The Wizard of Oz Trivia
The Wizard of Oz trivia celebrates the beloved 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and adapted from L. Frank Baumās 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. From Dorothyās journey through Oz to the movieās iconic music, characters, and behind-the-scenes history, it offers a family-friendly mix of familiar favorites and deeper-cut facts for devoted film fans.
Easy The Wizard of Oz Trivia
13 questions
These easy The Wizard of Oz trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
In what year was The Wizard of Oz released?
Answer: 1939
The Wizard of Oz was released in 1939.
Question 2
Which studio produced The Wizard of Oz?
- A.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- B.Paramount Pictures
- C.RKO Pictures
Answer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The film was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Question 3
Who plays Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz?
Answer: Judy Garland
Judy Garland plays Dorothy Gale.
Question 4
Who portrays the Scarecrow?
- A.Bert Lahr
- B.Frank Morgan
- C.Ray Bolger
- D.Jack Haley
Answer: Ray Bolger
Ray Bolger plays the Scarecrow.
Question 5
Which actor plays the Tin Man?
- A.Bert Lahr
- B.Frank Morgan
- C.Jack Haley
- D.Ray Bolger
Answer: Jack Haley
Jack Haley plays the Tin Man.
Question 6
Who plays the Cowardly Lion in the film?
- A.Ray Bolger
- B.Bert Lahr
- C.Jack Haley
- D.Frank Morgan
Answer: Bert Lahr
Bert Lahr plays the Cowardly Lion.
Question 7
Who is the actor behind the Wizard?
Answer: Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan plays the Wizard.
Question 8
Who plays Glinda?
- A.Clara Blandick
- B.Billie Burke
- C.Judy Garland
- D.Margaret Hamilton
Answer: Billie Burke
Billie Burke plays Glinda.
Question 9
Which actress plays the Wicked Witch of the West?
- A.Margaret Hamilton
- B.Billie Burke
- C.Judy Garland
- D.Greer Garson
Answer: Margaret Hamilton
Margaret Hamilton plays the Wicked Witch of the West.
Question 10
What is the name of Dorothy's dog?
Answer: Toto
Toto is Dorothy's dog.
Question 11
At the start of the film, Dorothy lives in which U.S. state?
Answer: Kansas
Dorothy lives in Kansas at the start of the film.
Question 12
What carries Dorothy's house to Oz?
Answer: A tornado
A tornado carries Dorothy's house to Oz.
Question 13
What road does Dorothy follow on her journey?
Answer: The Yellow Brick Road
Dorothy follows the Yellow Brick Road.
The Wizard of Oz Family Trivia
12 questions
These family The Wizard of Oz trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
Who is the credited director of The Wizard of Oz?
- A.Herbert Stothart
- B.Victor Fleming
- C.King Vidor
- D.Harold Arlen
Answer: Victor Fleming
Victor Fleming is the film's credited director.
Question 2
Which writer is named in the screenplay credits for The Wizard of Oz?
- A.Charley Grapewin
- B.Noel Langley
- C.E. Y. Harburg
- D.Herbert Stothart
Answer: Noel Langley
Noel Langley is one of the credited screenwriters.
Question 3
Florence Ryerson is credited for what part of The Wizard of Oz?
Answer: The screenplay
Florence Ryerson is listed among the screenplay credits.
Question 4
Which credited screenwriter of The Wizard of Oz has the name Edgar Allan Woolf?
- A.Victor Fleming
- B.Edgar Allan Woolf
- C.Noel Langley
- D.Harold Arlen
Answer: Edgar Allan Woolf
Edgar Allan Woolf is one of the film's screenplay credits.
Question 5
Who composed the songs for The Wizard of Oz?
- A.King Vidor
- B.Harold Arlen
- C.Herbert Stothart
Answer: Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen composed the film's songs.
Question 6
Who wrote the lyrics for the film's songs?
- A.Harold Arlen
- B.Noel Langley
- C.Victor Fleming
- D.E. Y. Harburg
Answer: E. Y. Harburg
E. Y. Harburg wrote the lyrics for the songs in the film.
Question 7
Who composed the background score heard throughout The Wizard of Oz?
- A.Harold Arlen
- B.Edgar Allan Woolf
- C.King Vidor
- D.Herbert Stothart
Answer: Herbert Stothart
Herbert Stothart composed the film's background score.
Question 8
Who directed the Kansas sequence featuring "Over the Rainbow"?
- A.Harold Arlen
- B.King Vidor
- C.Victor Fleming
Answer: King Vidor
King Vidor directed the Kansas sequence that features "Over the Rainbow.".
Question 9
What are the names of the three Kansas farmhands?
Answer: Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke
The farmhands in Kansas are named Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke.
Question 10
Which actor plays Aunt Em?
- A.Florence Ryerson
- B.Clara Blandick
- C.Margaret Hamilton
- D.Charley Grapewin
Answer: Clara Blandick
Aunt Em is played by Clara Blandick.
Question 11
Who plays Uncle Henry in the film?
- A.Herbert Stothart
- B.Charley Grapewin
- C.Victor Fleming
- D.Clara Blandick
Answer: Charley Grapewin
Uncle Henry is played by Charley Grapewin.
Question 12
Who plays Miss Gulch?
- A.Florence Ryerson
- B.Margaret Hamilton
- C.Clara Blandick
Answer: Margaret Hamilton
Miss Gulch is played by Margaret Hamilton.
Fun The Wizard of Oz Trivia
13 questions
These fun The Wizard of Oz trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Before Dorothy lands in colorful Oz, what tone colors the Kansas scenes?
Answer: Sepia tones.
The Kansas scenes are filmed in sepia tones, making Oz's color feel especially dramatic.
Question 2
Once Dorothy steps into Oz, most of the adventure bursts into what color process?
- A.Kodachrome
- B.Monochrome
- C.Technicolor
- D.Sepia
Answer: Technicolor.
Most Oz scenes are presented in Technicolor, contrasting with the sepia Kansas opening.
Question 3
Which marching tune keeps popping back up as Dorothy and friends head toward Emerald City?
Answer: "We're Off to See the Wizard."
"We're Off to See the Wizard" is repeated during the journey to Emerald City.
Question 4
The Munchkinland welcome goes cheerfully spooky with what lyric?
- A.Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
- B."Follow the Yellow Brick Road"
- C."We're Off to See the Wizard"
- D."The Merry Old Land of Oz"
Answer: "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead."
The Munchkinland welcome song includes the line "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead.".
Question 5
How does Glinda make her entrance in Munchkinlandābecause walking would be far too ordinary?
Answer: In a bubble-like vehicle.
Glinda arrives in Munchkinland in a bubble-like vehicle.
Question 6
When Dorothy's group first meets the Wizard, what giant image do they see?
Answer: A giant floating head.
The Wizard appears to Dorothy's group is a giant floating head.
Question 7
What famous line blows the cover off the Wizard's act?
- A."I'll get you, my pretty"
- B."Follow the yellow brick road"
- C.Pay no attention to that man
- D."There's no place like home"
Answer: "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain."
That line reveals the Wizard's trick and points to the man operating things behind the curtain.
Question 8
What ominous message does the Wicked Witch write across the sky?
Answer: "Surrender Dorothy."
The Wicked Witch writes "Surrender Dorothy" in the sky.
Question 9
Who works for the Wicked Witch of the West with maximum winged chaos?
Answer: Flying monkeys.
Flying monkeys serve the Wicked Witch of the West.
Question 10
Where is the Scarecrow when Dorothy first finds him?
Answer: Tied to a pole in a cornfield.
The Scarecrow first appears tied to a pole in a cornfield.
Question 11
What item does Dorothy use before meeting the Tin Man properly beside the forest path?
Answer: An oil can.
Dorothy meets the Tin Man beside a forest path after oiling him, using an oil can.
Question 12
In the Witch's castle, what object dramatically measures Dorothy's remaining time?
Answer: An hourglass.
The Wicked Witch uses an hourglass to count down Dorothy's time in the castle.
Question 13
Who finally tells Dorothy that her ticket home was with her all along?
Answer: Glinda.
Glinda tells Dorothy she had the power to return home all along.
Funny The Wizard of Oz Trivia
13 questions
These funny The Wizard of Oz trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Before Oz starts handing out job opportunities, what Kansas character is played by Frank Morgan?
Answer: Professor Marvel
In the Kansas scenes, Frank Morgan plays Professor Marvel.
Question 2
Frank Morgan really got around Emerald City. Which role has him picking up passengers like Oz's least regulated ride service?
Answer: The cabby
Frank Morgan also plays the Emerald City cabby.
Question 3
Which Emerald City role played by Frank Morgan is basically the human version of 'halt, who goes there?'?
Answer: The palace guard
Frank Morgan also appears is the palace guard in Emerald City.
Question 4
If Oz had an apartment building, which Frank Morgan character would be standing at the front entrance?
Answer: The doorman
Frank Morgan also plays the doorman in Emerald City.
Question 5
Which Frank Morgan role is in charge of getting people around Oz by carriage instead of by dramatic plot convenience?
Answer: The carriage driver
Frank Morgan also plays the carriage driver in Oz.
Question 6
What panicky line gets repeated by Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man like the world's most anxious group chant?
Answer: "Lions and tigers and bears! Oh, my!"
The repeated line is "Lions and tigers and bears! Oh, my!" and it is said by Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man.
Question 7
Which character sings about fear in the song "If I Were King of the Forest"?
Answer: The Cowardly Lion
The Cowardly Lion sings about fear in "If I Were King of the Forest.".
Question 8
Who gets the musical wish list item "If I Only Had a Brain"?
Answer: The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow sings "If I Only Had a Brain.".
Question 9
What kind of tree decides that Dorothy is not welcome and starts throwing produce with attitude?
Answer: An apple tree
A talking apple-throwing tree in the forest talks back to Dorothy.
Question 10
When the Wizard helps the Scarecrow, what does he hand over instead of actual brains?
Answer: A testimonial
The Wizard gives the Scarecrow a testimonial rather than literal brains.
Question 11
Which character makes a big brave entrance and then promptly turns the waterworks on?
Answer: The Cowardly Lion
The Cowardly Lion bursts into tears soon after his brave entrance.
Question 12
The Tin Man has a very specific reason to avoid sobbing. What is he afraid will happen?
Answer: He will rust again
The Tin Man worries that crying will make him rust again.
Question 13
Professor Marvel's fortune-telling act is powered less by magic and more by what fake prop?
Answer: A crystal ball
Professor Marvel tricks Dorothy using a fake crystal-ball reading about Aunt Em.
Hard The Wizard of Oz Trivia
14 questions
These hard The Wizard of Oz trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
Which Academy Award category recognized The Wizard of Oz with a nomination for the film as a whole, rather than for an individual song or technical craft?
- A.Best Picture
- B.Best Director
- C.Best Adapted Screenplay
- D.Best Film Editing
Answer: Best Picture
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Question 2
In 1940, Judy Garland received what special Oscar honor for her performances in 1939 films including The Wizard of Oz?
Answer: Academy Juvenile Award
Judy Garland received a special Academy Juvenile Award in 1940 for her performance in 1939 films including The Wizard of Oz.
Question 3
Which Oscar did the song "Over the Rainbow" actually win?
- A.Best Sound Recording
- B.Best Picture
- C.Best Original Song
- D.Best Original Score
Answer: Best Original Song
"Over the Rainbow" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Question 4
Name the Academy Award category in which The Wizard of Oz earned a nomination for its technical wizardry.?
Answer: Special Effects
The film received a Special Effects nomination at the Academy Awards.
Question 5
Who served as cinematographer on The Wizard of Oz?
Answer: Harold Rosson
The film's cinematography was by Harold Rosson.
Question 6
Which credited art director on The Wizard of Oz shared the initials C.G.?
Answer: Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons was one of the credited art directors on the film.
Question 7
Alongside Cedric Gibbons, which other credited art director is named in the film's production credits?
Answer: William A. Horning
William A. Horning was one of the credited art directors on the film.
Question 8
Which special effects figure was credited for effects work on The Wizard of Oz?
Answer: A. Arnold Gillespie
A. Arnold Gillespie was credited for special effects work on the film.
Question 9
Who was credited for sound recording on The Wizard of Oz?
Answer: Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer was credited for sound recording on the film.
Question 10
Which single-name designer appears among the credited costume designers for The Wizard of Oz?
Answer: Adrian
Adrian was one of the film's credited costume designers.
Question 11
Who served as producer of The Wizard of Oz?
Answer: Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy served is producer on the film.
Question 12
Which film figure was credited as associate producer rather than producer on The Wizard of Oz?
- A.Cedric Gibbons
- B.Arthur Freed
- C.Mervyn LeRoy
- D.Victor Fleming
Answer: Arthur Freed
Arthur Freed was credited is associate producer.
Question 13
Before another director replaced him, who briefly directed The Wizard of Oz?
Answer: Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe directed the film briefly before being replaced.
Question 14
Which director worked on the production before Victor Fleming took over?
Answer: George Cukor
George Cukor worked on the production before Victor Fleming took over is director.
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