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1. In this 1958 song "Splish Splash", what was the singer doing?
2. In this 1954 song "Three Coins in the Fountain", also the theme song for the film of the same name, which Roman fountain is the setting?
3. Which singer had a "one hit wonder" with the song "Sea of Love", a song he not only co-wrote, but which, on its first outing, hit the number one position in the 1959 pop music charts?
4. "Cryin' in the Rain", first performed by the Everly Brothers, was co-written by a woman who would later go on to write and perform such songs as "Natural Woman", "So Far Away", and many others which formed part of her best selling 1971 album. Who was she?
5. Bobby Darin, who liked water songs it seems, was one of the foremost singers to make a signature hit out of this 1946 song, "Beyond the Sea"; so much so, that the song's title became the title of a 2004 movie about Bobby Darin's career. Who played Bobby Darin in this movie, singing with the same talent and cool as Bobby himself?
6. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", performed by B.J. Thomas was written specifically by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for which 1969 movie?
7. Which classical European composer wrote a suite of music to be played for the king while he boated on the river?
8. In this 1955 song sung by Frankie Laine, entitled "Cool Water", the story tells of a very thirsty traveller taking a long journey across a desert. What is not clear is whether or not his travelling partner is another man, or the singer's horse. In any event, what is the name of this travel partner named by the singer?
9. In this 1980 hit "Sailing", singer Christopher Cross extols the joys of sailing. One of the lyrics is "Oh the canvas can do _________, just you wait and see". What is it that the canvas (the ship's sails) can do?
10. In 1961, this clarinet instrumental, written and performed by Acker Bilk, hit the number two position in the British pop music charts, then went on to be a number one hit in the US. What is the title of this watery proximity song?
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