# 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:** 2956
**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:** [May 19, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59107 "2018-05-19T16:26:21Z")
Women who married into a royal family. 1. Meghan Markle 2. Wallis Warfield Simpson 3. Grace Kelly 4. Masako Owada 5. Bella Rosin, mistress and later wife of Italian King Victor Emmanuel II 6. Kate Middleton ---
**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:** [May 19, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59108 "2018-05-19T20:59:02Z")
Women who married into a royal family. 1. Meghan Markle 2. Wallis Warfield Simpson 3. Grace Kelly 4. Masako Owada 5. Bella Rosin, mistress and later wife of Italian King Victor Emmanuel II 6. Kate Middleton 7. Michiko Shoda Supposedly the first commoner to marry the heir of the Japanese Imperial family, in 1959 ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59109 "2018-05-20T10:36:08Z")
Women who married into a royal family. 1. Meghan Markle 2. Wallis Warfield Simpson 3. Grace Kelly 4. Masako Owada 5. Bella Rosin, mistress and later wife of Italian King Victor Emmanuel II 6. Kate Middleton 7. Michiko Shoda 8. Marta Skavronskaya A true rags-to-riches story - a peasant/servant who became the second wife of Peter the Great, and ruled as the Empress Catherine (not “the Great”) after Peter’s death. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59110 "2018-05-20T12:52:52Z")
Women who married into a royal family. 1. Meghan Markle 2. Wallis Warfield Simpson 3. Grace Kelly 4. Masako Owada 5. Bella Rosin, mistress and later wife of Italian King Victor Emmanuel II 6. Kate Middleton 7. Michiko Shoda 8. Marta Skavronskaya 9. Rita Hayworth, married to Prince Aly Khan of Pakistan for two years ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59111 "2018-05-20T13:01:18Z")
Women who married into a royal family. 1. Meghan Markle 2. Wallis Warfield Simpson 3. Grace Kelly 4. Masako Owada 5. Bella Rosin, mistress and later wife of Italian King Victor Emmanuel II 6. Kate Middleton 7. Michiko Shoda 8. Marta Skavronskaya 9. Rita Hayworth, married to Prince Aly Khan of Pakistan for two years 10. Cixi (Became Empress Dowager of China) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59112 "2018-05-20T13:15:45Z")
Women who married into a royal family. 1. Meghan Markle 2. Wallis Warfield Simpson 3. Grace Kelly 4. Masako Owada 5. Bella Rosin, mistress and later wife of Italian King Victor Emmanuel II 6. Kate Middleton 7. Michiko Shoda 8. Marta Skavronskaya 9. Rita Hayworth, married to Prince Aly Khan of Pakistan for two years 10. Cixi (Became Empress Dowager of China) 11. Lisa Halaby, aka Queen Noor ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59113 "2018-05-20T13:25:35Z")
Women who married into a royal family. 1. Meghan Markle 2. Wallis Warfield Simpson 3. Grace Kelly 4. Masako Owada 5. Bella Rosin, mistress and later wife of Italian King Victor Emmanuel II 6. Kate Middleton 7. Michiko Shoda 8. Marta Skavronskaya 9. Rita Hayworth, married to Prince Aly Khan of Pakistan for two years 10. Cixi (Became Empress Dowager of China) 11. Lisa Halaby, aka Queen Noor 12. Aleene McFarland She married Prince Johann of Liechtenstein in 1931. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59114 "2018-05-20T15:26:00Z")
Women who married into a royal family. 1. Meghan Markle 2. Wallis Warfield Simpson 3. Grace Kelly 4. Masako Owada 5. Bella Rosin, mistress and later wife of Italian King Victor Emmanuel II 6. Kate Middleton 7. Michiko Shoda 8. Marta Skavronskaya 9. Rita Hayworth, married to Prince Aly Khan of Pakistan for two years 10. Cixi (Became Empress Dowager of China) 11. Lisa Halaby, aka Queen Noor 12. Aleene McFarland 13. Diana Spencer I’ll pass ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59115 "2018-05-20T15:40:23Z")
Volcanoes and their Countries (Country Repeat OK) 1. Mount Mayon, Philippines ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59116 "2018-05-20T16:49:25Z")
Volcanoes and their Countries (Country Repeat OK) 1. Mount Mayon, Philippines 2. Olympus Mons, Mars > **[Olympus Mons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Mons)** > > Olympus Mons ( /əˌlɪmpəs ˈmɒnz, oʊˌ-/; Latin for Mount Olympus) is a large shield volcano on Mars. The volcano has a height of over 21.9 km (13.6 mi or 72,000 ft) as measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA). Olympus Mons is about two and a half times Mount Everest's height above sea level. It is one of the largest volcanoes, the tallest planetary mountain, and approximately tied with Rheasilvia as the tallest mountain currently discovered in the Solar System. It is associated wit Olymp... ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59117 "2018-05-20T16:55:11Z")
Volcanoes and their Countries (Country Repeat OK) 1. Mount Mayon, Philippines 2. Olympus Mons, Mars 3. Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S.A. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59118 "2018-05-20T16:59:28Z")
Volcanoes and their Countries (Country Repeat OK) 1. Mount Mayon, Philippines 2. Olympus Mons, Mars 3. Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S.A. 4. El Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands (largest mountain of Spain, still active) (highest point in Atlantic Wiki now tells me) [details because I lived in Tenerife] ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59119 "2018-05-20T17:37:03Z")
Volcanoes and their Countries (Country Repeat OK) 1. Mount Mayon, Philippines 2. Olympus Mons, Mars 3. Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S.A. 4. El Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands 5.Popocatèpetl, Mexico ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59120 "2018-05-20T18:13:54Z")
Volcanoes and their Countries (Country Repeat OK) 1. Mount Mayon, Philippines 2. Olympus Mons, Mars 3. Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S.A. 4. El Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands 5. Popocatèpetl, Mexico 6. Mount St Helens, Washington, USA ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59121 "2018-05-20T18:14:54Z")
Volcanoes and their Countries (Country Repeat OK) 1. Mount Mayon, Philippines 2. Olympus Mons, Mars 3. Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S.A. 4. El Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands 5. Popocatèpetl, Mexico 6. Mount St Helens, Washington, USA 7. Mount Etna, Italy ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59122 "2018-05-20T19:27:29Z")
Volcanoes and their Countries (Country Repeat OK) 1. Mount Mayon, Philippines 2. Olympus Mons, Mars 3. Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S.A. 4. El Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands 5. Popocatèpetl, Mexico 6. Mount St Helens, Washington, USA 7. Mount Etna, Italy 8. Haleakalā, Maui HI USA ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59123 "2018-05-21T02:30:19Z")
1. Mount Mayon, Philippines 2. Olympus Mons, Mars 3. Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S.A. 4. El Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands 5. Popocatèpetl, Mexico 6. Mount St Helens, Washington, USA 7. Mount Etna, Italy 8. Haleakalā, Maui HI USA 9. Mount Erebus, Antarctica ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59124 "2018-05-21T02:40:23Z")
Volcanoes and their Countries (Country Repeat OK) 1. Mount Mayon, Philippines 2. Olympus Mons, Mars 3. Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S.A. 4. El Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands 5. Popocatèpetl, Mexico 6. Mount St Helens, Washington, USA 7. Mount Etna, Italy 8. Haleakalā, Maui HI USA 9. Mount Erebus, Antarctica 10. Krakatoa, Indonesia ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59125 "2018-05-21T02:43:49Z")
Volcanoes and their Countries (Country Repeat OK) 1. Mount Mayon, Philippines 2. Olympus Mons, Mars 3. Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S.A. 4. El Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands 5. Popocatèpetl, Mexico 6. Mount St Helens, Washington, USA 7. Mount Etna, Italy 8. Haleakalā, Maui HI USA 9. Mount Erebus, Antarctica 10. Krakatoa, Indonesia 11. Taal, Philippines Pronounced as 2 syllables, Ta-al. A volcano on an island in a lake on an island, and the volcano itself contains a lake that contains an island. > **[The Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island](https://www.amusingplanet.com/2016/12/the-island-in-lake-on-island-in-lake-on.html)** And last but not least it’s beautiful to look at. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59126 "2018-05-21T12:22:45Z")
Volcanoes and their Countries (Country Repeat OK) 1. Mount Mayon, Philippines 2. Olympus Mons, Mars 3. Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S.A. 4. El Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands 5. Popocatèpetl, Mexico 6. Mount St Helens, Washington, USA 7. Mount Etna, Italy 8. Haleakalā, Maui HI USA 9. Mount Erebus, Antarctica 10. Krakatoa, Indonesia 11. Taal, Philippines 12. Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2955) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2957)