# 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:** 500
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9982 "2025-12-01T18:03:17Z")
**Nations, Real or Fictional** Atlantis Brobdingnag Canaan Deutschland England Florentine Republic Great Moravia [Helvetic Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetic_Republic) Illyria Japan Kalingaland Libya Moldavia Nauru Oceania One of three global “superstates” in _Nineteen Eighty-Four_ ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9983 "2025-12-01T18:05:44Z")
It’s also a regional (but not single-nation) term now: [Oceania - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania) **Nations, Real or Fictional** Atlantis Brobdingnag Canaan Deutschland England Florentine Republic Great Moravia [Helvetic Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetic_Republic) Illyria Japan Kalingaland Libya Moldavia Nauru Oceania Poland ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9984 "2025-12-01T18:13:11Z")
**Nations, Real or Fictional** Atlantis Brobdingnag Canaan Deutschland England Florentine Republic Great Moravia [Helvetic Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetic_Republic) Illyria Japan Kalingaland Libya Moldavia Nauru Oceania Poland Qwghlm From Neal Stephenson’s _Cryptonomicon_ ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9985 "2025-12-01T20:02:16Z")
**Nations, Real or Fictional** Atlantis Brobdingnag Canaan Deutschland England Florentine Republic Great Moravia [Helvetic Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetic_Republic) Illyria Japan Kalingaland Libya Moldavia Nauru Oceania Poland Qwghlm Rwanda ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9986 "2025-12-01T20:20:24Z")
**Nations, Real or Fictional** Atlantis Brobdingnag Canaan Deutschland England Florentine Republic Great Moravia [Helvetic Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetic_Republic) Illyria Japan Kalingaland Libya Moldavia Nauru Oceania Poland Qwghlm Rwanda San Sombrero I decided to go with fictional ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9987 "2025-12-01T20:22:34Z")
**Nations, Real or Fictional** Atlantis Brobdingnag Canaan Deutschland England Florentine Republic Great Moravia [Helvetic Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetic_Republic) Illyria Japan Kalingaland Libya Moldavia Nauru Oceania Poland Qwghlm Rwanda San Sombrero Trucial Abysmia ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9988 "2025-12-01T20:29:15Z")
**Nations, Real or Fictional** Atlantis Brobdingnag Canaan Deutschland England Florentine Republic Great Moravia [Helvetic Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetic_Republic) Illyria Japan Kalingaland Libya Moldavia Nauru Oceania Poland Qwghlm Rwanda San Sombrero Trucial Abysmia Utopia ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9989 "2025-12-01T20:45:32Z")
**Nations, Real or Fictional** Atlantis Brobdingnag Canaan Deutschland England Florentine Republic Great Moravia [Helvetic Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetic_Republic) Illyria Japan Kalingaland Libya Moldavia Nauru Oceania Poland Qwghlm Rwanda San Sombrero Trucial Abysmia Utopia Val Verde Spanish-speaking country resembling [Nicaragua](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua), in the films _Commando_, _Predator_, _Die Hard 2,_ Jack Mimoun et les secrets de Val Verde, and the TV series, _Supercarrier_. - Wikipedia ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9990 "2025-12-01T20:54:31Z")
**Nations, Real or Fictional** Atlantis Brobdingnag Canaan Deutschland England Florentine Republic Great Moravia [Helvetic Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetic_Republic) Illyria Japan Kalingaland Libya Moldavia Nauru Oceania Poland Qwghlm Rwanda San Sombrero Trucial Abysmia Utopia Val Verde Wakanda Fictional African country in Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe; ruled by Black Panther/T’challa. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9991 "2025-12-02T01:04:36Z")
**Nations, Real or Fictional** Atlantis Brobdingnag Canaan Deutschland England Florentine Republic Great Moravia [Helvetic Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetic_Republic) Illyria Japan Kalingaland Libya Moldavia Nauru Oceania Poland Qwghlm Rwanda San Sombrero Trucial Abysmia Utopia Val Verde Wakanda Xanadu And I meant to post Ruritania and somehow got sidetracked into reality with Rwanda ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9992 "2025-12-02T10:58:11Z")
**Nations, Real or Fictional** Atlantis Brobdingnag Canaan Deutschland England Florentine Republic Great Moravia [Helvetic Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetic_Republic) Illyria Japan Kalingaland Libya Moldavia Nauru Oceania Poland Qwghlm Rwanda San Sombrero Trucial Abysmia Utopia Val Verde Wakanda Xanadu Yemen ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9993 "2025-12-02T16:35:00Z")
**Nations, Real or Fictional** Atlantis Brobdingnag Canaan Deutschland England Florentine Republic Great Moravia [Helvetic Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetic_Republic) Illyria Japan Kalingaland Libya Moldavia Nauru Oceania Poland Qwghlm Rwanda San Sombrero Trucial Abysmia Utopia Val Verde Wakanda Xanadu Yemen Zanzibar, The Peoples Republic of pass ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9994 "2025-12-02T18:59:40Z")
**Plants** Azaleas ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9995 "2025-12-02T19:12:05Z")
**Plants** Azaleas Beets ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9996 "2025-12-02T19:13:31Z")
**Plants** Azaleas Beets Cacti Or cactuses, if you prefer. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9997 "2025-12-02T20:05:17Z")
**Plants** Azaleas Beets Cacti Daisies My wife’s fav. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9998 "2025-12-02T20:10:15Z")
**Plants** Azaleas Beets Cacti Daisies Easter lily ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9999 "2025-12-02T21:06:03Z")
**Plants** Azaleas Beets Cacti Daisies Easter lily Frangipangi _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/10000 "2025-12-02T21:20:29Z")
**Plants** Azaleas Beets Cacti Daisies Easter lily Frangipangi Ginkgo ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/10001 "2025-12-02T22:20:41Z")
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