# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2130
**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:** [April 11, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42585 "2016-04-11T22:05:57Z")
Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver 2. Admiral Horatio Nelson 3. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry 4. Admiral John Fisher 5. Sir Thomas Hardy 6. Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy 7. Lord Admiral Richard Howe 8. Captain James Cook 9. Captain William Bligh 10. King Olav V of Norway 11. Sir Francis Drake 12. Prince Andrew, Duke of York Holds the actual rank of Commander and the honorary rank of Vice-Admiral, saw action in the Falklands War ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42586 "2016-04-11T22:23:35Z")
Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver 2. Admiral Horatio Nelson 3. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry 4. Admiral John Fisher 5. Sir Thomas Hardy 6. Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy 7. Lord Admiral Richard Howe 8. Captain James Cook 9. Captain William Bligh 10. King Olav V of Norway 11. Sir Francis Drake 12. Prince Andrew, Duke of York 13. King William IV Younger brother of George IV, prior to unexpectedly unexpectedly becoming heir to the throne in his 50s he was a naval officer. He was named Admiral of the Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars, though he did not see combat. (He was too busy fathering illegitimate children.) Pass. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42587 "2016-04-11T22:54:49Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina / sun ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42588 "2016-04-11T22:59:40Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42589 "2016-04-11T23:10:12Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars 3. Canada/Maple Leaf ---
**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:** [April 11, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42590 "2016-04-11T23:23:32Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars 3. Canada/Maple Leaf 4. Sri Lanka/lion ---
**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:** [April 11, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42591 "2016-04-11T23:28:07Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars 3. Canada/Maple Leaf 4. Sri Lanka/lion 5. Mexico/eagle and snake ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42592 "2016-04-11T23:35:57Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars 3. Canada/Maple Leaf 4. Sri Lanka/lion 5. Mexico/eagle and snake 6. Haiti / Royal Palm ---
**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:** [April 11, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42593 "2016-04-11T23:48:55Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars 3. Canada/Maple Leaf 4. Sri Lanka/lion 5. Mexico/eagle and snake 6. Haiti / Royal Palm 7. The Philippines / sun and stars ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42594 "2016-04-12T01:44:33Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars 3. Canada/Maple Leaf 4. Sri Lanka/lion 5. Mexico/eagle and snake 6. Haiti / Royal Palm 7. The Philippines / sun and stars 8. Cyprus / olive branches ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42595 "2016-04-12T01:51:38Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars 3. Canada/Maple Leaf 4. Sri Lanka/lion 5. Mexico/eagle and snake 6. Haiti / Royal Palm 7. The Philippines / sun and stars 8. Cyprus / olive branches 9. Dominica / sisserou parrot ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42596 "2016-04-12T02:21:01Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars 3. Canada/Maple Leaf 4. Sri Lanka/lion 5. Mexico/eagle and snake 6. Haiti / Royal Palm 7. The Philippines / sun and stars 8. Cyprus / olive branches 9. Dominica / sisserou parrot 10. Uganda / grey crowned crane ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42597 "2016-04-12T02:34:16Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars 3. Canada/Maple Leaf 4. Sri Lanka/lion 5. Mexico/eagle and snake 6. Haiti / Royal Palm 7. The Philippines / sun and stars 8. Cyprus / olive branches 9. Dominica / sisserou parrot 10. Uganda / grey crowned crane 11. Guatemala / Quetzal ---
**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:** [April 12, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42598 "2016-04-12T03:25:49Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars 3. Canada/Maple Leaf 4. Sri Lanka/lion 5. Mexico/eagle and snake 6. Haiti / Royal Palm 7. The Philippines / sun and stars 8. Cyprus / olive branches 9. Dominica / sisserou parrot 10. Uganda / grey crowned crane 11. Guatemala / Quetzal 12. Ecuador / condor ---
**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:** [April 12, 2016, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42599 "2016-04-12T05:57:42Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars 3. Canada/Maple Leaf 4. Sri Lanka/lion 5. Mexico/eagle and snake 6. Haiti / Royal Palm 7. The Philippines / sun and stars 8. Cyprus / olive branches 9. Dominica / sisserou parrot 10. Uganda / grey crowned crane 11. Guatemala / Quetzal 12. Ecuador / condor 13. Lebanon / cedar tree ---
**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:** [April 12, 2016, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42600 "2016-04-12T06:00:38Z")
National flags that feature an object from nature 1. Argentina/sun 2. United States/stars 3. Canada/Maple Leaf 4. Sri Lanka/lion 5. Mexico/eagle and snake 6. Haiti / Royal Palm 7. The Philippines / sun and stars 8. Cyprus / olive branches 9. Dominica / sisserou parrot 10. Uganda / grey crowned crane 11. Guatemala / Quetzal 12. Ecuador / condor 13. Lebanon / cedar tree Pass ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42601 "2016-04-12T07:06:52Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2016, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42602 "2016-04-12T10:41:29Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes ---
**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:** [April 12, 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42603 "2016-04-12T11:58:24Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes 3. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R, California) - fathered a bastard child ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42604 "2016-04-12T13:02:55Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes 3. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R, California) - fathered a bastard child 4. Bill Clinton (D. former POTUS) - Monica Lewinsky et al [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2129) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2131)