# 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:** 2957
**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 21, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59127 "2018-05-21T13:59:46Z")
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 13. Mount Pinatubo, Philippines Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 ---
**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, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59128 "2018-05-21T14:14:50Z")
Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 2. Aden - became part of Yemen in 1967 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59129 "2018-05-21T14:20:53Z")
Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 2. Aden - became part of Yemen in 1967 3. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Maine became a separate state in 1820 ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59130 "2018-05-21T14:23:16Z")
Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 2. Aden - became part of Yemen in 1967 3. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Maine became a separate state in 1820 4. New Amsterdam - became New York City in 1665 ---
**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, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59131 "2018-05-21T15:30:29Z")
Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 2. Aden - became part of Yemen in 1967 3. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Maine became a separate state in 1820 4. New Amsterdam - became New York City in 1665 5. Constantinople - became Istanbul in 1453. [Why, you ask?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo0X77OBJUg) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59132 "2018-05-21T15:58:59Z")
Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 2. Aden - became part of Yemen in 1967 3. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Maine became a separate state in 1820 4. New Amsterdam - became New York City in 1665 5. Constantinople - became Istanbul in 1453. Why, you ask? 6. St. Petersburg - was Petrograd, Leningrad, and St. Petersburg ---
**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, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59133 "2018-05-21T16:02:25Z")
Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 2. Aden - became part of Yemen in 1967 3. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Maine became a separate state in 1820 4. New Amsterdam - became New York City in 1665 5. Constantinople - became Istanbul in 1453. Why, you ask? 6. St. Petersburg - was Petrograd, Leningrad, and St. Petersburg 7. Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980 ---
**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, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59134 "2018-05-21T16:20:55Z")
Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 2. Aden - became part of Yemen in 1967 3. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Maine became a separate state in 1820 4. New Amsterdam - became New York City in 1665 5. Constantinople - became Istanbul in 1453. Why, you ask? 6. St. Petersburg - was Petrograd, Leningrad, and St. Petersburg 7. Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980 8. Volgograd became Stalingrad, and then Volgograd again. ---
**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, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59135 "2018-05-21T16:27:49Z")
Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 2. Aden - became part of Yemen in 1967 3. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Maine became a separate state in 1820 4. New Amsterdam - became New York City in 1665 5. Constantinople - became Istanbul in 1453. Why, you ask? 6. St. Petersburg - was Petrograd, Leningrad, and St. Petersburg 7. Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980 8. Volgograd became Stalingrad, and then Volgograd again. 9. Duck Creek, Indiana became Elwood, Indiana in 1891. ---
**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 21, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59136 "2018-05-21T16:55:15Z")
Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 2. Aden - became part of Yemen in 1967 3. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Maine became a separate state in 1820 4. New Amsterdam - became New York City in 1665 5. Constantinople - became Istanbul in 1453. Why, you ask? 6. St. Petersburg - was Petrograd, Leningrad, and St. Petersburg 7. Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980 8. Volgograd became Stalingrad, and then Volgograd again. 9. Duck Creek, Indiana became Elwood, Indiana in 1891. 10. Sepulveda, CA became North Hills, CA despite having no hills and not really being north of anything. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59137 "2018-05-21T17:04:27Z")
Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 2. Aden - became part of Yemen in 1967 3. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Maine became a separate state in 1820 4. New Amsterdam - became New York City in 1665 5. Constantinople - became Istanbul in 1453. Why, you ask? 6. St. Petersburg - was Petrograd, Leningrad, and St. Petersburg 7. Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980 8. Volgograd became Stalingrad, and then Volgograd again. 9. Duck Creek, Indiana became Elwood, Indiana in 1891. 10. Sepulveda, CA became North Hills, CA despite having no hills and not really being north of anything. 11. Hot Springs, New Mexico - became Truth or Consequences, NM in 1950. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59138 "2018-05-21T17:35:09Z")
Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 2. Aden - became part of Yemen in 1967 3. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Maine became a separate state in 1820 4. New Amsterdam - became New York City in 1665 5. Constantinople - became Istanbul in 1453. Why, you ask? 6. St. Petersburg - was Petrograd, Leningrad, and St. Petersburg 7. Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980 8. Volgograd became Stalingrad, and then Volgograd again. 9. Duck Creek, Indiana became Elwood, Indiana in 1891. 10. Sepulveda, CA became North Hills, CA despite having no hills and not really being north of anything. 11. Hot Springs, New Mexico - became Truth or Consequences, NM in 1950. 12. Hangtown, CA became Placerville, CA. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59139 "2018-05-21T17:53:16Z")
Places That Changed Names 1. Burma - became Myanmar in 1989 2. Aden - became part of Yemen in 1967 3. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Maine became a separate state in 1820 4. New Amsterdam - became New York City in 1665 5. Constantinople - became Istanbul in 1453. Why, you ask? 6. St. Petersburg - was Petrograd, Leningrad, and St. Petersburg 7. Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980 8. Volgograd became Stalingrad, and then Volgograd again. 9. Duck Creek, Indiana became Elwood, Indiana in 1891. 10. Sepulveda, CA became North Hills, CA despite having no hills and not really being north of anything. 11. Hot Springs, New Mexico - became Truth or Consequences, NM in 1950. 12. Hangtown, CA became Placerville, CA. 13. Dunedin became Edinburgh, Scotland Big business mistakes - 1. ‘New Coke’ marketing debacle ---
**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, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59140 "2018-05-21T18:03:42Z")
Big business mistakes - 1. ‘New Coke’ marketing debacle 2. Kodak had one of the first digital cameras back in 1977, but decided to keep focused on film. ---
**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, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59141 "2018-05-21T18:10:14Z")
Big business mistakes - 1. ‘New Coke’ marketing debacle 2. Kodak had one of the first digital cameras back in 1977, but decided to keep focused on film. 3. McDonalds’ failed $100 million ad campaign for its Arch Deluxe sandwich ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59142 "2018-05-21T18:26:27Z")
Big business mistakes - 1. ‘New Coke’ marketing debacle 2. Kodak had one of the first digital cameras back in 1977, but decided to keep focused on film. 3. McDonalds’ failed $100 million ad campaign for its Arch Deluxe sandwich 4. Ford’s Edsel ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59143 "2018-05-21T18:29:39Z")
Big business mistakes - 1. ‘New Coke’ marketing debacle 2. Kodak had one of the first digital cameras back in 1977, but decided to keep focused on film. 3. McDonalds’ failed $100 million ad campaign for its Arch Deluxe sandwich 4. Ford’s Edsel 5. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 ---
**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, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59144 "2018-05-21T19:38:51Z")
Big business mistakes - 1. ‘New Coke’ marketing debacle 2. Kodak had one of the first digital cameras back in 1977, but decided to keep focused on film. 3. McDonalds’ failed $100 million ad campaign for its Arch Deluxe sandwich 4. Ford’s Edsel 5. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 6. Blockbuster declined to buy Netflix in order to focus on its brick and mortar outlets ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59145 "2018-05-21T19:45:08Z")
Big business mistakes - 1. ‘New Coke’ marketing debacle 2. Kodak had one of the first digital cameras back in 1977, but decided to keep focused on film. 3. McDonalds’ failed $100 million ad campaign for its Arch Deluxe sandwich 4. Ford’s Edsel 5. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 6. Blockbuster declined to buy Netflix in order to focus on its brick and mortar outlets 7. Dick Rowe of Decca Records rejected The Beatles, declaring that “guitar bands are on their way out.” ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59146 "2018-05-21T20:00:27Z")
Big business mistakes - 1. ‘New Coke’ marketing debacle 2. Kodak had one of the first digital cameras back in 1977, but decided to keep focused on film. 3. McDonalds’ failed $100 million ad campaign for its Arch Deluxe sandwich 4. Ford’s Edsel 5. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 6. Blockbuster declined to buy Netflix in order to focus on its brick and mortar outlets 7. Dick Rowe of Decca Records rejected The Beatles, declaring that “guitar bands are on their way out.” 8. Gerald Ratner, CEO of jewelry company says of his products that they are “cheaper than an M&S prawn sandwich but probably wouldn’t last as long” [Gerald Ratner - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ratner) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2956) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2958)