FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

You Interview Jon Stewart Trivia Quiz

You are the guest fill-in host for Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" and your first guest is Jon Stewart. It has been a long time since you have interviewed him and you want to prove that you really know him. Enjoy the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by superferd. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
superferd

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
147,774

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
637

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Thr crowd roars and heavy applause is heard as Jon walks across the room. The band is playing political campaign music and Jon laughs at that and waves at them.

"So John," you say, "It's hard to imagine that you got your start on the _______ network". Which network? Hint

TLC

FOX

MTV

VH1

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. You congratulate Jon on a hilarious stand up comedy routine that he is famous for that aired from Miami. It won an ACE cable award. What is the name of this stand-up routine? Hint

A Jewish boy in Miami

Oy Vay!

Political Nonsense

Unleavened

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. You ask Jon about his hit "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central. He pays homage to its first host. Who was this? Hint

Ben Stein

Greg Kinnear

Craig Kilborn

Rosie O' Donnell

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. On which show did Jon Stewart play a talk show host who was ready to succeed the incumbent host? You have to bring up the show to engage Jon in a conversation about it during the interview Hint

Wayne's World

Sports Night

The Larry Sanders Show

Late Night Wars

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. When going over Jon Stewart's filmography, which one of these films do you not want to mention since he was NOT in it? Hint

The Faculty

Playing by Heart

About Last Night

Death to Smoochy

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. You have to ask Jon a tough question. Which talk show host offended Jon on their show? Hint

Montel Williams

Kathy Lee Gifford

Howard Stern

George Michael

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. You want to make sure that you introduce him with the right credentials at the beginning of the show: Jon Stewart has hosted the Grammy Awards?

True

False

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Jon Stewart has also had a book out on the New York Times Best Seller list. You must mention this to him and discuss his book. What is it called? Hint

A New York Comedian...What a Tragedy!

Naked Pictures of Famous People

It's My Matzoh

Indecision 2000

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. What event occured for Jon Stewart on April 29, 2003? Hint

He was temporarily the President of the United States when Bush was missing.

He was offerred Craig Kilborn's Job.

Comedy Central extended his contract.

He got married.

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. You want Jon's wife to surprise him at the end of the interview. You shout, "Come out ___________ ! " Who is his wife? Hint

Joan

No one...this is a bad idea since he is not married.

Tracey

Lydia

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Thr crowd roars and heavy applause is heard as Jon walks across the room. The band is playing political campaign music and Jon laughs at that and waves at them.
"So John," you say, "It's hard to imagine that you got your start on the _______ network". Which network?

Answer: MTV

Jon Stewart's first big gig was "The Jon Stewart Show" on MTV from 1993-1995. He had a full head of dark hair and a terrific wit, but a cancelled show. It was a 30-minute show with Jon as the talk show host but it never caught on.

2. You congratulate Jon on a hilarious stand up comedy routine that he is famous for that aired from Miami. It won an ACE cable award. What is the name of this stand-up routine?

Answer: Unleavened

Released in September of 1996, "Unleavened" was one of the funniest stand-up routines that I have ever watched. I am a big fan of stand up comedy and personally think that he topped them all with this one. It was an HBO special and is hard to find anywhere on video. I had it taped for years and thought it would have made a solid home video release.

3. You ask Jon about his hit "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central. He pays homage to its first host. Who was this?

Answer: Craig Kilborn

Craig Kilborn, who now has a late night show on CBS, used to host this show. He is famous for asking his 5 questions, which he started on this show. Before "The Daily Show", Craig Kilborn worked for ESPN and hosted shows such as "Sports Center".

4. On which show did Jon Stewart play a talk show host who was ready to succeed the incumbent host? You have to bring up the show to engage Jon in a conversation about it during the interview

Answer: The Larry Sanders Show

Jon Stewart plays himself in a recurring role who is always a threat to Larry on "The Larry Sanders Show". Every time that Larry would go on vacation or fall ill, Larry would get paranoid that Jon was going to usurp him.

5. When going over Jon Stewart's filmography, which one of these films do you not want to mention since he was NOT in it?

Answer: About Last Night

Jon Stewart was not in the 1986 drama, "About Last Night" with brat-packers Rob Lowe and Demi Moore, but was in these other three blockbusters.

6. You have to ask Jon a tough question. Which talk show host offended Jon on their show?

Answer: Kathy Lee Gifford

This is what I remember from a clip from "Unleavened". It is Jon Stewart in the middle of a stand up routine. "I was waiting in the green room with Marvin Hamlish and two guys from the auto show. Kathy Lee comes out and tells a few jokes and then says, "Tonight, we have Marvin Hamlish and there was a loud applause.

She then says "We have two guys from the auto show". Again, there was a loud applause. And she finishes with "...and Jon Stewart!". And I received a nice round of applause. Then Kathy Lee looked at the audience and says, "There're so nice.

They are applauding and they don't even know who he is. I don't know if you've ever been in a room where Marvin Hamlish turns to you and says, 'Burn!'"

7. You want to make sure that you introduce him with the right credentials at the beginning of the show: Jon Stewart has hosted the Grammy Awards?

Answer: True

Jon Stewart hosted the 2001 Grammy awards that was most remembered by a live duo between Eminem and Elton John which was a marketing ploy of Eminem to win over the gay community for many hateful things that he sang about.

8. Jon Stewart has also had a book out on the New York Times Best Seller list. You must mention this to him and discuss his book. What is it called?

Answer: Naked Pictures of Famous People

His book is described as a collection of ficticious and humorous what-if essays that Jon Stewart wrote while on tour in his early comedy days while playing dingy night clubs. It is with Rob Weisbach Books and has appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List.

9. What event occured for Jon Stewart on April 29, 2003?

Answer: Comedy Central extended his contract.

This answer was not as exciting as you may have thought but it was a milestone for Jon. He had been offerred gigs on network television but he remained true to Comedy Central and was locked up as their biggest star to continue hosting "The Daily Show".

10. You want Jon's wife to surprise him at the end of the interview. You shout, "Come out ___________ ! " Who is his wife?

Answer: Tracey

Jon Stewart lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife Tracey whose maiden name was McShane. In June, 2001 Jon Stewart filed a petition to change his name legally from Leibowitz to Stewart. On "60 Minutes", he explained he dropped the Leibowitz because it sounded "Too Hollywood".

Source: Author superferd

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor gtho4 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.