Replace the eight missing names with Santa's reindeer as they were originally called in this anonymous poem from 1823?
'A Visit from St. Nicholas'
(which is also known as 'The Night Before Christmas' or 'Twas the Night Before Christmas')

With a little old driver so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles, his coursers they came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:

Now D.....! Now D.....! Now, P..... and V.....!
On, C.....! On, C.....! On, D..... and B.....!
To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! and off and off we will fly!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!

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ANSWER:

Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
Donner (or Dunder)
Blitzen (or Blixem)

With a little old driver so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles, his coursers they came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:

Now DASHER! Now DANCER! Now, PRANCER and VIXEN!
On, COMET! On, CUPID! On, DONNER and BLITZEN!
To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! and off and off we will fly!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!

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(NB The title 'Arrested Insane' is simply an anagram of Santa's Reindeer)

Fill in the missing words from this song verse (NB the traditional version!):

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Twelve ..... drumming

Eleven ..... piping

Ten ..... a-leaping

Nine ..... dancing

Eight ..... a-milking

Seven ..... a-swimming

Six ..... a-laying

Five ..... rings

Four ..... birds

Three ..... hens

Two ..... doves

And a ..... in a pear tree

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Drummers

Pipers

Lords

Ladies

Maids

Swans

Geese

Golden (Gold)

Calling (Colly)

French

Turtle

Partridge

In full

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Twelve drummers drumming

Eleven pipers piping

Ten lords a-leaping

Nine ladies dancing

Eight maids a-milking

Seven swans a-swimming

Six geese a-laying

Five golden rings

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

What series of books features the words 'Identity', 'Supremacy' and 'Ultimatum' in the titles of the original and sequels respectively?
Secondly, who was the author who wrote these novels?

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ANSWER: 'The Bourne Identity', 'The Bourne Supremacy' and 'The Bourne Ultimatum'

Written by ROBERT LUDLUM

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NB The post's title 'Hob tureen' is an anagram of 'The Bourne'