Saturday Night Live turns 50 this year, and this week’s film quiz covers some of its movie-star regulars and guest hosts…
Set on 11th October 1975, Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night charts the chaos in the run-up to the first-ever episode of NBC’s late-night comedy variety show Saturday Night Live. Real-life movie legends portrayed in the film include Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and Jim Henson, and over the past half-century, the show has spawned plenty more movie stars and feature-length spin-offs too. With Reitman’s film now in UK cinemas, this week’s film is about SNL’s imprint on the big screen.
Once you’ve completed this week’s film quiz, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is just for fun, but please let us know how you did in the comments (scores out of 30 this week!) and give us any other lovely feedback. And live from Film Stories Towers, it’s Film Quiz Fridayyyy…
ROUND ONE – This Week In Movie History
This round is about UK cinema releases and general film history from this week in years past – we’ve given you the year at the start of each question to help out!
1. 2002 – In which crime comedy biopic does Leonardo DiCaprio play Frank Abagnale Jr?
2. 1974 – Born this week, which British actor was Oscar-nominated for acting in The Favourite, The Father, and The Lost Daughter?
3. 2018 – Which sci-fi franchise’s third instalment is subtitled The Death Cure?
4. 1982 – “Up Where We Belong” by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes is the theme song from which romantic drama?
5. 1998 – Which future Oscar winner played the title character in Stepmom?
6. 2004 – Which alcoholic drink features prominently throughout Sideways?
7. 1990 – Tommy Gunn is a major character in which Rocky sequel?
8. 1987 – In the news! Which vampire movie will be adapted into a Broadway musical, debuting next year?
9. 1951 – Also born this week, which singer and actor provided the soundtrack for Disney’s Tarzan?
10. 1933 – What title connects a horror film directed by James Whale and a 2020 film directed by Leigh Whannell?
ROUND TWO – Live From New York…
Now in its 50th year, Saturday Night Live has had a big influence on the movies too. Here are 10 film-related questions about its stars, spin-offs, and sketches.
11. “You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll hurl.” Which 1992 Saturday Night Live spin-off movie uses this tagline?
12. Complete the title of the Lonely Island music mockumentary – Popstar: Never Stop Never… what?
13. In which 1998 film does Adam Sandler play Bobby Boucher Jr: The Waterboy or The Wedding Singer?
14. Which SNL alum connects the movies MacGruber, Mother!, and The Martian?
15. What is the name of Tom Hanks’ recurring Halloween-themed SNL character, first seen in 2016?
16. What is the full title of the 1998 sequel to The Blues Brothers?
17. Which 2015 comedy stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as sisters?
18. A Night At The Roxbury is inspired by a running sketch where Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, and various guest stars dance to “What Is Love”, by which singer?
19. Who plays Fletch in 1985’s Fletch and its sequel?
20. In the “Papyrus” sketches, which film franchise’s logo drives Ryan Gosling’s character to distraction?
ROUND THREE – Pot Luck
Let’s finish with a random selection of pot luck film quiz questions – these could come from any era, any genre, or any level of difficulty. Enjoy!
21. Which director connects Topsy-Turvy, Happy Go Lucky, and this week’s new release Hard Truths?
22. What is the name of the Antichrist in The Omen and its sequels?
23. 2022’s Black Adam is a spin-off from which other DC superhero franchise?
24. Who was born earliest: Dakota Fanning or Dakota Johnson?
25. In which 1980s comedy does a character claim to be Abe Froman, the sausage king of Chicago?
26. Back in cinemas this week for its 30th anniversary, which 1995 movie has sequels titled Before Sunset and Before Midnight?
27. Which famous Daniel’s performance as Daniel Plainview won him an Oscar in 2008?
28. How many Steps make up the title of a 1935 Alfred Hitchcock thriller?
29. Who made her film acting debut as Diane in Trainspotting?
30. And finally, complete the title of the 1960 film starring Albert Finney: Saturday Night And… what?
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