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The Twelve Days of Christmas
The song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' has many presents:
A partridge in a pear tree
Two turtle doves
Three french hens
Four calling birds
Five golden rings
Six geese a-laying
Seven swans a-swimming
Eight maids a-milking
Nine drummers drumming
Ten pipers piping
Eleven dancers dancing
Twelve lords a-leaping
Throughout the entire song, including all twelve 'verses', which present(s) shows up most often?
A partridge in a pear tree
Two turtle doves
Three french hens
Four calling birds
Five golden rings
Six geese a-laying
Seven swans a-swimming
Eight maids a-milking
Nine drummers drumming
Ten pipers piping
Eleven dancers dancing
Twelve lords a-leaping
Throughout the entire song, including all twelve 'verses', which present(s) shows up most often?
Hint
Make sure to count FIVE golden rings every time that part is sung, not just one.Answer
The present that comes up most often are six geese a-laying and seven swans a-swimming which both come up 42 times.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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