What, in Roman numerals, is the result of this sum: MCMLIV + MCMXLV?

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ANSWER: MMMDCCCXCIX (i.e. 1954 + 1945 = 3899)

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Identify ten U.S. presidents from the past 200+ years from these anagrams of their names:

Hairball Conman
Bugger Whose
Fed Jenny Honk
Segregating Nohow
A Churlish Dioxin Norm
Larded Frog
Blond Son Johnny
Redesigned With Who
Major Offset Hens
Snarly Gussets

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ANSWER:

Hairball Conman    ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Bugger Whose GEORGE W BUSH
Fed Jenny Honk    JOHN F KENNEDY
Segregating Nohow GEORGE WASHINGTON
A Churlish Dioxin Norm    RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON
Larded Frog    GERALD FORD
Blond Son Johnny    LYNDON B JOHNSON
Redesigned With Who    DWIGHT D EISENHOWER
Major Offset Hens    THOMAS JEFFERSON
Snarly Gussets    ULYSSES S GRANT

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What song contains these lines, and what singer first recorded it in 1968:

"Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again"

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ANSWER: MacArthur Park; Richard Harris  (lyrics by Jimmy Webb)

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Which of these European countries were monarchies at the start of 2008: Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia or Sweden?

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ANSWER: Denmark, Norway and Sweden

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Where is Mare Vaporum, and what does its name mean in English?   

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ANSWER: On the Moon; Sea of Vapours

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What U.S. state, with a population of 522,830 in 2007, is the least populous?

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ANSWER: Wyoming

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For what film did James Cagney win the best actor Oscar in 1942?

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ANSWER: Yankee Doodle Dandy

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The post title 'Dona Delayed Donkey' is an anagram of Yankee Doodle Dandy

Emma Thompson won an Academy Award for her involvement in Sense and Sensibility (1995), in what category was the Oscar awarded?

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Answer: Best Screenplay (in full Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

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What 'R' is an eleven letter plural describing the Nazgûl in JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings?

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ANSWER: Ringwraiths

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Who played the role of the daughter, Anna, in the 2003 film Freaky Friday?

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ANSWER: Lindsay Lohan

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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'

In what country is Ulaanbaatar the capital and largest city?

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ANSWER: Mongolia

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NB The title 'A natural baa' is simply an anagram of Ulaanbaatar

Name the singer who had a UK top fifty hit in 1982 with 'Don't Pay the Ferryman'?

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ANSWER: Chris de Burgh

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Which landlocked country is surrounded by the following countries (clockwise from the west) Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China and Pakistan?

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ANSWER: Afghanistan

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The English County of Somerset has the motto 'Sumorsaete ealle' meaning 'All the men of Somerset': what language is 'Sumorsaete ealle'?

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ANSWER: Anglo-Saxon

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What one name links the following: a sailing ship that accompanied explorer James Cook on his third and final major voyage; Henry Hudson's ship used in 1610–1611 to search for a Northwest Passage; a vessel used by Scott and Shackleton for Antarctic expeditions in 1901-1904; a fictional spaceship from the films '2001: A Space Odyssey' and '2010: The Year We Make Contact' and a space shuttle?

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Answer

Discovery

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The 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship concluded on Sunday 21 October 2007, what drivers finished in first, second and third places and what teams were they each driving for?

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Answer

1. Kimi Räikkönen, Scuderia Ferrari
2. Lewis Hamilton, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
3. Fernando Alonso, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

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