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Quiz about Saturday Night Live Milestones

"Saturday Night Live" Milestones Quiz

This quiz is about the many milestones of "Saturday Night Live."

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
GoodVibe

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
166,303

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first person to say "Live From New York, It's Saturday Night!"?

Answer: (two words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What year was the 100th episode of "Saturday Night Live?"

Answer: (four-digit format)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Ellen Cleghorne was the first minority female actress on "Saturday Night Live."

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the host during the 200th episode of "SNL?" Hint

John Lithgow

Tom Hanks

Johnny Carson

Tony Danza

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Question 5 of 10

5. For the 300th episode, who was the musical guest? Hint

Mariah Carey

Sinead O'Connor

Madonna

Whitney Houston

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Question 6 of 10

6. Did the 400th episode arrive before or after the arrival of Will Ferrell?

Answer: (before or after)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What famed magician made a cameo appearance on the 500th episode of "Saturday Night Live?" Hint

David Copperfield

Lance Burton

Roy Horn

David Blaine

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first female to say "Live From New York, It's Saturday Night?" Hint

Linda Ronstadt

Larraine Newman

Gilda Radner

Jane Curtin

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is not true about Reese Witherspoon's hosting "Saturday Night Live?" Hint

Episode after 9/11

Cameo by Rudy Giuliani

27th season premiere

One musical guest

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was significant about 1990? Hint

Gilda Radner died

writer's strike

longest cast list

Nora Dunn boycott

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first person to say "Live From New York, It's Saturday Night!"?

Answer: Chevy Chase

That phrase was first uttered on 11 October 1975.

2. What year was the 100th episode of "Saturday Night Live?"

Answer: 1980

James Taylor, Paul Simon, and David Sanborn were the musical guests. Special guests were Ralph Nader, Michael O'Donoghue, Michael Palin, John Belushi, and former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

3. Ellen Cleghorne was the first minority female actress on "Saturday Night Live."

Answer: False

Actually, it was Yvonne Hudson from the disasterous 1980-1981 season. Cleghorne didn't appear until 1991.

4. Who was the host during the 200th episode of "SNL?"

Answer: Tom Hanks

Sade was the musical guest on 14 December 1985. Steven Wright was the special guest.

5. For the 300th episode, who was the musical guest?

Answer: Whitney Houston

Alec Baldwin was the host, and Jon Lovitz and Arthur Kent were the guests on 23 February 1991.

6. Did the 400th episode arrive before or after the arrival of Will Ferrell?

Answer: After

The episode aired 24 February 1996. Elle MacPherson was the host, Sting was musical guest.

7. What famed magician made a cameo appearance on the 500th episode of "Saturday Night Live?"

Answer: David Copperfield

Episode 500 aired 17 March 2001. Julia Stiles was the host; Aerosmith was the musical guest.

8. Who was the first female to say "Live From New York, It's Saturday Night?"

Answer: Gilda Radner

The phrase was first said by a woman on 13 November 1976.

9. What is not true about Reese Witherspoon's hosting "Saturday Night Live?"

Answer: One musical guest

The 29 September 2001 episode had Paul Simon sing a tribute in the form of "The Boxer." The regular musical guest was Alicia Keys. Among those in the opening sequence were members of the New York Fire and Police Departments and executive producer Lorne Michaels.

10. What was significant about 1990?

Answer: Nora Dunn boycott

On 12 May 1990, Dunn protested because Andrew Dice Clay was the host. It was the penultimate show of the season, but Dunn was fired from "Saturday Night Live". Gilda Radner died the year before. The long cast list occurred in 1991 and the writer's strike was in 1988.

Info came from snltranscripts.jt.org and snl.jt.org

Source: Author GoodVibe

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