Q 01/05

In which Gulf Coast town was Jimmy Buffett born in 1946?

A) Pascagoula, Mississippi

B) Biloxi, Mississippi

C) Mobile, Alabama

D) Gulfport, Mississippi

Answer · why

A) Pascagoula, Mississippi

He grew up in Mobile, Alabama, but the birthplace on the record is a Mississippi shipbuilding town.

Q 02/05

Jimmy Buffett shared his birthday with which holiday?

A) New Year's Day

B) Christmas Day

C) Halloween

D) Independence Day

Answer · why

B) Christmas Day

He was born on 25 December 1946, so his birthday concerts always had a seasonal twist.

Q 03/05

Buffett flunked out of which university after a single year in 1966?

A) LSU

B) Ole Miss

C) Auburn

D) Alabama

Answer · why

C) Auburn

He later finished at the University of Southern Mississippi, where a Coral Reefer-to-be first spotted him playing solo on campus.

Q 04/05

What subject was Buffett's 1969 bachelor's degree in?

A) Journalism

B) Business

C) Music

D) History

Answer · why

D) History

The degree came from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg; the history major became one of the best-selling authors of his era.

Q 05/05

As a Nashville editorial assistant, Buffett was first to report the breakup of which bluegrass act?

A) Flatt and Scruggs

B) The Stanley Brothers

C) The Osborne Brothers

D) Jim and Jesse

Answer · why

A) Flatt and Scruggs

The scoop ran in Billboard magazine, where he worked while trying to launch a country career.