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Quiz about Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Quiz about Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special

"Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" Quiz


This quiz is about the 40th Anniversary Special episode of "Saturday Night Live". This special aired on February 15, 2015.

A multiple-choice quiz by workisboring. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
workisboring
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
377,975
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
365
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Question 1 of 15
1. Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake opened the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" with a musical tribute honoring the first forty seasons of "Saturday Night Live". Which two recurring characters joined the musical tribute? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. The "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" contained a "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch. Will Ferrell's Alex Trebek character had his hands full trying to keep the contestants in line. Who was not a contestant in the "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch?
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Question 3 of 15
3. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", Pete Davidson and Leslie Jones introduced which montage? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Several musical guests performed songs at the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special". Which of the following did NOT perform? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", who introduced a review of political-based sketches appearing on "Saturday Night Live"?
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Question 6 of 15
6. The "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" contained a "The Californians" sketch. Which two celebrities ended this sketch by reprising the recurring "Rude Flight Attendants" characters?
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Question 7 of 15
7. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", which three former cast members performed on the "Weekend Update" sketch? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. During the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", celebrities visited the "Weekend Update" sketch to attempt to recreate their favorite former "Saturday Night Live" character. Which former "Saturday Night Live" character was *not* recreated during this sketch? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", Kevin Nealon, Norm MacDonald, Seth Meyers and Colin Quinn paid tribute to the original anchor of the "Weekend Update" sketches. Who was honored during this segment? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", which comedian led the "Questions from the Audience" segment? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Chris Rock paid tribute to which former cast member of "Saturday Night Live" at the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special"? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", which two professional athletes introduced a review of sports-based sketches appearing on "Saturday Night Live"?
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Question 13 of 15
13. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", Zach Galifianakis introduced a segment titled "That's When You Break". What type of segment was this segment? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which former "Saturday Night Live" cast member honored the deceased members of the show's cast and crew during the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special"?
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Question 15 of 15
15. What was the final sketch shown on the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special"? Hint



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1. Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake opened the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" with a musical tribute honoring the first forty seasons of "Saturday Night Live". Which two recurring characters joined the musical tribute?

Answer: Debbie Downer and Mary Catherine Gallagher

During the opening of the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", Rachel Dratch reprised her role as Debbie Downer. Molly Shannon reprised her role as Mary Katherine Gallagher during the opening as well.
2. The "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" contained a "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch. Will Ferrell's Alex Trebek character had his hands full trying to keep the contestants in line. Who was not a contestant in the "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch?

Answer: Sharon Osbourne

Will Ferrell's Alex Trebek hosted the "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch during the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special". Sketch regulars included Darrell Hammond's Sean Connery character, Kenan Thompson's Bill Cosby character and Norm Macdonald's Burt Reynolds character. Other contestants included Kate McKinnon's Justin Bieber character, Alec Baldwin's Tony Bennett character, Taran Killam's Christoph Waltz character and Matthew McConaughey Jim Carrey's character.

Amy Poehler played Sharon Osbourne on the "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch on the May 14, 2005 episode of "Saturday Night Live". This character didn't appear on the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special".
3. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", Pete Davidson and Leslie Jones introduced which montage?

Answer: Cast Auditions

Pete Davidson and Leslie Jones introduce a montage of auditions for the "Saturday Night Live" cast. The auditions of former cast members including Phil Hartman, Jimmy Fallon, Darrell Hammond, Gilda Radner, Bill Hader and Chevy Chase were shown. Auditions from the stars that didn't get hired such as Jim Carrey, Stephen Colbert, Zach Galifianakis, Andy Kaufman and Kevin Hart were also shown.
4. Several musical guests performed songs at the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special". Which of the following did NOT perform?

Answer: Sinéad O'Connor

Singer Sinéad O'Connor was banned from performing on "Saturday Night Live" in 1992. On October 3, 1992 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Sinéad O'Connor ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II during her musical performance. Sinéad O'Connor was never invited back to perform on "Saturday Night Live" after 1992. Thus she didn't perform at the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special".

Keith Richards introduced Paul McCartney who performed the song "Maybe I'm Amazed". Candice Bergen and Win Butler introduced Miley Cyrus who performed the song "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover". Christopher Walken introduced Kanye West who performed a medley of the songs "Jesus Walks", "Only One" and "Wolves". Jack White introduced Paul Simon who performed the song "Still Crazy After All These Years".
5. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", who introduced a review of political-based sketches appearing on "Saturday Night Live"?

Answer: Jack Nicholson

At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", Jack Nicholson introduced introduced a montage of political-based sketches appearing on "Saturday Night Live". Shown in the montage were impressions of United States Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Also featured were impressions of Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Dick Cheney, Monica Lewinsky, Linda Tripp, Mitt Romney and Michael Dukakis.
6. The "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" contained a "The Californians" sketch. Which two celebrities ended this sketch by reprising the recurring "Rude Flight Attendants" characters?

Answer: David Spade and Cecily Strong

"The Californians" sketch at the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" included characters played by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Laraine Newman, Kenan Thompson, Betty White, Taylor Swift and Bradley Cooper. David Spade and Cecily Strong brought the sketch to an abrupt end by by reprising the two "Rude Flight Attendant" characters. Spade and Strong told each performer "Buh-Bye" as they were individually rushed off the stage.
7. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", which three former cast members performed on the "Weekend Update" sketch?

Answer: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Jane Curtin

During the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Jane Curtin returned to the "Weekend Update" desk. They shared the latest news on the viewership of the current "Saturday Night Live" product as compared tho the viewership of the original "Saturday Night Live" product.
8. During the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", celebrities visited the "Weekend Update" sketch to attempt to recreate their favorite former "Saturday Night Live" character. Which former "Saturday Night Live" character was *not* recreated during this sketch?

Answer: Fericito

During the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", celebrities tried to perform their favorite "Saturday Night Live" character. Emma Stone tried to recreate Gilda Radner's Roseanne Roseannadanna character. Edward Norton tried to recreate Bill Hader's Stefon character. Melissa McCarthy tried to recreate Chris Farley's Matt Foley character.

Fred Armisen played Fericito eight times on "Saturday Night Live" between 2002 and 2009. Fred Armisen did not play the Fericito character at the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special."
9. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", Kevin Nealon, Norm MacDonald, Seth Meyers and Colin Quinn paid tribute to the original anchor of the "Weekend Update" sketches. Who was honored during this segment?

Answer: Chevy Chase

After an introduction from Kevin Nealon, Norm MacDonald, Seth Meyers and Colin Quinn, Chevy Chase appeared on the stage and made a few remarks. Garrett Morris reprised his role as the Headmaster of the New York School for the Hard of Hearing by loudly repeated Chase's remarks.
10. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", which comedian led the "Questions from the Audience" segment?

Answer: Jerry Seinfeld

A "Questions from the Audience" segment occurred at the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special". Jerry Seinfeld stood on the stage and fielded questions from Michael Douglas, John Goodman, James Franco, Larry David, Ellen Cleghorne, Dakota Johnson, Tim Meadows, Bob Odenkirk and Sarah Palin.
11. Chris Rock paid tribute to which former cast member of "Saturday Night Live" at the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special"?

Answer: Eddie Murphy

At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", Eddie Murphy made his return to "Saturday Night Live" for the first time since December 15, 1984. Chris Rock paid homage and then introduced Eddie Murphy. Eddie Murphy made a small speech thanking "Saturday Night Live" and the fans of the show.
12. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", which two professional athletes introduced a review of sports-based sketches appearing on "Saturday Night Live"?

Answer: Derek Jeter and Peyton Manning

At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", Derek Jeter and Peyton Manning introduced a montage of sports-based recurring sketches such as the Bill Swerski's Super Fans, the Boston Teens and the Yankee Wives. Highlights from professional athletes appearing on the show also appeared in the montage.
13. At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", Zach Galifianakis introduced a segment titled "That's When You Break". What type of segment was this segment?

Answer: An "SNL" Digital Short

At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", an "SNL" Digital Short titled "That's When You Break" appeared. Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Chris Parnell and Bill Hader starred in the "SNL" Digital Short. The subject of this SNL Digital Short was when cast members broke character during a "Saturday Night Live" sketch.
14. Which former "Saturday Night Live" cast member honored the deceased members of the show's cast and crew during the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special"?

Answer: Bill Murray

At the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", Bill Murray led an "In Memoriam" segment honoring the dearly departed members of the "Saturday Night Live" family. As a gag, a still-alive Jon Lovitz was mentioned as one of the deceased. At the end of the segment, Bill Murray mentioned that Generalissimo Francisco Franco was still dead.
15. What was the final sketch shown on the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special"?

Answer: Wayne's World

Mike Myers and Dana Carvey reprised their roles as Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar at the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special". Wayne and Garth did a "Top Ten Things About SNL" list.
Source: Author workisboring

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