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134 free Saved by the Bell trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
51 free Saved by the Bell trivia questions with answers, covering the whole Bayside story from Good Morning, Miss Bliss to the 2020 Peacock revival. The questions dig into the characters (Slater's real first name, Screech's robot, Kelly's enormous family, the substitute teacher who happened to be Mr. Belding's brother), the famous episodes (the caffeine pills, the elevator birth, the Malibu Sands summer), the two TV movies, The College Years and The New Class, and what the cast did afterwards, from Beverly Hills, 90210 to Showgirls and NYPD Blue. About a third of the questions are easy enough for anyone who watched Saturday-morning reruns; the rest climb to production trivia that only a devoted fan will know, like who suggested the show's title and why Elizabeth Berkley lost her first audition. It works as a solo nostalgia test or a ready-made 90s TV round for a pub quiz. Every answer has been checked against a reference page and shows its citation once you have answered, so arguments about Bayside can be settled on the spot.
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Q 01What was the original title of the show that eventually became 'Saved by the Bell'?
Good Morning, Miss Bliss
'Saved by the Bell' originated as a Disney Channel series titled 'Good Morning, Miss Bliss,' which focused on a teacher and some of the characters who later transitioned to Bayside High.
Q 02Saved by the Bell's theme song went against producer Peter Engel's wishes by doing what?
Used the show's title in the lyrics
Composer Scott Gayle used the show's title in the lyrics; Engel had failed to stop the show being named Saved by the Bell and wanted the phrase kept out, but admitted the song was the best.
Q 03In Saved by the Bell, what was the first name of Mr. Belding, the long-suffering principal of Bayside High?
Richard
Richard Belding, played by Dennis Haskins, was rewritten as younger and funnier than the older, humorless principal of the 1987 Good Morning, Miss Bliss pilot.
Q 04In Saved by the Bell, which transfer student made an enemy of Zack Morris by making a move on Kelly Kapowski?
A.C. Slater
A.C. Slater, an Army brat who transferred to Bayside, went after Kelly Kapowski from his first day in 'King of the Hill', the first episode produced, starting his rivalry with Zack Morris.
Q 05Good Morning, Miss Bliss, the show retooled into Saved by the Bell, was set in which Midwestern state's capital?
Indiana
Producer Peter Engel felt Indianapolis, Indiana, was not an exciting location and moved the show to a fictionalized 'Palisades' neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Q 06Which original 'Saved by the Bell' actor was a regular in the spin-off 'The New Class'?
Dennis Haskins
Dennis Haskins played Mr. Belding throughout The New Class (1993–2000); Dustin Diamond's Screech joined only from season 2 as the principal's assistant.
Q 07In Saved by the Bell, which character breaks down in front of Zack after getting hooked on caffeine pills?
Jessie Spano
Jessie Spano's tearful 'I'm so excited... I'm so scared' scene, driven by pressure to get into Stanford, became one of the show's most parodied moments.
Q 08In Saved by the Bell: The College Years, Zack, Slater and Screech share a dorm suite at which fictional school?
California University
California University, or Cal U, is where six suitemates live under the eye of resident adviser Mike Rogers; Kelly joined on a scholarship after the pilot.
Q 09In 'The College Years', which suitemate did Zack pursue first, before turning his attention to Kelly?
Leslie Burke
Leslie was played by Anne Tremko, one of three newcomers alongside Alex Tabor and Danielle Marks.
Q 10Saved by the Bell aired on Saturday mornings from August 1989 to May 1993 on which US broadcast network?
NBC
NBC ran it on Saturday mornings from August 1989 to May 1993, after the premiere aired in Sunday prime time on August 20, 1989.
Q 11Which actor was cast at fourteen as the scheming central character the producer said the show needed?
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
The casting director was struck by his charisma and charm; the role had proved one of the hardest of all to fill.
Q 12What is the cafe where the Saved by the Bell gang hangs out, run by a magician, called?
The Max
The Max's owner was played by the real-life magician Ed Alonzo, who performed tricks on the show; along with Bayside High, it is one of the show's two principal settings.
Q 13Which Saved by the Bell cast member came to the show from Kids Incorporated?
Mario Lopez
Mario Lopez, a drummer and dancer on Kids Incorporated, was cast as jock A.C. Slater when Saved by the Bell launched on NBC in 1989.
Q 21Which pop star was head cheerleader Kelly Kapowski a big fan of?
George Michael
Kelly's George Michael fandom was a running detail of the early seasons. She was also the only member of the gang from a modest, working-class household.
Q 22What was the name of Kelly's diner boss, played by Patrick Muldoon, for whom she left Zack?
Jeff Hunter
The relationship lasted three episodes of season three, ending when Kelly caught him kissing another girl at an over-18 club called The Attic.
Q 23What was the first name of Mr. Belding's laid-back brother, the substitute who took the class rafting?
Rod
Rod, played by Ed Blatchford, ruined his brother's plans for a Yosemite class trip and was eventually exposed as unreliable when he ditched the students for a flight attendant.
Q 14Which of the three finalists for Kelly Kapowski won the part?
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen won Kelly Kapowski; fellow finalist Elizabeth Berkley got the newly created Jessie Spano, and Thiessen later joined the third finalist, Jennie Garth, on Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1994.
Q 15What do A.C. Slater's initials stand for, as revealed in the episode 'Love Machine'?
Albert Clifford
A.C. stood for Albert Clifford, revealed in the 1992 season-four episode 'Love Machine' when an ex-girlfriend from Slater's Army-brat years in Germany calls him by his full name.
Q 16In The College Years' 'Slater's War', what was Slater's family surname before his father changed it?
Sanchez
The change was made so he could get into the military academy. The storyline finally addressed the fact that a role written as Italian-American was played by a Mexican-American actor.
Q 17What was the name of the AI robot Screech built that lived in his bedroom on Saved by the Bell?
Kevin
Kevin, the talking robot Screech built and kept in his bedroom, appeared in several episodes across the show's first two seasons (1989–1990).
Q 18Screech's mother Roberta, played by Ruth Buzzi in "House Party", is a devoted fan of which singer?
Elvis Presley
Roberta Powers worships Elvis Presley; in 'House Party' the gang breaks her prized Elvis statue and scrambles to replace it before she returns, with Laugh-In's Ruth Buzzi playing her.
Q 19Which future Beverly Hills, 90210 star played Violet Bickerstaff, Screech's nerdy girlfriend?
Tori Spelling
Tori Spelling, soon to be 90210's Donna Martin, played Violet Bickerstaff in three episodes; Violet always called Screech by his real name, Samuel.
Q 20Kelly came from a large working-class family. Counting Kelly, how many Kapowski children were there?
7
Kelly was the middle child, with three older brothers among her six siblings. Her father Frank worked at a defense plant and was laid off in the season two premiere.
Q 24What trapped Zack and Tori in an elevator with Mr. Belding's pregnant wife Becky?
A minor earthquake
A minor earthquake stalled the elevator in the season-four episode 'Earthquake!'; Zack helped deliver the baby, and the Beldings named their son Zack in his honor.
Q 25How did biker girl Tori Scott make an instant enemy of Zack on her first day?
Parking her motorcycle in his usual space
Tori, played by Leanna Creel, was created after Thiessen and Berkley left, and dated Zack until "The Will". Later episodes simply never mention her again.
Q 26At which beach resort did the gang work in season three's summer arc, where Zack fell for Stacey Carosi (Leah Remini)?
Malibu Sands
The Malibu Sands Beach Club summer arc ran six episodes of season three; Stacey Carosi ran the staff for her father Leon (Ernie Sabella), making Zack technically her employee.
Q 27When the gang formed a band with Zack singing and playing guitar, which member played bass guitar?
Lisa
Lisa Turtle played bass in Zack Attack, with Slater on drums, Screech on keyboards and Kelly on vocals, in the 1991 'Rockumentary' episode narrated by Casey Kasem.
Q 28What did Screech secretly do with the class valedictorian honor he had earned?
Refused it so Jessie could have it
Jessie had a slightly lower GPA and desperately wanted the honor. When she found out what he had done, she gave the title back to him.
Q 29In the 1992 TV movie Hawaiian Style, which veteran Disney star played Kelly's grandfather?
Dean Jones
Variety's review quipped that older viewers 'may choke on the realization that Dean Jones is old enough to be a grandfather.' The gang had to save his resort from a developer.
Q 30The College Years lost its prime-time ratings battle against which two established shows?
Full House and Rescue 911
NBC ran The College Years in prime time in 1993–94 against ABC's Full House and CBS's Rescue 911; it was cancelled after a single season.