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1.

What album did the Jimmy Buffett song "Margaritaville" come from?

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Answer: Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
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What album does Jimmy Buffett's "Everybody's Got A Cousin In Miami" come from?

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Answer: Fruitcakes
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According to Jimmy Buffett, who was the legendary Mayor Emeritus of Key West?

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Answer: Tony Teracino
4.

Who is Jimmy Buffett's "Little Miss Magic"?

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Answer: Savannah Jane
5.

Who, of the following, has been married to Jimmy Buffett?

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Answer: Jane Slagsvol
6.

Jimmy Buffett was born on Christmas Day of what year?

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Answer: 1946
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What motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterson did Jimmy Buffett write, compose, and sing the soundtrack for?

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Answer: Rancho Deluxe
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In "A Pirate Looks at Forty" what American city has Jimmy Buffett made enough money to buy?

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Answer: Miami
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What Jimmy Buffett song has the lyrics, "I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead"?

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Answer: Growing Older But Not Up
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What is Jimmy Buffett's daughter amazed at in the song "Little Miss Magic"?

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Answer: The Ceiling Fan
11.

What is the Margaritaville Cafe in Key West's street address?

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Answer: 500 Duval Street
12.

What is the name of the main character in Jimmy Buffett's novel, "Where is Joe Merchant"?

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Answer: Frank Bama
13.

Album does Jimmy Buffett's "When the Wild Life Betray Me" come from?

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Answer: Riddles In The Sand
14.

What are the names of Jimmy Buffett's three children?

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Answer: Sarah Delaney, Savannah Jane, And Cameron Marley
15.

What song on Jimmy Buffett's "Fruitcakes" album was originally done by the Grateful Dead?

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Answer: Uncle John's Band
16.

What 1970's song contains the phrase "Livin' and Dyin' in 3/4 Time"?

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Answer: Nautical Wheelers
17.

One of the Eagles was formerly with the Coral Reefer Band?

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Answer: Timothy B. Schmidt
18.

What Jimmy Buffett song begins "I rounded first, never thought of the worst, as I studied the shortstop's position"?

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Answer: Growing Older But Not Up
19.

What's the name of the bay mentioned in Jimmy Buffett's "Stars on the Water"?

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Answer: Mobile Bay
20.

What was the name of Jimmy Buffet's first album?

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Answer: Down To Earth
21.

What nickname is given to Jimmy Buffett fans?

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Answer: Parrotheads
22.

In what song does Jimmy Buffett sing, "Most of the people who retire in Florida are wrinkled and they lean on a crutch"?

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Answer: Migration
23.

Who first brought Jimmy Buffett to Key West in his Packard?

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Answer: Jerry Jeff Walker
24.

Who was the Jimmy Buffett song "The Captain and the Kid" written about?

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Answer: His Grandfather
25.

In the Jimmy Buffett song "Death of an Unpopular Poet", what is the name of the poet's dog?

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Answer: Spooner
26.

According to the Jimmy Buffett song "Off To See The Lizard", what could the Red Iguana do?

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Answer: Turn Lava Into Gold
27.

How long has the pile of beer cans been there in the Jimmy Buffett song "Ringling, Ringling"?

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Answer: 27 Years
28.

Complete this song lyric - "If you ever get the chance to go to Dallas, take it from me..."?

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Answer: ...Pass It By
29.

In Jimmy Buffett's song "Life is Like a Tire Swing", who left him at summer camp?

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Answer: Baxter
30.

What would you be eating on a Livingston Saturday Night, in the Jimmy Buffett song of that title?

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Answer: Deviled Eggs
31.

What did the mail boat bring Jason Mason in Jimmy Buffett's "That's What Livin' Is To Me"?

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Answer: Magazines And Snickers Bars
32.

What Jimmy Buffett CD contains the songs "Door Number Three" and "A Pirate Looks at Forty"?

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Answer: A1A
33.

In Jimmy Buffett's "Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart", who does he say he's gonna see?

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Answer: The Voodoo Lady
34.

Whose boat is the Leaky Tiki in Jimmy Buffett's "We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us About"?

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Answer: Gardner McKay
35.

Jimmy Buffett released two albums in 1974, what were they?

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Answer: Livin' And Dying In 3/4 Time, A1A
36.

What Jimmy Buffett song has the lyrics "No bird flies by my window, no ship is tied to my tree"?

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Answer: Lone Palm
37.

Who was the Jimmy Buffett album "Banana Wind" dedicated to?

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Answer: His Father
38.

In the Jimmy Buffett song "Fruitcakes", who owned the Space Station and Bake shop down in Boomtown?

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Answer: Desdemona
39.

What language is spoken in the chorus of Jimmy Buffett's "One Particular Harbour"?

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Answer: Tahitian
40.

What does the title "La Vie Dansante" mean on the Jimmy Buffett album "Riddles in the Sand"?

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Answer: Follow The Dancing Life
41.

In what two cities was Jimmy Buffett's "Feeding Frenzy" recorded?

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Answer: Cincinnati & Atlanta
42.

What advice does Jimmy Buffett give in "No Plane On Sunday"?

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Answer: Make The Best Of A Bad Situation
43.

How many words can you put on "The Coconut Telegraph", according to the Jimmy Buffett song?

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Answer: 25 Or Less
44.

What John Candy movie did Jimmy Buffett write the theme song for?

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Answer: Summer Rental
45.

Who pulls up in a red convertible Jaguar in Jimmy Buffett's "Pascagoula Run"?

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Answer: Billy
46.

Who is Baxter and what Jimmy Buffett song is he from?

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Answer: Jimmy's Cousin In Life Is Just A Tire Swing
47.

Where did Jimmy Buffett attend college?

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Answer: University Of Southern Mississippi
48.

Country singer sings the song "Jimmy Buffett Doesn't Live In Key West Anymore"?

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Answer: David Allen Coe
49.

Where was Billy Votaire's hometown?

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Answer: Miami
50.

Where did Jimmy Buffett receive his first scar?

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Answer: In A Bourbon Street Bar
51.

What did Jimmy want his girlfriend to drink at the drive-in?

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Answer: Purple Passion
52.

In "Peanut Butter Conspiracy", what item was it Jimmy Buffett's responsibility to "lift"?

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Answer: A Can Of Sardines
53.

Artist contributed to the Jimmy Buffett album "Banana Wind"?

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Answer: James Taylor
54.

What Jimmy Buffett song contains a reference to a KISS concert?

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Answer: Manana
55.

What was the first song Jimmy Buffett sang in his guest appearance in the movie "FM"?

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Answer: Livingston Saturday Night
56.

In this Jimmy Buffet song, to whom did the "unpopular poet leave all his royalties"?

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Answer: Spooner (His Old Hound)
57.

According to a song title, who did Jimmy Buffett say could take him home?

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Answer: A Smart Woman In A Real Short Skirt
58.

Who originally wrote "Uncle John's Band" from Jimmy Buffett's "Fruitcakes" album?

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Answer: Jerry Garcia
59.

Who was Jimmy Buffett touring with when "Margaritaville" hit it big?

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Answer: The Eagles
60.

What song started out as the B-side on Jimmy Buffett's "The Great Filling Station Holdup" single?

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Answer: Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw
61.

What is Jimmy Buffett's middle name?

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Answer: William
62.

What was the name of Jimmy Buffett's first sailboat?

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Answer: Euphoria
63.

Who took Jimmy Buffett to Key West for the first time?

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Answer: Jerry Jeff Walker
64.

What is the name of Jimmy Buffett's newsletter?

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Answer: Coconut Telegraph
65.

In his song "Jolly Mon", what is Jimmy Buffett singing about?

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Answer: Dolphin
66.

What thoroughfare is Margaritaville Cafe located on?

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Answer: Duval Street
67.

On the "Banana Wind" album, where does Jimmy Buffett tell the listener to come back to?

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Answer: Jamaica
68.

What instrument played by the Coral Reefers, Jimmy Buffett's band, is originally from Trinidad?

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Answer: Steel Drums
69.

What song by Jimmy Buffett is about his son, Cameron?

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Answer: Beach House On The Moon
70.

The lyric "rolled with the punches and played off all his hunches" is from what Jimmy Buffett song?

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Answer: Cowboy In The Jungle
71.

What Crosby, Stills, and Nash song does Jimmy Buffett often cover in concert?

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Answer: Southern Cross
72.

In the Jimmy Buffett song "Cuban Crime of Passion", where was Billy Voltaire buried?

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Answer: Pauper's Hill
73.

Who cracked the whip on Jimmy Buffett's "Desperation Samba"?

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Answer: Harrison Ford
74.

What is the name of Jimmy Buffett's seaplane?

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Answer: Lady Of The Waters
75.

In what motion picture did Jimmy Buffett have a cameo role as a helicopter pilot?

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Answer: Congo
76.

How much gas does the robber ask for in the Jimmy Buffett song "Great Filling Station Holdup"?

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Answer: 50 Cents
77.

Jimmy Buffett song has the lyrics, "I just bought a waterbed that's filled up for me and you"?

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Answer: Why Don't We Get Drunk
78.

What is Jimmy Buffet looking for in his drinking song "Margaritaville"?

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Answer: His Long Lost Shaker Of Salt
79.

Who taught Jimmy Buffett to play the guitar?

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Answer: A College Buddy
80.

What was the name of Jimmy Buffett's first live album?

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Answer: You Had To Be There
81.

Where did Jimmy Buffett rule his world from in the song "One Particular Harbor"?

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Answer: A Payphone
82.

What brand of boat does Frank Bama fly in Jimmy Buffett's first novel?

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Answer: Grumman Goose
83.

What is in Jimmy Buffett's jacket pocket on the cover of "A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean"?

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Answer: A Crab Claw
84.

In a Jimmy Buffett song, what does the man who went to Paris drink each day?

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Answer: Green Label Rum
85.

In the Jimmy Buffett song "Peanut Butter Conspiracy", whose job was watching the big round mirror?

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Answer: Ricky
86.

How high is the fruit piled in Carmen's fruit-filled hat, according to a Jimmy Buffett song?

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Answer: To The Sky
87.

In the song "Pencil Thin Mustache", who is Jimmy Buffett writing fan letters to?

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Answer: Sky's Niece Penny
88.

In the Jimmy Buffett song "Door Number 3", what is Jimmy wearing?

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Answer: A Beer Barrel
89.

In his song "Life is Just a Tire Swing", what does Jimmy Buffett say is the only song he could sing?

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Answer: Jambalaya
90.

What band or artist did Jimmy Buffett introduce at their induction ceremony to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

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Answer: The Eagles
91.

What year did Jimmy Buffett have the hit single "Margaritaville" on AEC?

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Answer: 1977
92.

What was the year of release for the Jimmy Buffett LP, "Changes In Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"?

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Answer: 1977
93.

Year saw the release of Jimmy Buffett's "Songs You Know By Heart"?

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Answer: 1985
94.

When did Jimmy Buffett release the CD "A1A"?

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Answer: 1974
95.

What year was the Jimmy Buffett CD "Feeding Frenzy" released?

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Answer: 1990
96.

In what year was the Jimmy Buffett release of "Hot Water"?

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Answer: 1988
97.

When did Jimmy Buffett release "Son of a Son of a Sailor"?

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Answer: 1978
98.

Jimmy Buffett released "Floridays" in what year?

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Answer: 1986
99.

In what year did Jimmy Buffett release the album "High Cumberland Jubilee"?

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Answer: 1971
100.

In what year was the Jimmy Buffett CD "Riddles in the Sand" released?

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Answer: 1984
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