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1. "Splish Splash" he was 'taking a bath round about a Saturday night' in 1958. Walden Robert Cassotto wrote and recorded the song but how did he become better known?
2. Swiss-born French Revolutionary leader, physician, and journalist Jean Paul Marat was murdered in his bath in July 1793. Who was arrested and guillotined for his murder?
3. George Joseph Smith was hanged in Maidstone prison, England on Friday 13th August 1915, for the murder of his "wives". By what name have his victims become known?
4. A yeast dough bread colored with saffron, baked with currants and dried fruits, and topped with a sugary coating made from crushed sugar lumps. What speciality of the English City of Bath am I describing?
5. What was the Roman name for the English city of Bath?
6. "Rub-a-dub-dub Three Men in a Tub": who else does the rhyme tell us was in the bath with the baker and the candlestick maker?
7. The Bible tells us that King David first saw Bathsheba from his roof when she was bathing. Although she was married to his loyal soldier, Uriah, they fell in love and ultimately married. Who was the son of this marriage who would later succeed David as King?
8. Also called a "water bath", this cooking utensil consists of two oven-proof containers, the smaller placed into the larger. The food mixture is placed in the smaller, and a little water in the larger to create steam. How is this utensil commonly known?
9. Which Monarch founded the British order of chivalry, 'The Most Honourable Order of the Bath'?
10. Which of the following is a synonym for bathos?
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