| 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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