# 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:** [March 18, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8864 "2022-03-18T18:27:55Z")

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**Famous Aircraft By Name**  
_(note: not a type name, like B-17 ‘Flying Fortress’, P-47 ‘Thunderbolt’, or F-14 ‘Tomcat’)_

1. The Spirit of St. Louis
2. The Spruce Goose
3. Dixie Clipper
4. Glamorous Glennis
5. Memphis Belle
6. Vin Fiz Flyer
7. Enola Gay
8. Hindenburg
9. Columbine II
10. Wright Flyer
11. Bockscar
12. Gee Bee R-1

As to #11: [Bockscar - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bockscar)

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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:** [March 18, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8865 "2022-03-18T21:26:44Z")

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**Famous Aircraft By Name**  
_(note: not a type name, like B-17 ‘Flying Fortress’, P-47 ‘Thunderbolt’, or F-14 ‘Tomcat’)_

1. The Spirit of St. Louis
2. The Spruce Goose
3. Dixie Clipper
4. Glamorous Glennis
5. Memphis Belle
6. Vin Fiz Flyer
7. Enola Gay
8. Hindenburg
9. Columbine II
10. Wright Flyer
11. Bockscar
12. Gee Bee R-1
13. The Messenger

Beryl Markham’s plane. Markham was the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean from east to west in a non-stop solo flight, in 1936.

Revisiting and adapting a category from earlier in the week. Note the OR:

**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8866 "2022-03-18T21:28:21Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8867 "2022-03-18T21:45:27Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Rome, Italy

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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:** [March 18, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8868 "2022-03-18T22:46:35Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Rome, Italy
4. Cairo, Egypt

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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:** [March 18, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8869 "2022-03-18T22:50:48Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Rome, Italy
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Athens, Greece

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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:** [March 18, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8870 "2022-03-18T22:57:59Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Rome, Italy
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Athens, Greece
6. Ottawa, Canada

It isn’t an exclusive OR is it?

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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:** [March 18, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8871 "2022-03-18T23:01:53Z")

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**gkster** specifically said to “note the OR”, which does mean exclusivity in my book.

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**Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8872 "2022-03-18T23:52:31Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Rome, Italy
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Athens, Greece
6. Tbilisi, Georgia

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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:** [March 19, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8873 "2022-03-19T00:45:51Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Rome, Italy
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Athens, Greece
6. Tbilisi, Georgia
7. Helsinki, Finland

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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:** [March 19, 2022, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8874 "2022-03-19T04:36:48Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Rome, Italy
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Athens, Greece
6. Tbilisi, Georgia
7. Helsinki, Finland
8. Canberra, Australia

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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:** [March 19, 2022, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8875 "2022-03-19T06:44:13Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Rome, Italy
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Athens, Greece
6. Tbilisi, Georgia
7. Helsinki, Finland
8. Canberra, Australia
9. Kathmandu, Nepal

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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:** [March 19, 2022, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8876 "2022-03-19T09:57:40Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Rome, Italy
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Athens, Greece
6. Tbilisi, Georgia
7. Helsinki, Finland
8. Canberra, Australia
9. Kathmandu, Nepal
10. Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8877 "2022-03-19T10:58:27Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Rome, Italy
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Athens, Greece
6. Tbilisi, Georgia
7. Helsinki, Finland
8. Canberra, Australia
9. Kathmandu, Nepal
10. Tegucigalpa, Honduras
11. Montevideo, Uruguay

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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:** [March 19, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8878 "2022-03-19T11:46:51Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Rome, Italy
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Athens, Greece
6. Tbilisi, Georgia
7. Helsinki, Finland
8. Canberra, Australia
9. Kathmandu, Nepal
10. Tegucigalpa, Honduras
11. Montevideo, Uruguay
12. New Delhi, India

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8879 "2022-03-19T12:46:41Z")

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**World Capital Cities that Begin OR End with a Vowel**

1. Manila, Philippines
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Rome, Italy
4. Cairo, Egypt
5. Athens, Greece
6. Tbilisi, Georgia
7. Helsinki, Finland
8. Canberra, Australia
9. Kathmandu, Nepal
10. Tegucigalpa, Honduras
11. Montevideo, Uruguay
12. New Delhi, India
13. Mexico City, Mexico

**Bands with Animals in their Names**

1. The Eagles

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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:** [March 19, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8880 "2022-03-19T13:00:14Z")

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**Bands with Animals in their Names**

1. The Eagles
2. The Animals

Or is that too literal? 🙂

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8881 "2022-03-19T13:03:22Z")

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**Bands with Animals in their Names**

1. The Eagles
2. The Animals
3. Them Crooked Vultures

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8882 "2022-03-19T14:26:19Z")

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**Bands with Animals in their Names**

1. The Eagles
2. The Animals
3. Them Crooked Vultures
4. White Lion

Criminally underrated.

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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:** [March 19, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8883 "2022-03-19T15:05:46Z")

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**Bands with Animals in their Names**

1. The Eagles
2. The Animals
3. Them Crooked Vultures
4. White Lion
5. The Monkees

I assume spelling doesn’t matter.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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