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Take This Quiz To Test Your Knowledge of Saturday Night Live

Abhishek Velankar
Saturday Night Live Or SNL as it's widely known, is one of the staples of American television. Let's see how much you know about this flagship show.
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Joan Cusack was nominated for Working Girl in 1988 after her stint in 1985-86. Randy Quaid was nominated before he was on the show.
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Alec Baldwin has hosted the show a staggering 17 times while Steve Martin is not far behind with 15.
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Singer Ashlee Simpson was caught lip synching when the song played without her raising the microphone to her mouth. Years later, Lorne Michaels said he had no idea there would be lip synching.
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Chris Kattan played Suel Forrester, a character with a Southern accent so thick it renders him indecipherable. Many will argue this is the funniest character in the show.
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Anchorman was fronted by Will Ferrell and was directed by one-time SNL head-writer Adam Mckay but it was not based on any SNL sketches.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Weekend Update has been a feature of SNL since its inception and has  inspired shows like the ' The Daily Show ' and ' The Colbert Report . '
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Jim Carrey appeared as Jimmy Stewart while cast member Mark McKinney played Carrey!
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Michaels said Seagal was difficult to work with in addition to being the worst host. Don't believe him? Watch for yourself. We do warn you though.
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Chevy Chase is the only cast member to be banned from the show. This is because he had several mishaps with the cast.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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With a trombone accompanying her every punchline, Rachel Dratch's Debbie Downer made everyone break character.
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SNL alumni who have went on to have successful late-night careers include Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and Conan O'Brien.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Now let's see how well you did in this quiz.