# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 310
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**American (North and South) rivers** 1. Connecticut 2. Cuyahoga 3. Colorado 4. Amazon 5. Orinoco 6. Rio Grande 7. Niagara 8. Borglum 9. Columbia ---
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**American (North and South) rivers** 1. Connecticut 2. Cuyahoga 3. Colorado 4. Amazon 5. Orinoco 6. Rio Grande 7. Niagara 8. Borglum 9. Columbia 10. Hudson ---
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**American (North and South) rivers** 1. Connecticut 2. Cuyahoga 3. Colorado 4. Amazon 5. Orinoco 6. Rio Grande 7. Niagara 8. Borglum 9. Columbia 10. Hudson 11. Ohio ---
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**American (North and South) rivers** 1. Connecticut 2. Cuyahoga 3. Colorado 4. Amazon 5. Orinoco 6. Rio Grande 7. Niagara 8. Borglum 9. Columbia 10. Hudson 11. Ohio 12. Mississippi ---
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**American (North and South) rivers** 1. Connecticut 2. Cuyahoga 3. Colorado 4. Amazon 5. Orinoco 6. Rio Grande 7. Niagara 8. Borglum 9. Columbia 10. Hudson 11. Ohio 12. Mississippi 13. Paraná the 2nd longest river in South America ---
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New Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY ---
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**Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands** 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY 2. William Shakespeare, born and died on the British Isles ---
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**Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands** 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY 2. William Shakespeare, born and died on the British Isles 3. King David Kalākaua Last King of Hawaii; he was elected (yes, elected!) to the position in 1874 ---
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**Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands** 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY 2. William Shakespeare, born and died on the British Isles 3. King David Kalākaua 4. Capt. James Cook, explorer – died 1779 at Kealakekua Bay in what were then called the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands** 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY 2. William Shakespeare, born and died on the British Isles 3. King David Kalākaua 4. Capt. James Cook, explorer – died 1779 at Kealakekua Bay in what were then called the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 5. Joséphine Bonaparte, born on Martinique ---
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**Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands** 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY 2. William Shakespeare, born and died on the British Isles 3. King David Kalākaua 4. Capt. James Cook, explorer – died 1779 at Kealakekua Bay in what were then called the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 5. Joséphine Bonaparte, born on Martinique 6. Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu ---
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**Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands** 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY 2. William Shakespeare, born and died on the British Isles 3. King David Kalākaua 4. Capt. James Cook, explorer – died 1779 at Kealakekua Bay in what were then called the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 5. Joséphine Bonaparte, born on Martinique 6. Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu 7. Usain Bolt, born on Jamaica ---
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**Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands** 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY 2. William Shakespeare, born and died on the British Isles 3. King David Kalākaua 4. Capt. James Cook, explorer – died 1779 at Kealakekua Bay in what were then called the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 5. Joséphine Bonaparte, born on Martinique 6. Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu 7. Usain Bolt, born on Jamaica 8. Alexander Hamilton, born on Nevis, died on Manhattan. ---
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**Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands** 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY 2. William Shakespeare, born and died on the British Isles 3. King David Kalākaua 4. Capt. James Cook, explorer – died 1779 at Kealakekua Bay in what were then called the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 5. Joséphine Bonaparte, born on Martinique 6. Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu 7. Usain Bolt, born on Jamaica 8. Alexander Hamilton, born on Nevis, died on Manhattan. 9. Queen Victoria, born in England, died on the Isle of Wight ---
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**Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands** 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY 2. William Shakespeare, born and died on the British Isles 3. King David Kalākaua 4. Capt. James Cook, explorer – died 1779 at Kealakekua Bay in what were then called the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 5. Joséphine Bonaparte, born on Martinique 6. Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu 7. Usain Bolt, born on Jamaica 8. Alexander Hamilton, born on Nevis, died on Manhattan. 9. Queen Victoria, born in England, died on the Isle of Wight 10. Don Ho, singer who was born and died in Honolulu ---
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**Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands** 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY 2. William Shakespeare, born and died on the British Isles 3. King David Kalākaua 4. Capt. James Cook, explorer – died 1779 at Kealakekua Bay in what were then called the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 5. Joséphine Bonaparte, born on Martinique 6. Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu 7. Usain Bolt, born on Jamaica 8. Alexander Hamilton, born on Nevis, died on Manhattan. 9. Queen Victoria, born in England, died on the Isle of Wight 10. Don Ho, singer who was born and died in Honolulu 11. Napoleon Bonaparte, born on Corsica, died on St Helena ---
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**Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands** 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY 2. William Shakespeare, born and died on the British Isles 3. King David Kalākaua 4. Capt. James Cook, explorer – died 1779 at Kealakekua Bay in what were then called the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 5. Joséphine Bonaparte, born on Martinique 6. Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu 7. Usain Bolt, born on Jamaica 8. Alexander Hamilton, born on Nevis, died on Manhattan. 9. Queen Victoria, born in England, died on the Isle of Wight 10. Don Ho, singer who was born and died in Honolulu 11. Napoleon Bonaparte, born on Corsica, died on St Helena 12. Tony Bennett, born in Astoria, Queens, NY (geographically part of Long Island) ---
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**Notable people who were born on and/or died on islands** 1. Theodore Roosevelt, born Manhattan Island, died Long Island, NY 2. William Shakespeare, born and died on the British Isles 3. King David Kalākaua 4. Capt. James Cook, explorer – died 1779 at Kealakekua Bay in what were then called the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 5. Joséphine Bonaparte, born on Martinique 6. Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu 7. Usain Bolt, born on Jamaica 8. Alexander Hamilton, born on Nevis, died on Manhattan. 9. Queen Victoria, born in England, died on the Isle of Wight 10. Don Ho, singer who was born and died in Honolulu 11. Napoleon Bonaparte, born on Corsica, died on St Helena 12. Tony Bennett, born in Astoria, Queens, NY (geographically part of Long Island) 13. Lady Murasaki, medieval Japanese novelist, born and died on Honshu Pass ---
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**In honor of Memorial Day, Wiki bios of notable Americans who died in battle** 1. [Rodger Young - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodger_Young) ---
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**In honor of Memorial Day, Wiki bios of notable Americans who died in battle** 1. [Rodger Young - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodger_Young) 2. [Felix Z. Longoria, Jr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Z._Longoria_Jr.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=309) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=311)