The Nickel Quiz #4: Lit Rock

The Nickel QuizThis week’s installment of The Nickel Quiz features lyrics from songs that written about or based on books. Additional points are available for naming the book’s title and author.

As usual, scoring is on the honor system (no Googling):

  • Correct Artist: 1 point
  • Correct Song Title: 1 point
  • Correct Author: 1 point
  • Correct Book Title: 1 point
  • Maximum Score: 20 points

  1. Well, the highway is alive tonight / But nobody’s kiddin’ nobody about where it goes / I’m sittin’ down here in the campfire light
  2. Count all the bees in the hive / Chase all the clouds from the sky
  3. Now I can never show my face at noon / And you’ll only see me walking by the light of the moon
  4. Make sure to keep your hair spotless and clean / Wash it at least every two weeks / Once every two weeks
  5. Bad dreams in the night / They told me I was going to lose the fight

[Difficulty: ♫ ♫ ♫  /  Hard Times]


Answers to The Nickel Quiz #3: This and That:

  1. “Fire and Rain” (originally by James Taylor)
  2. “Round and Round” (originally by Ratt)
  3. “Ebony and Ivory” (originally by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder)
  4. “Pork and Beans” (originally by Weezer)
  5. “Heart and Soul” (originally by Huey Lewis and the News)