Historical Figures 2.0: The Initials

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Historical Figures (Real or Fiction) A-Z is among the very few "Just for Fun" topics that have a real "human interest", I think. I have a suggestion for a new, more demanding game based on the same idea. 
Instead of just dealing with the letter of the surnames (or one-part names or whatever), A, B, C..., we have TWO letters, ie. the initials of the person. First we run through the alphabets with persons whose surname begins with A (AA, BA, CA, DA,...), the next round goes like AB, BB, CB, DB,... and so on.

To avoid over-difficult initials, the rare letters Q, U, X, Y, Z can be skipped. I'm sure the game offers enough challenge without those letters. I hope you who enjoy Historical Figures will start playing this one too! And of course fictional persons are accepted here as well.

To start: AA for Anouk Aimée (b. 1932), French film actress.

 (A Man and a Woman, 1966)

Edited by Matti - December 01 2017 at 06:17

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	Historical Figures (Real or Fiction) A-Z is among the very few "Just for Fun" topics that have a real "human interest", I think. I have a suggestion for a new, more demanding game based on the same idea. Instead of just dealing with the letter of the surnames (or one-part names or whatever), A, B, C..., we have TWO letters, ie. the initials of the person. First we run through the alphabets with persons whose surname begins with A (AA, BA, CA, DA,...), the next round goes like AB, BB, CB, DB,... and so on. To avoid over-difficult initials, the rare letters Q, U, X, Y, Z can be skipped. I'm sure the game offers enough challenge without those letters. I hope you who enjoy Historical Figures will start playing this one too! And of course fictional persons are accepted here as well. To start: AA for Anouk Aimée (b. 1932), French film actress. (A Man and a Woman, 1966) Edited by Matti - December 01 2017 at 06:17

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