The Will Ferrell Superfan Quiz: Get These 20 Questions Right
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Jacob Linden AOL Staff
From 'Saturday Night Live' highlights to his sports allegiances, we've gathered some trivia about the comedy legend to celebrate Will Ferrell's birthday.
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From Ron Burgundy to Buddy the Elf, to his varied SNL impressions and characters, Will Ferrell has clearly established himself as one of the all-time comedy greats, but did you know the actor has his name behind tons of heavy-hitting shows and movies behind the camera and co-founded one of the best-known comedy websites as well? An infamous improviser, Ferrell has a knack for making audiences laugh and coming up with quotable lines as a writer or spontaneously on set. In honor of his 56th birthday, and the recent 20th anniversary of his classic comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, here are 20 trivia questions to prove your Will Ferrell superfan status.

Q: What Was Ferrell's Major at USC?

A California native, Ferrell was born and raised in Irvine, and later attended the University of Southern California. He graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Information and is still a huge sports fan to this day even if he didn't pursue a broadcasting career.

Q: How Many Times Has Ferrell hosted Saturday Night Live

The actor famously had his major breakout on SNL after he was discovered by the show's producer alongside Chris Kattan and Cheri Oteri at the Groundlings Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles. He was on the show from 1995-2002 and has since returned to host five times.

Q: Which Austin Powers Movies Did Ferrell Appear In?

Ferrell had a small role as Mustafa, a henchman of Dr. Evil, in both the first and second Austin Powers movies, which lampooned James Bond to a T and are still pretty hilarious today.

Q: What Silly Siblings did Ferrel Play with Chris Kattan on SNL

First creating the characters at the Groundlings and later debuting them for the sketch "The Roxbury Guys" on SNL, Ferrell and Kattan were great together as The Butabi Brothers, who are pretty much always found at nightclubs trying and failing to pick up women.

Q: Who played Al Gore on SNL Opposite Ferrell's George W. Bush?

President George W. Bush was one of Ferrell's most legendary impressions, but Darrell Hammond was Just as funny as former Vice President Al Gore in some hilarious debate sketches.

Q: Where Did the Name Mugatu Come From?

Ferrell played Jacobim Mugatu, the villainous mogul of the fashion industry satire film Zoolander. According to the film's director, star, and co-writer Ben Stiller, the name Mugatu came from his vast knowledge of Star Trek, which was a play on the monster called a Mugato.

Q: Who was Considered for Buddy the Elf before Ferrell?

Ferrell actually wasn't the first choice for this hit Christmas comedy, which was written in 1993 with Jim Carrey in talks to star. Years later it went forward with Ferrell as the lead, and the rest was history. Here's another Christmas Ferrell fun fact: the actor worked as a mall Santa while making ends meet before his big break with Chris Kattan playing his elf.

Q: What's the Fictional TV Network Ron Burgundy Anchors?

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy was a great showcase of Ferrell and his co-star's abilities to look like absolute buffoons to the most hilarious degree. Ron Burgundy is the anchor of KVWN channel 4 in San Diego, with his childhood friends as other reporters, and balks when he finds out they are hiring a female co-anchor: Veronica Corningstone. Anchorman just hit its 20th anniversary on July 9th.

Q: How Many Stars did Roger Ebert Give Kicking & Screaming

Ferrell was all over the sports comedy genre in his early career, with this kid's movie co-starring Robert Duvall and Josh Hutcherson coming out in 2005. It got mostly mediocre reviews but noted critic Roger Ebert admitted it was formulaic but was charmed by Ferrell's performance and ended up giving it a solid three-star rating out of four.

Q: What's the Name of Ferrell's Comedy Website?

In 2007, Ferrell co-founded a website with Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, and Mark Kvamme called Funny or Die which hosted some hilarious video sketches and shows like the perfectly awkward Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis.

Q: Who Were the NASCAR Cameos in Talladega Nights?

Ferrell and John C. Reilly were hilarious in their first movie together as immature NASCAR racers and best friends since childhood. Two real drivers made cameos in the film: Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jamie McMurray.

Q: What was Ferrell's First Film as a Voice Actor?

While he had been working as a voice actor for several years up to this point on TV with guest roles on shows like King of the Hill and The Angry Beavers, his voice acting debut in a major feature animated film came in 2006 with Curious George, where he played the Man in the Yellow Hat.

Q: What did Will Ferrell Sing in the Blades of Glory Treadmill Scene?

According to an oral history of Blades of Glory from Nerdist which included Ferrell and the screenwriters Craig and Jeff Cox, having Ferrell's character sing "My Humps" by The Black Eyed Peas was a "game-time" decision at the last minute. Ferrell singing The Black Eyed Peas on a treadmill became one of the funniest scenes in a movie filled to the brim with great physical comedy and laugh-out-loud moments.

Q: What NBA Team Does Ferrell Root For?

As a SoCal native, Ferrell is a loyal fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and can be seen supporting them courtside all the time. He has also done some funny collaborations with the Golden State Warriors, like this sketch with the team where he brought back his character Jackie Moon from Semi-Pro.

Q: What Country did Megamind Premiere in?

Megamind is a solid 3D-animated comedy bolstered by Will Ferrell's hilarious starring role as the titular supervillain who suddenly becomes aimless when he finally defeats his nemesis Metro Man. It premiered in Russia on October 28, 2010, and then in the United States a few days later on November 5.

Q: How Many Kids' Choice Awards Has Ferrell Won?

Ferrell has won several Primetime Emmy Awards as a producer of Succession and a few TV specials and nominated several times over for various performances. He even won the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humour in 2011. At the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Ferrell has taken home one win for Favorite Movie Actor in 2016's Daddy's Home out of five nominations.

Q: What Are the Names of Ferrell's Lego Movie Characters?

The Lego Movie was an amazing moment in animation and was chock-full of celebrity voices including Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Morgan Freeman, and of course Ferrell. He played the villain Lord Business in the animated segments, and also Finn's Dad during the surprise reveal of the movie when we see the characters being controlled by a father and son in live-action.

Q: What Country Did Ferrell's Character Sing for in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Ferrell played Iceland native Lars Erickssong, who gets a chance to sing for the Eurovision Song Contest along with his bandmate and friend Sigrit Ericksdóttir, played by Rachel McAdams.

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Q: What Oscar Nominated 2023 Film Did Ferrell Help Produce?

Ferrell has worked up a ton of credits as a producer of films and TV shows through his company Gary Sanchez Productions and its sibling company Gloria Sanchez. Ferrell was a producer of the excellent Todd Haynes dark comedy film May December, which had an Original Screenplay nomination at the Academy Awards.

Q: What Corporation did Ferrell represent in Barbie

Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie's Barbie film was one of the biggest films of 2023, and it was packed with hilarious actors including Ferrell as the CEO of Mattel, the toy manufacturer that owns Barbie and tons of other huge toy brands like Hot Wheels and more. Ferrell commits 100% as the silly antagonist who wants to capture Stereotypical Barbie and remanufacture her after she suffers an existential crisis.

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