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JB's Big 8: "Margaritaville" Trivia Quiz

Please Remain Standing for the National Anthem!

Test your Parrothead wings! We're counting down the "Big 8" anthems that defined five decades of live shows. How well do you know the 'studio' lyrics to the most played song in Buffett history? Get your Phins Up and grab a shaker of salt!

by Jyrosolve. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Jyrosolve

Time
3 mins

Type

Quiz #
424,315

Updated
Jun 30 26

# Qns
16

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
15 / 16

Plays
177

Last 3 plays: ozzz2002 (16/16), masfon (16/16), Guest 200 (0/16).

Nibblin'
Watchin'
All of those tourists covered in oil
Strummin'
On
Smell those shrimp, hey, they're beginnin' to boil

Wasted away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know

I don't know
I stayed here
Nothin' to show but this brand new tattoo
But
A
How it got here I haven't a clue

Wasted away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
Now I think,
Hell

I blew out my
Stepped on a
Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home
But there's
And
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on

Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know,

Yes, and some people claim
That there's a woman to blame
And I know,

Your Options

[my six-string] [Mexican cutie] [it's my own damn fault] [it could be my fault] [pop top] [the reason] [it's a real beauty] [the sun bake] [all season] [my front porch swing] [flip-flop] [soon it will render] [booze in the blender] [on sponge cake] [it's nobody's fault] [it's my own damn fault]

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Most Recent Scores

Aug 06 2026 : ozzz2002: 16/16
Aug 03 2026 : masfon: 16/16
Aug 03 2026 : Guest 200: 0/16
Aug 03 2026 : strnog1: 16/16
Aug 01 2026 : piet: 16/16
Jul 31 2026 : jibberer: 16/16
Jul 30 2026 : CEM9644: 14/16
Jul 29 2026 : hosertodd: 16/16
Jul 27 2026 : Salkaej: 14/16

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer:

The origin story for "Margaritaville" goes that he finished up a lightly attended Texas college tour, sat at the airport, and pinned down the basics. He completed the song after landing in Florida while he was stranded in a traffic jam on the Seven-Mile Bridge.

However, when he walked into the studio and pitched the concept - a tune inspired by losing a flip-flop and cutting his heel on a pull tab (pop top) - producer Norbert Putnam flatly replied that it was a "terrible idea for a song". Jimmy, thankfully, ignored the advice, picked up his favorite 1955 Martin D-18 acoustic guitar and recorded the classic hit that ultimately defied the critics and climbed all the way to number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

Source: Author Jyrosolve

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