# 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:** 2994
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59867 "2018-06-27T13:32:29Z")
Multiple Oscar Winners (any categories) 1. Tom Hanks (Actor: Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) 2. Meryl Streep (Kramer v Kramer, Sophie’s Choice) 3. Katherine Hepburn (Morning Glory, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, The Lion in Winter, On Golden Pond) 4. Richard Taylor (5 total) (All for visual effects, make-up, and costuming)(Fellowship of the Ring and others of the trilogy) 5. Jack Nicholson (Cuckoo’s Nest, Terms of Endearment, and think he got one for Best Supporting Actor too) 6. Walt Disney (26 total, the record) 7. Peter Jackson (3 for Return of the King: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay) ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59868 "2018-06-27T14:08:52Z")
Multiple Oscar Winners (any categories) 1. Tom Hanks (Actor: Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) 2. Meryl Streep (Kramer v Kramer, Sophie’s Choice) 3. Katherine Hepburn (Morning Glory, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, The Lion in Winter, On Golden Pond) 4. Richard Taylor (5 total) (All for visual effects, make-up, and costuming)(Fellowship of the Ring and others of the trilogy) 5. Jack Nicholson (Cuckoo’s Nest, Terms of Endearment, and think he got one for Best Supporting Actor too) 6. Walt Disney (26 total, the record) 7. Peter Jackson (3 for Return of the King: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay) 8. Stephen Spielberg (Best Director for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan) ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59869 "2018-06-27T17:37:51Z")
Multiple Oscar Winners (any categories) 1. Tom Hanks (Actor: Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) 2. Meryl Streep (Kramer v Kramer, Sophie’s Choice) 3. Katherine Hepburn (Morning Glory, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, The Lion in Winter, On Golden Pond) 4. Richard Taylor (5 total) (All for visual effects, make-up, and costuming)(Fellowship of the Ring and others of the trilogy) 5. Jack Nicholson (Cuckoo’s Nest, Terms of Endearment, and think he got one for Best Supporting Actor too) 6. Walt Disney (26 total, the record) 7. Peter Jackson (3 for Return of the King: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay) 8. Stephen Spielberg (Best Director for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan) 9. Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor for My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln) Only person to thrice win the Oscar for Best Actor. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59870 "2018-06-27T17:46:11Z")
Multiple Oscar Winners (any categories) 1. Tom Hanks (Actor: Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) 2. Meryl Streep (Kramer v Kramer, Sophie’s Choice) 3. Katherine Hepburn (Morning Glory, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, The Lion in Winter, On Golden Pond) 4. Richard Taylor (5 total) (All for visual effects, make-up, and costuming)(Fellowship of the Ring and others of the trilogy) 5. Jack Nicholson (Cuckoo’s Nest, Terms of Endearment, and think he got one for Best Supporting Actor too) 6. Walt Disney (26 total, the record) 7. Peter Jackson (3 for Return of the King: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay) 8. Stephen Spielberg (Best Director for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan) 9. Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor for My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln) 10. Hilary Swank (Best actress for Million Dollar Baby and Boy’s Don’t Cry) ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59871 "2018-06-27T17:50:15Z")
Multiple Oscar Winners (any categories) 1. Tom Hanks (Actor: Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) 2. Meryl Streep (Kramer v Kramer, Sophie’s Choice) 3. Katherine Hepburn (Morning Glory, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, The Lion in Winter, On Golden Pond) 4. Richard Taylor (5 total) (All for visual effects, make-up, and costuming)(Fellowship of the Ring and others of the trilogy) 5. Jack Nicholson (Cuckoo’s Nest, Terms of Endearment, and think he got one for Best Supporting Actor too) 6. Walt Disney (26 total, the record) 7. Peter Jackson (3 for Return of the King: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay) 8. Stephen Spielberg (Best Director for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan) 9. Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor f_N_or My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln) 10)John Ford (Director for The\* Informer\*, _Grapes of Wrath_, _How Green Was My Valley_, _The Quiet Man_) ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59872 "2018-06-27T18:14:14Z")
Multiple Oscar Winners (any categories) 1. Tom Hanks (Actor: Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) 2. Meryl Streep (Kramer v Kramer, Sophie’s Choice) 3. Katherine Hepburn (Morning Glory, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, The Lion in Winter, On Golden Pond) 4. Richard Taylor (5 total) (All for visual effects, make-up, and costuming)(Fellowship of the Ring and others of the trilogy) 5. Jack Nicholson (Cuckoo’s Nest, Terms of Endearment, and think he got one for Best Supporting Actor too) 6. Walt Disney (26 total, the record) 7. Peter Jackson (3 for Return of the King: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay) 8. Stephen Spielberg (Best Director for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan) 9. Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor fNor My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln) 10. John Ford (Director for The Informer, Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley, The Quiet Man) 11. Spencer Tracy (Best Actor for Captains Courageous and Boys Town) And seven other nominations! ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59873 "2018-06-27T18:24:29Z")
Multiple Oscar Winners (any categories) 1. Tom Hanks (Actor: Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) 2. Meryl Streep (Kramer v Kramer, Sophie’s Choice) 3. Katherine Hepburn (Morning Glory, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, The Lion in Winter, On Golden Pond) 4. Richard Taylor (5 total) (All for visual effects, make-up, and costuming)(Fellowship of the Ring and others of the trilogy) 5. Jack Nicholson (Cuckoo’s Nest, Terms of Endearment, and think he got one for Best Supporting Actor too) 6. Walt Disney (26 total, the record) 7. Peter Jackson (3 for Return of the King: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay) 8. Stephen Spielberg (Best Director for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan) 9. Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor f_N_or My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln) 10)John Ford (Director for The\* Informer\*, _Grapes of Wrath_, _How Green Was My Valley_, _The Quiet Man_) 10. Spencer Tracy (Best Actor for Captains Courageous and Boys Town) 11. Ingrid Bergman (Actress in _Gaslight_, _Anastasia_, supporting in _Murder on the Orient Express_.) 114)Denzel Washington (Actor in _Training Day_, supporting in _Glory_.) ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59874 "2018-06-27T18:45:11Z")
Next category: landlocked countries (no oceanic coastline)Try to do these from memory, not Wiki. 1)Vatican City 2) Paraguay 3) Bolivia ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59875 "2018-06-27T18:48:32Z")
Next category: landlocked countries (no oceanic coastline)Try to do these from memory, not Wiki. 1)Vatican City 2) Paraguay 3) Bolivia 4) Laos ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59876 "2018-06-27T18:56:31Z")
landlocked countries (no oceanic coastline)Try to do these from memory, not Wiki. 1)Vatican City 2) Paraguay 3) Bolivia 4) Laos 5) Zimbabwe ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59877 "2018-06-27T19:14:57Z")
landlocked countries (no oceanic coastline)Try to do these from memory, not Wiki. 1)Vatican City 2) Paraguay 3) Bolivia 4) Laos 5) Zimbabwe 6) Mongolia ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59878 "2018-06-27T19:52:00Z")
Landlocked countries (no oceanic coastline)Try to do these from memory, not Wiki. 1)Vatican City 2) Paraguay 3) Bolivia 4) Laos 5) Zimbabwe 6) Mongolia 7Andorra 8)San Marino ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59879 "2018-06-27T20:00:36Z")
Landlocked countries (no oceanic coastline) Try to do these from memory, not Wiki. 1. Vatican City 2. Paraguay 3. Bolivia 4. Laos 5. Zimbabwe 6. Mongolia 7. Andorra 8. San Marino 9. Liechtenstein ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59880 "2018-06-27T20:07:40Z")
Landlocked countries (no oceanic coastline) Try to do these from memory, not Wiki. 1. Vatican City 2. Paraguay 3. Bolivia 4. Laos 5. Zimbabwe 6. Mongolia 7. Andorra 8. San Marino 9. Liechtenstein 10. Switzerland ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59881 "2018-06-27T20:31:23Z")
Landlocked countries (no oceanic coastline) Try to do these from memory, not Wiki. 1. Vatican City 2. Paraguay 3. Bolivia 4. Laos 5. Zimbabwe 6. Mongolia 7. Andorra 8. San Marino 9. Liechtenstein 10. Switzerland 11. Nepal ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59882 "2018-06-27T21:12:50Z")
Landlocked countries (no oceanic coastline) Try to do these from memory, not Wiki. 1. Vatican City 2. Paraguay 3. Bolivia 4. Laos 5. Zimbabwe 6. Mongolia 7. Andorra 8. San Marino 9. Liechtenstein 10. Switzerland 11. Nepal 12. Afghanistan ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59883 "2018-06-27T21:22:01Z")
Landlocked countries (no oceanic coastline) Try to do these from memory, not Wiki. 1. Vatican City 2. Paraguay 3. Bolivia 4. Laos 5. Zimbabwe 6. Mongolia 7. Andorra 8. San Marino 9. Liechtenstein 10. Switzerland 11. Nepal 12. Afghanistan 13. Chad I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59884 "2018-06-27T21:54:23Z")
New: People depicted on the cover of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, other than the Beatles 1. Edgar Allan Poe ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59885 "2018-06-27T22:26:00Z")
People depicted on the cover of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, other than the Beatles 1. Edgar Allan Poe 2. Lewis Carroll ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59886 "2018-06-27T23:09:31Z")
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