A couple months ago, when we had the About a Girl theme, we promised one for the boys. The titles in this week’s Nickel Quiz feature names that are generally considered male names.

The year that each song was released is listed after the lyric as an extra clue. And, as usual, scoring is on the honor system (no Binging or Googling):

• Correct Artist: 1 point
• Correct Song Title: 1 point
• Maximum Score: 10 points

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1. You can call me Pavlov’s dog. Ring a bell and I’ll salivate. (1992)
2. He calls his child Jesus ’cause he likes the name. (1971)
3. Look out on a summer’s day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul. (1971)
4. Screwed-up eyes and screwed-down hairdo, like some cat from Japan. He could lick ’em by smiling. (1972)
5. Live a little, be a gypsy, get around. (1971)

[Difficulty: ♫♫♫  /  Snips and snails and puppy-dogs’ tails]

Answers to The Nickel Quiz #18: You are getting very sleepy…:

1. “I’m So Tired” (originally by The Beatles)
2. “Talking In Your Sleep” (originally by The Romantics)
3. “Singing In My Sleep” (originally by Semisonic)
4. “Do You Sleep?” (originally by Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories)
5. “These Dreams” (originally by Heart)

You know when you’re so tired that the alarm clock goes off at 6AM and you’d swear you only just closed your eyes? The answers to this week’s Nickel Quiz all revolve around that drowsy feeling. How many will you get right before the Sandman sprinkles his beach dirt in your eye sockets?

The year that each song was released is listed after the lyric as an extra clue. And, as usual, scoring is on the honor system (no Binging or Googling):

• Correct Artist: 1 point
• Correct Song Title: 1 point
• Maximum Score: 10 points

If you like this week’s quiz, or have an idea for a future theme, let us know by commenting on this post, via our Twitter feed, or on our Facebook page. Feel free to share this post to your friends on social media.

1. I’d give you everything I’ve got for a little peace of mind. (1968)
2. When I hold you in my arms at night, don’t you know you’re sleeping in the spotlight? (1983)
3. Now I’m falling in love too fast, with you or the songs you chose. (1998)
4. And you sat on the corner of my bed / And you smoked with the ghost in the back of my head (1995)
5. I search for the time on a watch with no hands. (1985)

[Difficulty: ♫♫♫  /  Temporarily Comatose]

Answers to The Nickel Quiz #17: Elvis:

1. “Man on the Moon” (originally by REM)
2. “Walking in Memphis” (originally by Marc Cohn)
3. “FM (No Static At All)” (originally by Steely Dan)
4. “God” (originally by John Lennon)
5. “Chocolate Cake” (originally by Crowded House)

Are you lonesome tonight? Well, maybe this week’s Nickel Quiz will help. Each clue in this week’s quiz mentions the Hound Dog himself. So a little less conversation and a little more solving.

The year that each song was released is listed after the lyric as an extra clue. And, as usual, scoring is on the honor system (no Binging or Googling):

• Correct Artist: 1 point
• Correct Song Title: 1 point
• Maximum Score: 10 points

If you like this week’s quiz, or have an idea for a future theme, let us know by commenting on this post, via our Twitter feed, or on our Facebook page. Feel free to share this post to your friends on social media.

1. Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby. Are we losing touch? (1992)
2. I saw the ghost of Elvis on Union Avenue. (1991)
3. Nothin’ but blues and Elvis and somebody else’s favorite song. (1978)
4. I don’t believe in Elvis. I don’t believe in Zimmerman. I don’t believe in Beatles. (1970)
5. I saw Elvis Presley walk out of a Seven Eleven and a woman gave birth to a baby and then bowled 257. (1991)

[Difficulty: ♫  /  Beginner’s Luck]

Answers to The Nickel Quiz #16: Any Direction:

1. “Up, Up and Away” (originally by The Fifth Dimension)
2. “Get Down Tonight” (originally by KC and the Sunshine Band)
3. “Southern Cross” (originally by Crosby, Stills & Nash)
4. “West End Girls” (originally by Pet Shop Boys)
5. “Only a Northern Song” (originally by The Beatles)

You may want a compass for this week’s Nickel Quiz. Each song title in this week’s quiz contains a direction. So go forward, move ahead, try to detect it, it’s not too late.

The year that the song was released is listed after each lyric as an extra clue. And, as usual, scoring is on the honor system (no Binging or Googling):

• Correct Artist: 1 point
• Correct Song Title: 1 point
• Maximum Score: 10 points

1. Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon? (1967)
2. I’ll meet you, same place, same time, where we can get together and ease up our mind. (1975)
3. In a noisy bar in Avalon, I tried to call you. But on a midnight watch, I realized why twice you ran away. (1982)
4. If, when, why, what, how much have you got? (1986)
5. If you think the harmony is a little dark and out of key, you’re correct. There’s nobody there. (1969)

[Difficulty: ♫♫  /  East of Easy]

Answers to The Nickel Quiz #15: Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom:

1. “Cherry, Cherry” (originally by Neil Diamond)
2. “Blueberry Hill” (originally by Gene Autry; popularized by Fats Domino)
3. “Strawberry Fields Forever” (originally by The Beatles)
4. “Cornflake Girl” (originally by Tori Amos)
5. “American Pie” (originally by Don McLean)

In this week’s Nickel Quiz, we’re doing a little grocery shopping because, well, ya gotta eat. Each song title in this week’s quiz contains a food of some sort. The year that the song was released is listed after each lyric as an extra clue.

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

• Correct Artist: 1 point
• Correct Song Title: 1 point
• Maximum Score: 10 points

1. I know you know what I’m sayin’. Can’t stand still while the music is playin’. (1966)
2. The wind in the willow played Love’s sweet melody (1956)
3. No-one I think is in my tree / I mean it must be high or low (1967)
4. Thought it was a good solution hanging with the raisin girls (1994)
5. A quartet practiced in the park and we sang dirges in the dark (1971)

[Difficulty: ♫♫♫  /  Yummy Yummy Yummy]

Answers to The Nickel Quiz #14: Song Songs:

1. “The Logical Song” (originally by Supertramp)
2. “Immigrant Song” (originally by Led Zeppelin)
3. “Your Song” (originally by Elton John)
4. “The Lottery Song” (originally by Harry Nilsson)
5. “The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em)” (originally by The Greg Kihn Band)

In this week’s Nickel Quiz, there should be no doubt that these are songs. Because “song” is in the title of each song. The year that the song was released is listed after each lyric as an extra clue.

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

• Correct Artist: 1 point
• Correct Song Title: 1 point
• Maximum Score: 10 points

1. Now watch what you say or they’ll be calling you a radical (1979)
2. How soft your fields so green can whisper tales of gore of how we calmed the tides of war (1970)
3. I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss (1970)
4. We could make a record, sell a lot of copies. We could play Las Vegas and be very happy (1972)
5. Then the band slowed the tempo and the music took me down. It was the same old song, with a melancholy sound. (1981)

[Difficulty: ♫♫♫  /  I bet you think this quiz is about you]

Answers to The Nickel Quiz #13: Luck:

1. “Born Under a Bad Sign” (originally by Albert King)
2. “Luck Be a Lady” (originally by Frank Sinatra)
3. “With a Little Luck” (originally by Wings)
4. “Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School” (originally by Warren Zevon)
5. “Some Guys Have All the Luck” (originally by Robert Palmer)

This week’s Nickel Quiz is all about chances and luck. The year that the song was released is listed after each lyric as an extra clue.

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

• Correct Artist: 1 point
• Correct Song Title: 1 point
• Maximum Score: 10 points

1. If it wasn’t for bad luck, you know, I wouldn’t have no luck at all (1967)
2. A lady doesn’t wander all over the room and blow on some other guy’s dice (1965)
3. The willow turns his back on inclement weather (1978)
4. I’ve been acting like a fool, Pauline, I’ll swear I’ll change (1980)
5. I get to hear you talk, see you walk, take me in your arms and let your luck begin to run (1982)

[Difficulty: ♫♫♫♫  /  Good luck, friend, you’re on your own]

Answers to The Nickel Quiz #12: At the Zoo:

1. “I Am The Walrus” (originally by The Beatles)
2. “Muskrat Love” (originally Willis Alan Ramsey’s “Muskrat Candlelight”; renamed and popularized by America)
3. “Barracuda” (originally by Heart)
4. “Fly Like An Eagle” (originally by The Steve Miller Band)
5. “War Pigs” (originally by Black Sabbath)

We’re taking you kids on a field trip this week to the zoo. The titles of each of these five songs in this week’s Nickel Quiz will contain the name of an animal. I’ve also added the year the song was released as an extra clue.

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

• Correct Artist: 1 point
• Correct Song Title: 1 point
• Maximum Score: 10 points

1. You get a tan from standing in the English rain. (1967)
2. Nibbling on bacon, chewing on cheese. (1972)
3. And if the real thing don’t do the trick, you better make up something quick. (1977)
4. Feed the babies who don’t have enough to eat. Shoe the children with no shoes on their feet. (1976)
5. Now, in darkness, world stops turning, ashes where their bodies burning. (1970)

[Difficulty: ♫♫  /  Not too difficult]

Answers to The Nickel Quiz #11: About a Girl:

1. “Alison” (originally by Elvis Costello)
2. “Rhiannon” (originally by Fleetwood Mac)
3. “Roxanne” (originally by The Police)
4. “Amie” (originally by Pure Prairie League)
5. “Michelle” (originally by The Beatles)

There have been so very many songs written about women. Much more than have been written about men. We’ll do an “About a Boy” soon, but in this week’s Nickel Quiz we’re taking the easy way out and giving you lyrics to songs with titles that are first names of women.

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

• Correct Artist: 1 point
• Correct Song Title: 1 point
• Maximum Score: 10 points

1. Did you leave your pretty fingers lying in the wedding cake?
2. Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
3. I know my mind is made up / So put away your makeup
4. Don’t you think the time is right for us to find / All the things we thought weren’t proper could be right in time?
5. Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble

[Difficulty: ♫  /  Easy peasy, fresh and breezy]

Answers to The Nickel Quiz #10: The First Rule of Fight Club…:

1. “Kung Fu Fighting” (originally by Carl Douglas)
2. “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” (originally by Elton John)
3. “Fight Song” (originally by Rachel Platten)
4. “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)” (originally by The Beastie Boys)
5. “Street Fighting Man” (originally by The Rolling Stones)

In this week’s Nickel Quiz we’re giving you lyrics to songs with titles that contain some form of the word “fight.” Note that any disagreement over the answers will be settled in the alley behind the pub.

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

• Correct Artist: 1 point
• Correct Song Title: 1 point
• Maximum Score: 10 points

1. It’s an ancient Chinese art and everybody knew their part
2. Get about as oiled as a diesel train / Gonna set this dance alight
3. Like a small boat / In the ocean / Sending big waves / Into motion
4. You missed two classes and no homework / But your teacher preaches class like you’re some kinda jerk
5. Hey, think the time is right for a palace revolution / ‘Cause where I live the game to play is compromise solution

[Difficulty: ♫ ♫ ♫  /  Aggressive]

Answers to The Nickel Quiz #9: Nein (No):

1. “No More Lonely Nights” (originally by Paul McCartney)
2. “No Woman, No Cry” (originally by Bob Marley and the Wailers)
3. “No Time” (originally by The Guess Who)
4. “No More Words” (originally by Berlin)
5. “No Matter What” (originally by Badfinger)