# The Atoz Game (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2025-12-02T22:20:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 85

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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:** [September 25, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1681 "2026-09-25T03:11:10Z")

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**Sports Teams**

Anaheim Ducks  
Baltimore Orioles  
Chicago Cubs  
Detroit Tigers  
Edmonton Oilers  
Florida Marlins  
Green Bay Packers  
Houston Astros  
Indianapolis Colts  
Juventus FC  
Kingsville Javelinas  
Lincoln Saltdogs  
Montreal Canadiens  
New York Yankees  
Orlando Magic  
Pittsburgh Penguins

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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:** [September 25, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1682 "2026-09-25T03:27:30Z")

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**Sports Teams**

Anaheim Ducks  
Baltimore Orioles  
Chicago Cubs  
Detroit Tigers  
Edmonton Oilers  
Florida Marlins  
Green Bay Packers  
Houston Astros  
Indianapolis Colts  
Juventus FC  
Kingsville Javelinas  
Lincoln Saltdogs  
Montreal Canadiens  
New York Yankees  
Orlando Magic  
Pittsburgh Penguins  
Quebec Nordiques

Professional hockey team, in the WHA, then the NHL, from 1972 until 1995, based in Quebec City; the team was moved to Denver in '95, and became the Colorado Avalanche.

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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:** [September 25, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1683 "2026-09-25T04:25:33Z")

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**Sports Teams**

Anaheim Ducks  
Baltimore Orioles  
Chicago Cubs  
Detroit Tigers  
Edmonton Oilers  
Florida Marlins  
Green Bay Packers  
Houston Astros  
Indianapolis Colts  
Juventus FC  
Kingsville Javelinas  
Lincoln Saltdogs  
Montreal Canadiens  
New York Yankees  
Orlando Magic  
Pittsburgh Penguins  
Quebec Nordiques  
Richmond Flying Squirrels

They play in baseball’s Double-A Eastern League.

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**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:** [September 25, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1684 "2026-09-25T11:17:03Z")

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**Sports Teams**

Anaheim Ducks  
Baltimore Orioles  
Chicago Cubs  
Detroit Tigers  
Edmonton Oilers  
Florida Marlins  
Green Bay Packers  
Houston Astros  
Indianapolis Colts  
Juventus FC  
Kingsville Javelinas  
Lincoln Saltdogs  
Montreal Canadiens  
New York Yankees  
Orlando Magic  
Pittsburgh Penguins  
Quebec Nordiques  
Richmond Flying Squirrels  
Sugar Land Space Cowboys

Triple-A farm club of the Astros.

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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:** [September 25, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1685 "2026-09-25T12:50:04Z")

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**Sports Teams**

Anaheim Ducks  
Baltimore Orioles  
Chicago Cubs  
Detroit Tigers  
Edmonton Oilers  
Florida Marlins  
Green Bay Packers  
Houston Astros  
Indianapolis Colts  
Juventus FC  
Kingsville Javelinas  
Lincoln Saltdogs  
Montreal Canadiens  
New York Yankees  
Orlando Magic  
Pittsburgh Penguins  
Quebec Nordiques  
Richmond Flying Squirrels  
Sugar Land Space Cowboys  
Toronto Tempo

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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:** [September 25, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1686 "2026-09-25T14:38:16Z")

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**Sports Teams**

Anaheim Ducks  
Baltimore Orioles  
Chicago Cubs  
Detroit Tigers  
Edmonton Oilers  
Florida Marlins  
Green Bay Packers  
Houston Astros  
Indianapolis Colts  
Juventus FC  
Kingsville Javelinas  
Lincoln Saltdogs  
Montreal Canadiens  
New York Yankees  
Orlando Magic  
Pittsburgh Penguins  
Quebec Nordiques  
Richmond Flying Squirrels  
Sugar Land Space Cowboys  
Toronto Tempo  
Utica Comets

Yes, I Googled that. And may I note that this is a list of cities, with sports teams added.

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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:** [September 25, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1687 "2026-09-25T14:48:37Z")

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**Sports Teams**

Anaheim Ducks  
Baltimore Orioles  
Chicago Cubs  
Detroit Tigers  
Edmonton Oilers  
Florida Marlins  
Green Bay Packers  
Houston Astros  
Indianapolis Colts  
Juventus FC  
Kingsville Javelinas  
Lincoln Saltdogs  
Montreal Canadiens  
New York Yankees  
Orlando Magic  
Pittsburgh Penguins  
Quebec Nordiques  
Richmond Flying Squirrels  
Sugar Land Space Cowboys  
Toronto Tempo  
Utica Comets  
Virginia Cavaliers

Not me. I’ve listed states.

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**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:** [September 25, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1688 "2026-09-25T15:03:47Z")

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**Sports Teams**

Anaheim Ducks  
Baltimore Orioles  
Chicago Cubs  
Detroit Tigers  
Edmonton Oilers  
Florida Marlins  
Green Bay Packers  
Houston Astros  
Indianapolis Colts  
Juventus FC  
Kingsville Javelinas  
Lincoln Saltdogs  
Montreal Canadiens  
New York Yankees  
Orlando Magic  
Pittsburgh Penguins  
Quebec Nordiques  
Richmond Flying Squirrels  
Sugar Land Space Cowboys  
Toronto Tempo  
Utica Comets  
Virginia Cavaliers  
Wildcats - the name of a gazillion high school teams

No placename needed 🙂

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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:** [September 25, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1689 "2026-09-25T15:22:58Z")

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**Sports Teams**

Anaheim Ducks  
Baltimore Orioles  
Chicago Cubs  
Detroit Tigers  
Edmonton Oilers  
Florida Marlins  
Green Bay Packers  
Houston Astros  
Indianapolis Colts  
Juventus FC  
Kingsville Javelinas  
Lincoln Saltdogs  
Montreal Canadiens  
New York Yankees  
Orlando Magic  
Pittsburgh Penguins  
Quebec Nordiques  
Richmond Flying Squirrels  
Sugar Land Space Cowboys  
Toronto Tempo  
Utica Comets  
Virginia Cavaliers  
Wildcats - the name of a gazillion high school teams  
Xenia Buccaneers

Xenia, OH, high school football team

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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:** [September 25, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1690 "2026-09-25T15:56:57Z")

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**Sports Teams**

Anaheim Ducks  
Baltimore Orioles  
Chicago Cubs  
Detroit Tigers  
Edmonton Oilers  
Florida Marlins  
Green Bay Packers  
Houston Astros  
Indianapolis Colts  
Juventus FC  
Kingsville Javelinas  
Lincoln Saltdogs  
Montreal Canadiens  
New York Yankees  
Orlando Magic  
Pittsburgh Penguins  
Quebec Nordiques  
Richmond Flying Squirrels  
Sugar Land Space Cowboys  
Toronto Tempo  
Utica Comets  
Virginia Cavaliers  
Wildcats - the name of a gazillion high school teams  
Xenia Buccaneers  
Yokohama DeNA BayStars

A terrible team name, I agree, but there it is: [Yokohama DeNA BayStars - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars)

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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:** [September 26, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1691 "2026-09-26T20:07:33Z")

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**Sports Teams**

Anaheim Ducks  
Baltimore Orioles  
Chicago Cubs  
Detroit Tigers  
Edmonton Oilers  
Florida Marlins  
Green Bay Packers  
Houston Astros  
Indianapolis Colts  
Juventus FC  
Kingsville Javelinas  
Lincoln Saltdogs  
Montreal Canadiens  
New York Yankees  
Orlando Magic  
Pittsburgh Penguins  
Quebec Nordiques  
Richmond Flying Squirrels  
Sugar Land Space Cowboys  
Toronto Tempo  
Utica Comets  
Virginia Cavaliers  
Wildcats - the name of a gazillion high school teams  
Xenia Buccaneers  
Yokohama DeNA BayStars  
ZSC (Zürcher Schlittschuh Club) Lions

**Canadian toponyms**

Athabasca (town in Alberta)

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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:** [September 26, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1692 "2026-09-26T20:10:42Z")

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**Canadian toponyms**

Athabasca (town in Alberta)  
Banff (town and National Park in Alberta)

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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:** [September 26, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1693 "2026-09-26T20:13:12Z")

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**Canadian toponyms**

Athabasca (town in Alberta)  
Banff (town and National Park in Alberta)  
Cape Breton Island (in Nova Scotia)

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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:** [September 26, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1694 "2026-09-26T20:20:06Z")

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Canadian toponyms

Athabasca (town in Alberta)  
Banff (town and National Park in Alberta)  
Cape Breton Island (in Nova Scotia)  
Dartmouth (In Nova Scotia)

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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:** [September 26, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1695 "2026-09-26T20:35:00Z")

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Canadian toponyms

Athabasca (town in Alberta)  
Banff (town and National Park in Alberta)  
Cape Breton Island (in Nova Scotia)  
Dartmouth (In Nova Scotia)  
Eureka River (unincorporated town in Alberta)

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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:** [September 26, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1696 "2026-09-26T21:03:35Z")

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Canadian toponyms

Athabasca (town in Alberta)  
Banff (town and National Park in Alberta)  
Cape Breton Island (in Nova Scotia)  
Dartmouth (In Nova Scotia)  
Eureka River (unincorporated town in Alberta)  
Fredericton (capital of New Brunswick)

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1697 "2026-09-27T03:49:18Z")

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Canadian toponyms

Athabasca (town in Alberta)  
Banff (town and National Park in Alberta)  
Cape Breton Island (in Nova Scotia)  
Dartmouth (In Nova Scotia)  
Eureka River (unincorporated town in Alberta)  
Fredericton (capital of New Brunswick)  
Gander (town in Newfoundland)

> **[“Lend a Hand, Do What You Can”: Remembering the Generosity of Gander |...](https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/lend-hand-do-what-you-can-remembering-generosity-gander)**

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1698 "2026-09-27T04:18:58Z")

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**Canadian toponyms**

Athabasca (town in Alberta)  
Banff (town and National Park in Alberta)  
Cape Breton Island (in Nova Scotia)  
Dartmouth (In Nova Scotia)  
Eureka River (unincorporated town in Alberta)  
Fredericton (capital of New Brunswick)  
Gander (town in Newfoundland)  
Halifax (provincial capital of and biggest city in Nova Scotia)

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1699 "2026-09-27T04:23:13Z")

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**Canadian toponyms**

Athabasca (town in Alberta)  
Banff (town and National Park in Alberta)  
Cape Breton Island (in Nova Scotia)  
Dartmouth (In Nova Scotia)  
Eureka River (unincorporated town in Alberta)  
Fredericton (capital of New Brunswick)  
Gander (town in Newfoundland)  
Halifax (provincial capital of and biggest city in Nova Scotia)  
Ituna Bon Accord (rural municipality in Saskatchewan)

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1700 "2026-09-27T14:31:16Z")

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**Canadian toponyms**

Athabasca (town in Alberta)  
Banff (town and National Park in Alberta)  
Cape Breton Island (in Nova Scotia)  
Dartmouth (In Nova Scotia)  
Eureka River (unincorporated town in Alberta)  
Fredericton (capital of New Brunswick)  
Gander (town in Newfoundland)  
Halifax (provincial capital of and biggest city in Nova Scotia)  
Ituna Bon Accord (rural municipality in Saskatchewan)  
Jasper (town and National Park in Alberta)

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