# 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:** 3113
**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 30, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62247 "2018-10-30T03:15:57Z")
Former British possessions and year of independence: 1. Belize (British Honduras) - independence in 1981 2. Kenya - 1963 3. Canada - 1867 4. Grenada - 1974 5. United States - 1776 6. Australia - 1901 7. Guyana - 1966 8. Ghana (Gold Coast) - 1957 9. Ireland (Republic part) - 1922 10. New Zealand - 1907 11. Uganda - 1962 12. India - 1950 13. Malta - 1964 I’ll pass. ---
**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 30, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62248 "2018-10-30T04:33:52Z")
New: not superheroes but human heroes Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck ---
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62249 "2018-10-30T04:37:48Z")
Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck 2. Marine Sergeant John Stryker: John Wayne ---
**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 30, 2018, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62250 "2018-10-30T05:20:17Z")
Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck 2. Marine Sergeant John Stryker: John Wayne 3. Oskar Schindler: Liam Neeson ---
**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 30, 2018, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62251 "2018-10-30T05:58:27Z")
Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck 2. Marine Sergeant John Stryker: John Wayne 3. Oskar Schindler: Liam Neeson 4. Joan of Arc: Ingrid Bergman ---
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62252 "2018-10-30T09:19:47Z")
Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck 2. Marine Sergeant John Stryker: John Wayne 3. Oskar Schindler: Liam Neeson 4. Joan of Arc: Ingrid Bergman 5. Gunga Din: Sam Jaffe ---
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62253 "2018-10-30T11:32:19Z")
Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck 2. Marine Sergeant John Stryker: John Wayne 3. Oskar Schindler: Liam Neeson 4. Joan of Arc: Ingrid Bergman 5. Gunga Din: Sam Jaffe 6. Audie Murphy: Audie Murphy ---
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62254 "2018-10-30T13:26:36Z")
Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck 2. Marine Sergeant John Stryker: John Wayne 3. Oskar Schindler: Liam Neeson 4. Joan of Arc: Ingrid Bergman 5. Gunga Din: Sam Jaffe 6. Audie Murphy: Audie Murphy 7. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger: Tom Hanks ---
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62255 "2018-10-30T14:12:17Z")
Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck 2. Marine Sergeant John Stryker: John Wayne 3. Oskar Schindler: Liam Neeson 4. Joan of Arc: Ingrid Bergman 5. Gunga Din: Sam Jaffe 6. Audie Murphy: Audie Murphy 7. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger: Tom Hanks 8. Neil Armstrong: Ryan Gosling ---
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62256 "2018-10-30T15:07:11Z")
Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck 2. Marine Sergeant John Stryker: John Wayne 3. Oskar Schindler: Liam Neeson 4. Joan of Arc: Ingrid Bergman 5. Gunga Din: Sam Jaffe 6. Audie Murphy: Audie Murphy 7. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger: Tom Hanks 8. Neil Armstrong: Ryan Gosling 9. Mahatma Gandhi: Ben Kingsley ---
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62257 "2018-10-30T15:11:10Z")
Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck 2. Marine Sergeant John Stryker: John Wayne 3. Oskar Schindler: Liam Neeson 4. Joan of Arc: Ingrid Bergman 5. Gunga Din: Sam Jaffe 6. Audie Murphy: Audie Murphy 7. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger: Tom Hanks 8. Neil Armstrong: Ryan Gosling 9. Mahatma Gandhi: Ben Kingsley 10. Margaret Thatcher: Meryl Streep ---
**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 30, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62258 "2018-10-30T15:13:05Z")
Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck 2. Marine Sergeant John Stryker: John Wayne 3. Oskar Schindler: Liam Neeson 4. Joan of Arc: Ingrid Bergman 5. Gunga Din: Sam Jaffe 6. Audie Murphy: Audie Murphy 7. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger: Tom Hanks 8. Neil Armstrong: Ryan Gosling 9. Mahatma Gandhi: Ben Kingsley 10. Odysseus: Armand Assante ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62259 "2018-10-30T15:14:47Z")
Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck 2. Marine Sergeant John Stryker: John Wayne 3. Oskar Schindler: Liam Neeson 4. Joan of Arc: Ingrid Bergman 5. Gunga Din: Sam Jaffe 6. Audie Murphy: Audie Murphy 7. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger: Tom Hanks 8. Neil Armstrong: Ryan Gosling 9. Mahatma Gandhi: Ben Kingsley 10. Margaret Thatcher: Meryl Streep 11. Odysseus: Armand Assante 12. King Leonidas - Gerard Butler ---
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62260 "2018-10-30T15:17:58Z")
Heroes / heroines from history or fiction, and an actor/actress who portrayed them in film or on stage 1. Captain Horatio Hornblower, Gregory Peck 2. Marine Sergeant John Stryker: John Wayne 3. Oskar Schindler: Liam Neeson 4. Joan of Arc: Ingrid Bergman 5. Gunga Din: Sam Jaffe 6. Audie Murphy: Audie Murphy 7. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger: Tom Hanks 8. Neil Armstrong: Ryan Gosling 9. Mahatma Gandhi: Ben Kingsley 10. Margaret Thatcher: Meryl Streep 11. Odysseus: Armand Assante 12. King Leonidas - Gerard Butler 13. Harriet Tubman - Cynthia Erivo (in production) pass ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62261 "2018-10-30T18:06:42Z")
Same city name, Different state 1. Portland, Maine - Portland, Oregon ---
**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 30, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62262 "2018-10-30T18:13:58Z")
Same city name, different state 1. Portland, Maine - Portland, Oregon 2. George, Washington - George, Missouri ---
**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 30, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62263 "2018-10-30T18:20:42Z")
Same city name, different state 1. Portland, Maine - Portland, Oregon 2. George, Washington - George, Missouri 3. Indianapolis, Indiana - Indianapolis, Iowa - Indianapolis, Oklahoma ---
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62264 "2018-10-30T18:30:46Z")
Same city name, different state 1. Portland, Maine - Portland, Oregon 2. George, Washington - George, Missouri 3. Indianapolis, Indiana - Indianapolis, Iowa - Indianapolis, Oklahoma 4. Frederick, Colorado–Frederick, Illinois–Frederick, Maryland–Frederick, Oklahoma–Frederick, Pennsylvania–Frederick, South Dakota ---
**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 30, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62265 "2018-10-30T18:46:01Z")
Same city name, different state 1. Portland, Maine - Portland, Oregon 2. George, Washington - George, Missouri 3. Indianapolis, Indiana - Indianapolis, Iowa - Indianapolis, Oklahoma 4. Frederick, Colorado–Frederick, Illinois–Frederick, Maryland–Frederick, Oklahoma–Frederick, Pennsylvania–Frederick, South Dakota 5. Woodstock, Ontario, Canada - Woodstock, GA - Woodstock, IL - Woodstock, MN All of the other Woodstocks around the world are towns, villages, suburbs. communities, hamlets and localities, not cities ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/62266 "2018-10-30T19:19:13Z")
Same city name, different state 1. Portland, Maine - Portland, Oregon 2. George, Washington - George, Missouri 3. Indianapolis, Indiana - Indianapolis, Iowa - Indianapolis, Oklahoma 4. Frederick, Colorado–Frederick, Illinois–Frederick, Maryland–Frederick, Oklahoma–Frederick, Pennsylvania–Frederick, South Dakota 5. Woodstock, Ontario, Canada - Woodstock, GA - Woodstock, IL - Woodstock, MN 6. Jacksonville, Alabama / Florida / Illinois [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3112) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3114)