# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 3253

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**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65048 "2019-04-07T20:48:28Z")

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City names beginning with at least 3 consonants

1. Christchurch, NZ
2. Szczecin, Poland
3. Schwechat, Austria
4. Splott, Wales
5. Stratford, England
6. Shreveport, Louisiana
7. Springfield, Illinois
8. Phnom Penh, Cambodia
9. Crna Trava, Serbia
10. N’Djamena, Chad
11. Brno, Czechia

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65049 "2019-04-07T22:09:59Z")

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City names beginning with at least 3 consonants

1. Christchurch, NZ
2. Szczecin, Poland
3. Schwechat, Austria
4. Splott, Wales
5. Stratford, England
6. Shreveport, Louisiana
7. Springfield, Illinois
8. Phnom Penh, Cambodia
9. Crna Trava, Serbia
10. N’Djamena, Chad
11. Brno, Czechia
12. Zhdanovsk, Azerbaijan

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**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:** [April 7, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65050 "2019-04-07T23:47:39Z")

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City names beginning with at least 3 consonants

1. Christchurch, NZ
2. Szczecin, Poland
3. Schwechat, Austria
4. Splott, Wales
5. Stratford, England
6. Shreveport, Louisiana
7. Springfield, Illinois
8. Phnom Penh, Cambodia
9. Crna Trava, Serbia
10. N’Djamena, Chad
11. Brno, Czechia
12. Zhdanovsk, Azerbaijan
13. Schwerin, Germany

Capital of Mecklenburg with a population of over 100,000

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria

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**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65051 "2019-04-08T00:35:09Z")

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I wasn’t sure we were going to make it to 13 cities without 2 Springfield’s. 😃

Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay

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**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:** [April 8, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65052 "2019-04-08T00:36:22Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay
3. Caribbean Sea

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**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:** [April 8, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65053 "2019-04-08T01:19:21Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Dead Sea

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**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:** [April 8, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65054 "2019-04-08T01:58:41Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Dead Sea
5. Ennadai Lake

> **[Ennadai Lake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennadai_Lake)**
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> Ennadai Lake is a lake in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is 84 km (52 mi) long, and 4.8 to 22.5 km (3 to 14 mi) wide. It is drained to the north by the Kazan River. A 615 km (382 mi) section of the Kazan River from the outlet of Ennadai Lake to Baker Lake, was designated as a part of the Canadian Heritage Rivers System in 1990.
> The lake is within the Hearne Domain.
> Ennadai Lake is of the few weather stations in Nunavut to report a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) as opposed to a tundr...

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**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65055 "2019-04-08T02:52:52Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Dead Sea
5. Ennadai Lake
6. Firth of Forth

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65056 "2019-04-08T06:22:14Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Dead Sea
5. Ennadai Lake
6. Firth of Forth
7. Great Salt Lake

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**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:** [April 8, 2019, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65057 "2019-04-08T06:48:22Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Dead Sea
5. Ennadai Lake
6. Firth of Forth
7. Great Salt Lake
8. Housatonic River

It runs through Western Massachusetts and Connecticut

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65058 "2019-04-08T07:16:55Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Dead Sea
5. Ennadai Lake
6. Firth of Forth
7. Great Salt Lake
8. Housatonic River
9. Indian Ocean

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65059 "2019-04-08T11:13:27Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Dead Sea
5. Ennadai Lake
6. Firth of Forth
7. Great Salt Lake
8. Housatonic River
9. Indian Ocean
10. James Bay

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**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:** [April 8, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65060 "2019-04-08T12:34:12Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Dead Sea
5. Ennadai Lake
6. Firth of Forth
7. Great Salt Lake
8. Housatonic River
9. Indian Ocean
10. James Bay
11. The Volga River

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65061 "2019-04-08T12:51:51Z")

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> [@Cardigan](#):
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> 1. The Volga River

Since when does “Volga” start with “K”?

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**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:** [April 8, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65062 "2019-04-08T13:14:54Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Dead Sea
5. Ennadai Lake
6. Firth of Forth
7. Great Salt Lake
8. Housatonic River
9. Indian Ocean
10. James Bay
11. Kalamazoo River

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**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:** [April 8, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65063 "2019-04-08T13:18:23Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Dead Sea
5. Ennadai Lake
6. Firth of Forth
7. Great Salt Lake
8. Housatonic River
9. Indian Ocean
10. James Bay
11. Kalamazoo River
12. Lake Titicaca

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**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:** [April 8, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65064 "2019-04-08T13:18:31Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) A-M

1. Achensee, Tyrol, Austria
2. Baffin Bay
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Dead Sea
5. Ennadai Lake
6. Firth of Forth
7. Great Salt Lake
8. Housatonic River
9. Indian Ocean
10. James Bay
11. Kalamazoo River
12. Lake Titicaca
13. Mobile Bay

Our next category? You guessed it…

Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) N-Z

1. North Euboean Gulf

> **[North Euboean Gulf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Euboean_Gulf)**
>
> The North Euboean Gulf (Greek: Βόρειος Ευβοϊκός Κόλπος, Voreios Evvoïkos Kolpos) is a gulf of the Aegean Sea. It separates the northern part of the island Euboea from the mainland of Central Greece. The narrow Euripus Strait, near Chalcis, connects the gulf to the south with the South Euboean Gulf. To the north, the gulf is connected with the Malian Gulf. The total length is approximately 60 km and its width ranges from approximately 10 to 20 km. It runs diagonally from northwest to southeast.\[ci...

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**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65065 "2019-04-08T13:25:22Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) N-Z

1. North Euboean Gulf
2. Orinoco River

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**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:** [April 8, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65066 "2019-04-08T13:27:30Z")

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Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) N-Z

1. North Euboean Gulf
2. Orinoco River
3. Pacific Ocean

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65067 "2019-04-08T13:29:13Z")

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Damn you Covfefe! Now I have an earworm that will last all day!  
Bodies of water (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans) N-Z

1. North Euboean Gulf
2. Orinoco River
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Bay of Quinte

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