Q 01/05

SNL airs live on NBC and, since the 2021–22 season, simultaneously on which streaming service?

A) Hulu

B) Paramount+

C) Netflix

D) Peacock

Answer · why

D) Peacock

Before that, seasons bounced between Netflix, Seeso, Hulu and even Yahoo! Screen; the show has streamed live on Peacock every episode since.

Q 02/05

SNL is broadcast from which room on the eighth and ninth floors of 30 Rockefeller Plaza?

A) Studio 8H

B) Studio 6B

C) Studio 1A

D) Studio 3K

Answer · why

A) Studio 8H

Built in 1933 as the world's largest radio studio, it once housed Toscanini's NBC Symphony Orchestra.

Q 03/05

How does the cold open of a typical SNL episode end?

A) "Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow!"

B) "Ladies and gentlemen, your host!"

C) "That's the news, and I am outta here!"

D) "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"

Answer · why

D) "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"

The very first one, in 1975, was delivered by Chevy Chase after a sketch with Michael O'Donoghue and John Belushi.

Q 04/05

Which comedian hosted the very first episode on October 11, 1975?

A) Richard Pryor

B) Lily Tomlin

C) George Carlin

D) Steve Martin

Answer · why

C) George Carlin

The premiere also featured two musical guests, Billy Preston and Janis Ian, plus Andy Kaufman's Mighty Mouse routine.

Q 05/05

What was the original cast of 1975 nicknamed?

A) The Not Ready for Prime-Time Players

B) The Studio 8H Irregulars

C) The Saturday Night Players

D) The Second City Seven

Answer · why

A) The Not Ready for Prime-Time Players

Writer Herb Sargent coined the name; the group was initially paid $750 an episode and practically lived at the office.