Music Trivia World's Weekly Quiz Archives

Paul Simon
James Taylor
Billy Preston
Phoebe Snow

2.During the first season, one episode?s "musical guest" was really John Belushi impersonating which artist?

Jake Blues (The Blues Brothers)
Art Garfunkel
Randy Newman
Joe Cocker

3.Dan Akroyd has served as cast member, host, and musical guest (as a Blues Brother) for the show. Which one of these is the only other person to share this distinction?

Chris Farley
Eddy Murphy
Norm McDonald
Michael McKean

4.Which of these artists were never banned from SNL?

Frank Zappa
The Replacements
Prince
Sinead O'Connor

5.Which of these artists has appeared as a musical guest the most often?

Sting
Beck
Paul Simon
Randy Newman

6.Which of these artists has never simultaneously acted as host and musical guest in the same episode?

Ray Charles
The Rolling Stones
Ashlee Simpson
Janet Jackson

7.Sinead O?Connor was banned for the show for what reason?

Endorsing the I.R.A.
Tearing up a picture of The Pope
Using foul language
Aborting her performance mid-song and leaving the stage

8.Rap group Cypress Hill were banned from the show for what offense?

Dropping numerous f-bombs during their performance
B-Real dropping his pants to reveal no underwear beneath
Sen Dog giving 'the finger' to the camera
DJ Muggs lighting up and smoking a joint on live national TV

9.Which of these parent-child combos have appeared (separately) as musical guests on SNL?

Loudon Wainwright III & Rufus Wainwright
Bob Dylan & Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers)
Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra
John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) & Jason Bonham

10.Long-time SNL bandleader G.E. Smith was originally the guitarist for which group?

The Greg Kihn Band
Hall & Oates
Mr. Mister
The Neville Brothers