudskipper / Mississippi  
Nightingale / Nepal  
Ocelot / Okefenokee  
Puffer fish / Pacific Ocean

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9217 "2025-08-01T18:24:11Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Jaguar / Jacksonville - Jamaica  
Kangaroo / Kalgoorlie  
Llama / Laos  
Mudskipper / Mississippi  
Nightingale / Nepal  
Ocelot / Okefenokee  
Puffer fish / Pacific Ocean  
Quokka / Quito

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9218 "2025-08-01T18:28:56Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Jaguar / Jacksonville - Jamaica  
Kangaroo / Kalgoorlie  
Llama / Laos  
Mudskipper / Mississippi  
Nightingale / Nepal  
Ocelot / Okefenokee  
Puffer fish / Pacific Ocean  
Quokka / Quito  
Rattlesnake / Reno

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9219 "2025-08-01T20:24:33Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Jaguar / Jacksonville - Jamaica  
Kangaroo / Kalgoorlie  
Llama / Laos  
Mudskipper / Mississippi  
Nightingale / Nepal  
Ocelot / Okefenokee  
Puffer fish / Pacific Ocean  
Quokka / Quito  
Rattlesnake / Reno  
South polar skua / Sumatra

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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:** [August 1, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9220 "2025-08-01T23:44:00Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Jaguar / Jacksonville - Jamaica  
Kangaroo / Kalgoorlie  
Llama / Laos  
Mudskipper / Mississippi  
Nightingale / Nepal  
Ocelot / Okefenokee  
Puffer fish / Pacific Ocean  
Quokka / Quito  
Rattlesnake / Reno  
South polar skua / Sumatra  
Tiger / Thailand

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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:** [August 2, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9221 "2025-08-02T01:11:08Z")

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**Animals / Places - They don’t have to live there, but that would be fun**

Aardvark / Africa  
Bumble bee / Burbank  
Camel / Chad  
Dromedary / Djibouti  
Elk / Estonia  
Fruit Fly / Fiji  
Giraffe / Georgia  
Humpback whale / Hawaii  
Iguana / Iceland  
Jaguar / Jacksonville - Jamaica  
Kangaroo / Kalgoorlie  
Llama / Laos  
Mudskipper / Mississippi  
Nightingale / Nepal  
Ocelot / Okefenokee  
Puffer fish / Pacific Ocean  
Quokka / Quito  
Rattlesnake / Reno  
South polar skua / Sumatra  
Tiger / Thailand  
Umbrellabird / Uganda

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