| Coverage : The Saturday Night Live, 80s to Present Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of the popular live show.
The Saturday Nigh Live, 80s to Present Quiz questions are carefully crafted so you can gauge how much you know about the popular NBC show. |
| 1. | For how many seasons in the 1990s did Chris Rock appear on "Saturday Night Live"? |
| a. | | 2 |
| b. | | 5 |
| c. | | 3 |
| d. | | 9
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| 2. | What "Saturday Night Live" cast member memorably danced with Patrick Swayze as they auditioned for Chippendales during a skit on the show? |
| a. | | Chris Rock |
| b. | | Chris Farley |
| c. | | Adam Sandler |
| d. | | David Spade
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| 3. | Who originated "Opera Man" on "Saturday Night Live"? |
| a. | | Chris Farley |
| b. | | Mike Myers |
| c. | | Dana Carvey |
| d. | | Adam Sandler
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| 4. | Although every cast member quit following the end of the 1979-1980 "Saturday Night Live" season, the show restarted in November 1980. Who hosted the first show of the completely new cast and season? |
| a. | | George Carlin |
| b. | | Malcolm McDowell |
| c. | | Elliot Gould |
| d. | | Eddie Murphy
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| 5. | In what year did Eddie Murphy leave "Saturday Night Live"? |
| a. | | 1981 |
| b. | | 1989 |
| c. | | 1986 |
| d. | | 1984
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| 6. | Why did Dick Ebersol leave "Saturday Night Live" after the 1984-85 season? |
| a. | | He was fired |
| b. | | NBC refused to show mostly taped segments of the show, as Ebersol wanted |
| c. | | NBC refused to hire two promising new comedians that Ebersol wanted to hire |
| d. | | Ebersol was in a creative impasse with several cast members and writers and decided to leave before he was forced out
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| 7. | What was Dana Carvey's most famous character? |
| a. | | Opera Man |
| b. | | Subliminal Man |
| c. | | Church Lady |
| d. | | Wayne
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| 8. | Why was Nora Dunn fired from "Saturday Night Live" in 1990? |
| a. | | She boycotted a show hosted by Andrew Dice Clay |
| b. | | She wanted a leave of absence to make a movie and was denied |
| c. | | She deliberately threw a skit to get fired |
| d. | | She badmouthed the cast and producers at a party
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| 9. | Who became "Saturday Night Live's" first female head writer in 2000? |
| a. | | Rachel Dratch |
| b. | | Tina Fey |
| c. | | Molly Shannon |
| d. | | Amy Poehler
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| 10. | When Molly Shannon left "Saturday Night Live" in 2002, she was on the show longer than any other female. How long was that? |
| a. | | 5 years |
| b. | | 7 years |
| c. | | 9 years |
| d. | | 11 years
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| 11. | In 2006, Tina Fey surpassed _______as the longest tenured "Weekend Update" anchor on "Saturday Night Live". |
| a. | | Chevy Chase |
| b. | | Jimmy Fallon |
| c. | | Phil Hartman |
| d. | | Dennis Miller
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| 12. | In 1999, it was revealed that new "Saturday Night Live" cast members are paid how much per episode? |
| a. | | $5,000 |
| b. | | $10,000 |
| c. | | $15,000 |
| d. | | $25,000
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| 13. | The guest hosts of "Saturday Night Live" rarely have input into the sketches. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 14. | By the end of the 2006 season, how many episodes of "Saturday Night Live" had been produced? |
| a. | | 588 |
| b. | | 604 |
| c. | | 723 |
| d. | | 507
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| 15. | Yvonne Hudson was the first black female cast member of "Saturday Night Live". |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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