# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46946 "2016-10-19T19:29:58Z")

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Band names in the form of The (number) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

1. The Four Tops

2. The Four Seasons

3. The 5 Neat Guys

4. The Five Satins

5. The Six Teens

6. 10,000 Maniacs

7. The Three Degrees

8. The 2 Live Crew

9. 440

10. The Four Freshmen

11. The Five Six Seven Eights

12. The Five Heartbeats

13. The Four Aces  
New: A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

14. The Dave Clark 5

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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:** [October 19, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46947 "2016-10-19T19:46:01Z")

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A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

1. The Dave Clark 5
2. The Jackson Five

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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:** [October 19, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46948 "2016-10-19T20:01:33Z")

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A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

1. The Dave Clark 5
2. The Jackson Five
3. The Times Square Two

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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:** [October 19, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46949 "2016-10-19T20:10:26Z")

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A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

1. The Dave Clark 5
2. The Jackson Five
3. The Times Square Two
4. The Tennessee Two

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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:** [October 19, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46950 "2016-10-19T20:35:34Z")

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A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

1. The Dave Clark 5
2. The Jackson Five
3. The Times Square Two
4. The Tennessee Two
5. The Fab Four

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**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:** [October 19, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46951 "2016-10-19T21:09:58Z")

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A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

1. The Dave Clark 5
2. The Jackson Five
3. The Times Square Two
4. The Tennessee Two
5. The Fab Four
6. The Furious Five

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46952 "2016-10-19T21:23:54Z")

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A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

1. The Dave Clark 5
2. The Jackson Five
3. The Times Square Two
4. The Tennessee Two
5. The Fab Four
6. The Furious Five
7. The Sir Douglas Quintet

Close enough.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46953 "2016-10-19T22:35:50Z")

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nm

(they are We Five, not The We Five. Who knew?)

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46954 "2016-10-19T22:41:31Z")

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A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

1. The Dave Clark 5
2. The Jackson Five
3. The Times Square Two
4. The Tennessee Two
5. The Fab Four
6. The Furious Five
7. The Sir Douglas Quintet
8. The B-52s

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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:** [October 19, 2016, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46955 "2016-10-19T23:32:50Z")

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A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

1. The Dave Clark 5
2. The Jackson Five
3. The Times Square Two
4. The Tennessee Two
5. The Fab Four
6. The Furious Five
7. The Sir Douglas Quintet
8. The B-52s
9. The Brothers Four

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46956 "2016-10-19T23:50:46Z")

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A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

1. The Dave Clark 5
2. The Jackson Five
3. The Times Square Two
4. The Tennessee Two
5. The Fab Four
6. The Furious Five
7. The Sir Douglas Quintet
8. The B-52s
9. The Brothers Four
10. The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46957 "2016-10-19T23:54:22Z")

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A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

1. The Dave Clark 5
2. The Jackson Five
3. The Times Square Two
4. The Tennessee Two
5. The Fab Four
6. The Furious Five
7. The Sir Douglas Quintet
8. The B-52s
9. The Brothers Four
10. The Dave Brubeck Quartet
11. The Minus 5

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46958 "2016-10-20T02:19:10Z")

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A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

1. The Dave Clark 5
2. The Jackson Five
3. The Times Square Two
4. The Tennessee Two
5. The Fab Four
6. The Furious Five
7. The Sir Douglas Quintet
8. The B-52s
9. The Brothers Four
10. The Dave Brubeck Quartet
11. The Minus 5
12. Bobby Fuller Four

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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:** [October 20, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46959 "2016-10-20T02:31:18Z")

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A Band Whose Name Follows the format: “(The) \_\_\_\_ (number)”

1. The Dave Clark 5
2. The Jackson Five
3. The Times Square Two
4. The Tennessee Two
5. The Fab Four
6. The Furious Five
7. The Sir Douglas Quintet
8. The B-52s
9. The Brothers Four
10. The Dave Brubeck Quartet
11. The Minus 5
12. Bobby Fuller Four
13. The Dirty Three

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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:** [October 20, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46960 "2016-10-20T02:35:48Z")

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After three categories in a row about musical bands, they’re banned!

Quotes, phrases or titles with the word ban, banned or band.

1. “The Speckled Band”, Sherlock Holmes.

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46961 "2016-10-20T02:46:58Z")

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Quotes, phrases or titles with the word ban, banned or band.

1. “The Speckled Band”, Sherlock Holmes.
2. “First Band on the Moon” (album), The Cardigans

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46962 "2016-10-20T03:07:09Z")

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Quotes, phrases or titles with the word ban, banned or band.

1. “The Speckled Band”, Sherlock Holmes.
2. “First Band on the Moon” (album), The Cardigans
3. “The Rubber Band”, Rex Stout

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**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:** [October 20, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46963 "2016-10-20T03:22:28Z")

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Quotes, phrases or titles with the word ban, banned or band.

1. “The Speckled Band”, Sherlock Holmes.
2. “First Band on the Moon” (album), The Cardigans
3. “The Rubber Band”, Rex Stout
4. [“Eternal Ban”,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3yRhIoDjWY) Destruction

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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:** [October 20, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46964 "2016-10-20T03:46:10Z")

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Quotes, phrases or titles with the word ban, banned or band.

1. “The Speckled Band,” Sherlock Holmes.
2. “First Band on the Moon” (album), The Cardigans
3. “The Rubber Band,” Rex Stout
4. “Eternal Ban,” Destruction
5. “Band on the Run,” Paul McCartney and Wings

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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:** [October 20, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46965 "2016-10-20T03:46:28Z")

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Quotes, phrases or titles with the word ban, banned or band.

1. “The Speckled Band”, Sherlock Holmes.
2. “First Band on the Moon” (album), The Cardigans
3. “The Rubber Band”, Rex Stout
4. [“Eternal Ban”,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3yRhIoDjWY) Destruction
5. “Band on the Run,” Paul McCartney and Wings
6. [“Ban won’t wear off/as the day wears on”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvUkWU2CioQ)

Jingle for Ban deodorant

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