# 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:** 2407
**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:** [December 9, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48126 "2016-12-09T00:21:16Z")
Civilizations before 100 CE 1. Babylonian 2. Minoan 3. Hittite 4. Assyrian 5. Chera 6. Egyptian 7. Mayan 8. Phoenician ---
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Civilizations before 100 CE 1. Babylonian 2. Minoan 3. Hittite 4. Assyrian 5. Chera 6. Egyptian 7. Mayan 8. Phoenician 9. Persian ---
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Civilizations before 100 CE 1. Babylonian 2. Minoan 3. Hittite 4. Assyrian 5. Chera 6. Egyptian 7. Mayan 8. Phoenician 9. Persian 10. Indus Valley ---
**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 9, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48129 "2016-12-09T02:25:03Z")
Civilizations before 100 CE 1. Babylonian 2. Minoan 3. Hittite 4. Assyrian 5. Chera 6. Egyptian 7. Mayan 8. Phoenician 9. Persian 10. Indus Valley 11. Akkadian ---
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Civilizations before 100 CE 1. Babylonian 2. Minoan 3. Hittite 4. Assyrian 5. Chera 6. Egyptian 7. Mayan 8. Phoenician 9. Persian 10. Indus Valley 11. Akkadian 12. Sumerian ---
**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:** [December 9, 2016, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48131 "2016-12-09T05:55:19Z")
Civilizations before 100 CE 1. Babylonian 2. Minoan 3. Hittite 4. Assyrian 5. Chera 6. Egyptian 7. Mayan 8. Phoenician 9. Persian 10. Indus Valley 11. Akkadian 12. Sumerian 13. Erlitou I’ll pass. ---
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Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48133 "2016-12-09T12:38:40Z")
Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto 2 “There Goes My Baby”, by The Drifters (1959) ---
**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 9, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48134 "2016-12-09T13:18:19Z")
Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto 2 “There Goes My Baby”, by The Drifters (1959) 2. The Swan, from The Carnival for Animals, by Saint-Saens ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48135 "2016-12-09T13:27:23Z")
Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto 2 “There Goes My Baby”, by The Drifters (1959) 2. The Swan, from The Carnival for Animals, by Saint-Saens 3. Bach: Cello Suite NO. 1 ---
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Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto 2 “There Goes My Baby”, by The Drifters (1959) 2. The Swan, from The Carnival for Animals, by Saint-Saens 3. Bach: Cello Suite NO. 1 4. The Starlight Express - Edward Elgar ---
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Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto 2 “There Goes My Baby”, by The Drifters (1959) 2. The Swan, from The Carnival for Animals, by Saint-Saens 3. Bach: Cello Suite NO. 1 4. The Starlight Express - Edward Elgar 5. Tan Dun’s film score from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” ---
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Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto 2 “There Goes My Baby”, by The Drifters (1959) 2. The Swan, from The Carnival for Animals, by Saint-Saens 3. Bach: Cello Suite NO. 1 4. The Starlight Express - Edward Elgar 5. Tan Dun’s film score from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” 6. “Wonderwall” by Oasis ---
**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:** [December 9, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48139 "2016-12-09T18:42:28Z")
Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto 2 “There Goes My Baby”, by The Drifters (1959) 2. The Swan, from The Carnival for Animals, by Saint-Saens 3. Bach: Cello Suite NO. 1 4. The Starlight Express - Edward Elgar 5. Tan Dun’s film score from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” 6. “Wonderwall” by Oasis 7. [Metallica](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjXYkFzxIlU) ---
**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 9, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48140 "2016-12-09T21:57:16Z")
Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto 2 “There Goes My Baby”, by The Drifters (1959) 2. The Swan, from The Carnival for Animals, by Saint-Saens 3. Bach: Cello Suite NO. 1 4. The Starlight Express - Edward Elgar 5. Tan Dun’s film score from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” 6. “Wonderwall” by Oasis 7. [Metallica](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjXYkFzxIlU) 8. [Vivaldi: Summer, The Four Seasons](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z35v-HUNYjI) ---
**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 10, 2016, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48141 "2016-12-10T05:23:33Z")
Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto 2 “There Goes My Baby”, by The Drifters (1959) 2. The Swan, from The Carnival for Animals, by Saint-Saens 3. Bach: Cello Suite NO. 1 4. The Starlight Express - Edward Elgar 5. Tan Dun’s film score from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” 6. “Wonderwall” by Oasis 7. Metallica 8. Vivaldi: Summer, The Four Seasons 9. Handel, “Messiah,” Overture [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bnK8V3BZNeM/hqdefault.jpg "Handel Messiah Overture") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnK8V3BZNeM) ---
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Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto 2 “There Goes My Baby”, by The Drifters (1959) 2. The Swan, from The Carnival for Animals, by Saint-Saens 3. Bach: Cello Suite NO. 1 4. The Starlight Express - Edward Elgar 5. Tan Dun’s film score from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” 6. “Wonderwall” by Oasis 7. Metallica 8. Vivaldi: Summer, The Four Seasons 9. Handel, “Messiah,” Overture 10. Albinoni, adagio, played by Boston Cello Quartet [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWGPNG-Hgd) ---
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Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto 2 “There Goes My Baby”, by The Drifters (1959) 2. The Swan, from The Carnival for Animals, by Saint-Saens 3. Bach: Cello Suite NO. 1 4. The Starlight Express - Edward Elgar 5. Tan Dun’s film score from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” 6. “Wonderwall” by Oasis 7. Metallica 8. Vivaldi: Summer, The Four Seasons 9. Handel, “Messiah,” Overture 10. Albinoni, adagio, played by Boston Cello Quartet 11. Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7cNznH0GhI)] ---
**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:** [December 10, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48144 "2016-12-10T12:41:06Z")
Greatest music for cello (solo or in ensemble): 1. Dvorak: Cello Concerto 2 “There Goes My Baby”, by The Drifters (1959) 2. The Swan, from The Carnival for Animals, by Saint-Saens 3. Bach: Cello Suite NO. 1 4. The Starlight Express - Edward Elgar 5. Tan Dun’s film score from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” 6. “Wonderwall” by Oasis 7. Metallica 8. Vivaldi: Summer, The Four Seasons 9. Handel, “Messiah,” Overture 10. Albinoni, adagio, played by Boston Cello Quartet 11. Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei 12. Yo-Yo Ma: Elgar Cello Concerto Next: First name that rubs you the wrong way for no apparent reason 1. Skylar ---
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