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Quiz about Gilligans Island Theme Song Lyrics
Quiz about Gilligans Island Theme Song Lyrics

"Gilligan's Island" Theme Song Lyrics Quiz


This quiz is about the lyrics sung at the beginning of the episodes.

by stephedm. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
stephedm
Time
3 mins
Type
Quiz #
415,124
Updated
Jan 12 24
# Qns
1
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
1 / 1
Plays
1048
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (15/1), Guest 198 (5/1), Guest 174 (15/1).
"Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a trip,
That started from this port, aboard this ship.
The was a mighty sailing man; the brave and sure.
passengers set sail that day for a three-hour tour, a three-hour tour."

"The weather started getting ; the tiny ship was .
If not for the of the crew, the Minnow would be lost, the Minnow would be lost."

"The ship took ground on the shore of this desert isle, with ; the skipper too; the and his wife; the movie star; the and here on Gilligan's Isle."
Your Options
[tossed] [professor] [Gilligan] [Five] [skipper] [fearless] [fateful] [tiny] [rough] [courage] [Mary Ann] [uncharted] [mate] [tropic] [millionaire]

Click or drag the options above to the spaces in the text.



Most Recent Scores
Mar 17 2026 : Guest 98: 15/1
Mar 16 2026 : Guest 198: 5/1
Mar 14 2026 : Guest 174: 15/1
Mar 13 2026 : Trivianutty: 15/1
Mar 10 2026 : bchilds1996_: 15/1
Mar 05 2026 : Guest 71: 11/1
Mar 04 2026 : Guest 45: 11/1
Feb 24 2026 : haydenspapa: 15/1
Feb 20 2026 : Guest 172: 15/1

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
Answer:

The theme was written by Sherwood Schwartz and George Wylie. The lyrics were changed for the second season. In the first season "and the rest" came after "the movie star". This was changed for the second season from "and the rest" to "the professor and Mary Ann".
The series ran from 1964-1967 with 98 episodes and 3 TV movies were made between 1978 and 1981.
Some if not all of the cast have made appearances on other TV shows. All seven cast members appeared on "Good Morning America" November 1982 (Jim Backus via live remote) and "The Late Show with Ross Shafer" (1988).
Source: Author stephedm

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