Saturday Night Live Quiz
Try out this Saturday Night Live quiz to test your knowledge. Saturday Night Live trivia explores the long-running NBC sketch comedy series created by Lorne Michaels and developed with Dick Ebersol, which premiered on October 11, 1975, with George Carlin as host under the original title NBC's Saturday Night.
15 questions
~3 min to finish
Easy to hard difficulty
300 pts max score
Question 1 · Medium · 20 pts
Which SNL sketch features Blue Öyster Cult and a desperate demand for more cowbell?
Question 2 · Easy · 10 pts
Who hosted the very first episode of Saturday Night Live?
Question 3 · Easy · 10 pts
What city is named in SNL's famous line, "Live from ___, it's Saturday Night!"?
Question 4 · Easy · 10 pts
Besides the host, what kind of guest usually appears on an SNL episode?
Question 5 · Easy · 10 pts
A typical SNL episode usually has what kind of host?
Question 6 · Medium · 20 pts
What recurring SNL parody turns a quiz show into a comedy free-for-all?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
After which season did Lorne Michaels first step away from Saturday Night Live as executive producer?
Question 8 · Easy · 10 pts
Kate McKinnon joined Saturday Night Live in what year?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Which longtime producer and writer has also served as an announcer for Saturday Night Live?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
What event cut short the 1980-81 season of Saturday Night Live?
Question 11 · Medium · 20 pts
Who hosted Saturday Night Live 10 times during its original run?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Who created Saturday Night Live?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Who co-developed Saturday Night Live with Lorne Michaels?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Who long served as the announcer for Saturday Night Live?
Question 15 · Hard · 40 pts
Which year marks Dick Ebersol's start as executive producer of Saturday Night Live?