"Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special" Quiz

Answer: Homeward Bound

"Homeward Bound" was performed by Paul Simon and George Harrison on the November 20, 1976 episode of "Saturday Night Live". For the special, Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter performed "Homeward Bound" to open the show. The song was released as a single by Simon and Garfunkel in 1976.

Answer: Steve Martin

Steve Martin came on the stage and talked about aging. He called the monologue the "weakest part of the show". John Mulaney and Martin Short joined Martin on stage each telling jokes.

Answer: No

"Black Jeopardy!" host Darnell Hayes welcomed three contestants to the fictional gameshow. Leslie Jones played contestant Shanice while Tracy Morgan played contestant Darius. Eddie Murphy impersonated Tracy Morgan as the third contestant. Chris Rock appeared on the sketch to give a special guest clue.

Answer: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler fielded questions from Quinta Brunson, Tim Meadows, Keith Richards, Jon Hamm, Seth Meyers, Peyton Manning, and Jon Lovitz. John Lovitz asked why he was seated across the street in the American Girl store. Lovitz's seat was taken by Julia Louis-Dreyfus' service dog. The show's host dresser, Donna Richards, was introduced during this segment.

Answer: anxiety

Bowen Yang, Andy Samberg, Sarah Sherman, Chris Parnell, Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon, Will Forte, Taran Killam, Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney all appeared in the special's "SNL Digital Short". They all shared their experiences with anxiety as a "Saturday Night Live" cast member or employee. Clips of classic "Saturday Night Live" moments were included in this digital short.

Answer: Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor recorded the hit single "Nothing Compares 2 U" for her 1990 studio album "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got". Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard performed a version of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U" on the "Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special". The duo was introduced by Aubrey Plaza.

On the October 3, 1992 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Sinéad O'Connor performed a version of Bob Marley's 1976 song "War". At the end of her performance, O'Connor ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II in front of the camera. She then said "fight the real enemy" and threw the ripped pieces of the picture to the floor. Sinéad O'Connor was banned from appearing on the show for this incident.

Answer: Drunk Uncle

Cecily Strong's The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party character announced that she was bringing a baby into the world. She accused Michael Che of "assuming she was pregnant because she had a baby inside of her". The Girl revealed that Bobby Moynihan's Dunk Uncle character was the baby's father.

Answer: Brian Doyle-Murray

Bill Murray described his top "Weekend Update" anchor of the last fifty years of "Saturday Night Live". Murray said that the anchor was funny, had a great smile, and was "currently sleeping every kind of way with the lovely actress Scarlett Johansson". Murray then announced that his brother, Brian Doyle-Murray, was his top "Weekend Update" anchor. Colin Jost sat at the desk amazed that he didn't make Murray's list.

Answer: Meryl Streep

Kate McKinnon's Colleen Rafferty and two other people were being investigated regarding their alleged alien abductions. Meryl Streep, making her "Saturday Night Live" debut, appeared at the investigation as Colleen Rafferty's mother. Naturally, McKinnon's Rafferty character made the other thespians in the sketch break character and start giggling.

Answer: Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson made a rare public appearance to introduce Adam Sandler. Nicholson was sitting in the crowd when he introduced Sandler. Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler starred together in the 2003 film "Anger Management".

Adam Sandler sang a song about the first fifty years of "Saturday Night Live". Sandler highlighted the tenures of certain cast members such as Chris Farley and Norm Macdonald.

Answer: Linda Richman

Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph reprised their roles as Betty and Jodi in a "Bronx Beat with Betty and Jodi" sketch. The duo interviewed Miles Teller. Mike Myers then joined the sketch reprising his role as Linda Richman from the "Coffee Talk" sketches.

The trio kvetched and kvelled. Linda called Betty and Jodi "two big sticks of buttah". The trio got a little verklempt when discussing their friend Paul Baldwin and his "advanced shpilkes in his kinnickdezoink."

Answer: Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks took a moment to remember those who the "Saturday Night Live" family had lost. Hanks meant to say "Saturday Night Live" moments that have aged horribly. This "In Memoriam to Cancelled Sketches" segment included hosts, sketches, characters, stereotypes, and jokes that are considered to be in poor taste.

Answer: Debbie Downer

Jimmy Fallon, Ayo Edebiri, and Drew Barrymore entered a bar to celebrate fifty years of Saturday Night Live. Eventually, Robert De Niro joined the festivities. Rachel Dratch's Debbie Downer character served as the bartender in this sketch. Debbie Downer griped about topics such as the bird flu's effect on egg prices, her own gout struggle, and microplastics.

Answer: Jack Handey

"Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey..." was a recurring segment that aired on "Saturday Night Live" between 1991 and 1998. This segment returned for the special.

The recurring "Scared Straight" returned for the special as well. Jason Sudeikis' Officer Sikorski character invited convicts Lorenzo MacIntosh (Keenan Thompson), "All the Way" Ray May (Eddie Murphy), and Big Red (Will Ferrell) to scare three teenagers to not shoplift.

Answer: Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney performed a medley of songs from the Beatles' 1969 album "Abbey Road". The songs in the medley were "Golden Slumbers", "Carry That Weight" and "The End". The performance was introduced by Martin Short.