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1. On what date did 'Saturday Night Live' first air?
2. Who hosted the first show of 'Saturday Night Live'?
3. Jim Henson's Muppets appeared on the first episode of 'Saturday Night Live.'
4. Who was the first female host of the show?
5. Who was the first host of the 'Weekend Update' segment of the show?
6. Dan Aykroyd played the promoter of a product called the 'Super Bass-O-Matic '76.' What was this product?
7. What sketch was the first recurring one of the show?
8. Which of the following actors was not one of the original 'Not Ready for Prime Time Players' (i.e., who was not in the original cast of 'SNL')?
9. 'Saturday Night Live' once held a contest called 'Anyone Can Host' and actually let the winner host the show?
10. The 'Two Wild and Crazy Guys' played by Dan Aykroyd and Steve Martin were also known by what name?
11. Lorne Michaels appeared on the April 24, 1976 show to make an appeal to the Beatles. He showed a certified NBC check made out to them for {$3,000} and offered them this money to reunite and play three songs on the show. A month later, on the May 22, 1976 show, Lorne appeared again to increase the offer. How much was the check in the second offer?
12. Who played the Nerds -- Todd DiLaMuca and Lisa Loopner?
13. Sometimes the host of the show is also the musical guest, who was the first host to also perform as one of the musical guests in the same show?
14. One of Gilda Radner's many memorable characters was Emily Litella, who would appear on 'Weekend Update' to give editorial commentary about some issue or situation that disturbed her. Every time she would have to be corrected because she had misunderstood something about the situation. What was her trademark response upon finding out she was wrong?
15. Has 'Saturday Night Live' ever aired without a host?
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