# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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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:** [December 29, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4502 "2020-12-29T15:13:11Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa

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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:** [December 29, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4503 "2020-12-29T15:14:12Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa
2. Puerto Rico

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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:** [December 29, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4504 "2020-12-29T15:15:47Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa
2. Puerto Rico
3. U.S. Virgin Islands

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4505 "2020-12-29T18:21:45Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa
2. Puerto Rico
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Guam

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4506 "2020-12-29T18:53:03Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa
2. Puerto Rico
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Guam
5. Howland Island

Rest in Peace, Amelia Earhart.

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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:** [December 29, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4507 "2020-12-29T21:01:40Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa
2. Puerto Rico
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Guam
5. Howland Island
6. Northern Mariana Islands

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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:** [December 29, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4508 "2020-12-29T21:04:26Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa
2. Puerto Rico
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Guam
5. Howland Island
6. Northern Mariana Islands
7. Midway Islands

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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:** [December 30, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4509 "2020-12-30T01:50:16Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa
2. Puerto Rico
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Guam
5. Howland Island
6. Northern Mariana Islands
7. Midway Islands
8. Wake 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:** [December 30, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4510 "2020-12-30T14:34:52Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa
2. Puerto Rico
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Guam
5. Howland Island
6. Northern Mariana Islands
7. Midway Islands
8. Wake Island
9. Palmyra Atoll

Delightfully tiny and obscure: [Palmyra Atoll - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra_Atoll)

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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:** [December 30, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4511 "2020-12-30T16:49:26Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa
2. Puerto Rico
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Guam
5. Howland Island
6. Northern Mariana Islands
7. Midway Islands
8. Wake Island
9. Palmyra Atoll
10. Navassa Island

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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:** [December 30, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4512 "2020-12-30T17:56:32Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa
2. Puerto Rico
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Guam
5. Howland Island
6. Northern Mariana Islands
7. Midway Islands
8. Wake Island
9. Palmyra Atoll
10. Navassa Island
11. Kingman Reef

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4513 "2020-12-31T03:00:32Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa
2. Puerto Rico
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Guam
5. Howland Island
6. Northern Mariana Islands
7. Midway Islands
8. Wake Island
9. Palmyra Atoll
10. Navassa Island
11. Kingman Reef
12. The US Embassy in Moscow

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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:** [December 31, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4514 "2020-12-31T21:01:37Z")

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Current territories, not states, of the United States

1. American Samoa
2. Puerto Rico
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Guam
5. Howland Island
6. Northern Mariana Islands
7. Midway Islands
8. Wake Island
9. Palmyra Atoll
10. Navassa Island
11. Kingman Reef
12. The US Embassy in Moscow
13. Jarvis Island

Never been there myself: [Jarvis Island - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarvis_Island)

Pass.

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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:** [December 31, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4515 "2020-12-31T21:04:03Z")

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**Noisemakers** ‼

1. Slide whistles

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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:** [December 31, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4516 "2020-12-31T21:07:07Z")

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**Noisemakers** ‼

1. Slide whistles
2. Cherry bombs

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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:** [December 31, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4517 "2020-12-31T22:00:03Z")

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**Noisemakers** ‼

1. Slide whistles
2. Cherry bombs
3. Vuvuzelas

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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:** [December 31, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4518 "2020-12-31T22:43:38Z")

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**Noisemakers** ‼

1. Slide whistles
2. Cherry bombs
3. Vuvuzelas
4. Rattle ratchet

Which as far as I know, are usually just called “noise makers.”

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4519 "2020-12-31T23:37:27Z")

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**Noisemakers** ‼

1. Slide whistles
2. Cherry bombs
3. Vuvuzelas
4. Rattle ratchet
5. Gragger

for making noise at Purim

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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:** [December 31, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4520 "2020-12-31T23:56:18Z")

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**Noisemakers** ‼

1. Slide whistles
2. Cherry bombs
3. Vuvuzelas
4. Rattle ratchet
5. Gragger
6. Firecrackers

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**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:** [January 1, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4521 "2021-01-01T00:11:57Z")

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**Noisemakers** ‼

1. Slide whistles
2. Cherry bombs
3. Vuvuzelas
4. Rattle ratchet
5. Gragger
6. Firecrackers
7. Buzzers

_ **-“BB”-** _

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