# 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:** 3404
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68068 "2019-09-24T17:19:31Z")
Banjo Players 1. Roy Clark 2. Steve Martin 3. Earl Scruggs 4. Billy Redden 5. George Segal 6. Pete Seeger 7. Kermit the Frog 8. Louis “Grandpa” Jones 9. Bill Monroe 10. Bela Fleck 11. Doc Watson 12. Eddie Peabody 13. Don Reno pass ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68069 "2019-09-24T18:05:30Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Gerta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68070 "2019-09-24T18:30:29Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Gerta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68071 "2019-09-24T18:55:54Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Gerta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose 3. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and institutor of prizes ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68072 "2019-09-24T19:21:04Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Gerta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose 3. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and institutor of prizes 4. Peter Stormare, character actor ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68073 "2019-09-24T19:23:38Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Greta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose 3. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and institutor of prizes 4. Peter Stormare, character actor 5. Britt Ekland, actress (also fixed spelling of Greta Thurnberg’s first name) ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68074 "2019-09-24T19:24:40Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Greata Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose 3. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and institutor of prizes 4. Peter Stormare, character actor 5. Britt Ekland, actress 6. Björn Borg, tennis player ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68075 "2019-09-24T19:42:58Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Greta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose 3. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and institutor of prizes 4. Peter Stormare, character actor 5. Britt Ekland, actress 6. Björn Borg, tennis player (Fixed Greta’s name again! 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68076 "2019-09-24T19:49:35Z")
1. Greta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose 3. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and institutor of prizes 4. Peter Stormare, character actor 5. Britt Ekland, actress 6. Björn Borg, tennis player 7. Stefan Edberg, tennis player, six-time Grand Slam winner, a great serve and volley player, back when the game had elegance, beauty, _as well as_ power. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68077 "2019-09-24T19:58:44Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Greta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose 3. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and institutor of prizes 4. Peter Stormare, character actor 5. Britt Ekland, actress 6. Björn Borg, tennis player 7. Stefan Edberg, tennis player, six-time Grand Slam winner, a great serve and volley player, back when the game had elegance, beauty, as well as power. 8. August Strindberg, playwright and novelist ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68078 "2019-09-24T20:49:47Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Greta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose 3. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and institutor of prizes 4. Peter Stormare, character actor 5. Britt Ekland, actress 6. Björn Borg, tennis player 7. Stefan Edberg, tennis player, six-time Grand Slam winner, a great serve and volley player, back when the game had elegance, beauty, as well as power. 8. August Strindberg, playwright and novelist 9. Abba If groups count. If not, change that to Agnetha Faltskog ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68079 "2019-09-24T21:25:46Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Greta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose 3. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and institutor of prizes 4. Peter Stormare, character actor 5. Britt Ekland, actress 6. Björn Borg, tennis player 7. Stefan Edberg, tennis player, six-time Grand Slam winner, a great serve and volley player, back when the game had elegance, beauty, as well as power. 8. August Strindberg, playwright and novelist 9. Abba 10. Ingemar Johansson, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68080 "2019-09-24T22:31:28Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Greta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose 3. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and institutor of prizes 4. Peter Stormare, character actor 5. Britt Ekland, actress 6. Björn Borg, tennis player 7. Stefan Edberg, tennis player, six-time Grand Slam winner, a great serve and volley player, back when the game had elegance, beauty, as well as power. 8. August Strindberg, playwright and novelist 9. Abba 10. Ingemar Johansson, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 11. Greta Garbo, actress ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68081 "2019-09-24T22:51:55Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Greta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose 3. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and institutor of prizes 4. Peter Stormare, character actor 5. Britt Ekland, actress 6. Björn Borg, tennis player 7. Stefan Edberg, tennis player, six-time Grand Slam winner, a great serve and volley player, back when the game had elegance, beauty, as well as power. 8. August Strindberg, playwright and novelist 9. Abba 10. Ingemar Johansson, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 11. Greta Garbo, actress 12. Ingrid Bergman, actress If someone doesn’t end this with Ingmar Bergman, I’ll be very disappointed. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68082 "2019-09-25T00:21:38Z")
Notable Swedes 1. Greta Thurnberg, teenage climate change activist 2. Inger Stevens, actress who died of a ‎drug-related overdose 3. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and institutor of prizes 4. Peter Stormare, character actor 5. Britt Ekland, actress 6. Björn Borg, tennis player 7. Stefan Edberg, tennis player, six-time Grand Slam winner, a great serve and volley player, back when the game had elegance, beauty, as well as power. 8. August Strindberg, playwright and novelist 9. Abba 10. Ingemar Johansson, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 11. Greta Garbo, actress 12. Ingrid Bergman, actress 13. Bibi Andersson, actress who appeared in several films of Ingmar Bergman New Foods known by more than 1 name 1. rutabaga / swede / neep ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68083 "2019-09-25T00:25:12Z")
Foods known by more than 1 name 1. rutabaga / swede / neep 2. eggplant /aubergine / brinjal ---
**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:** [September 25, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68084 "2019-09-25T00:57:52Z")
Foods known by more than 1 name 1. rutabaga / swede / neep 2. eggplant /aubergine / brinjal 3. zucchini / courgette ---
**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:** [September 25, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68085 "2019-09-25T01:06:57Z")
Foods known by more than 1 name 1. rutabaga / swede / neep 2. eggplant /aubergine / brinjal 3. zucchini / courgette 4. scallions/ green onions ---
**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:** [September 25, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68086 "2019-09-25T04:27:16Z")
Foods known by more than 1 name 1. rutabaga / swede / neep 2. eggplant /aubergine / brinjal 3. zucchini / courgette 4. scallions/ green onions 5. jelly donut / Berliner And yes, before anyone thinks to say anything: [Berliner (doughnut) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_(doughnut)#John_F._Kennedy_urban_legend) ---
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Foods known by more than 1 name 1. rutabaga / swede / neep 2. eggplant /aubergine / brinjal 3. zucchini / courgette 4. scallions/ green onions 5. jelly donut / Berliner 6. Sausages / Bangers [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3403) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3405)