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 Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. From Dorothy’s journey through Oz to the movie’s 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
12 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.20th Television
- B.Lionsgate Television
- C.MGM
- D.Paramount Pictures
Answer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Wizard of Oz was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, commonly abbreviated MGM.
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
What is the name of Dorothy's dog?
Answer: Toto
Toto is Dorothy's dog.
Question 10
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 11
What carries Dorothy's house to Oz?
Answer: A tornado
A tornado carries Dorothy's house to Oz.
Question 12
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
10 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 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 7
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 8
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 9
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 10
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.
Fun The Wizard of Oz Trivia
12 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 Munchkinland—because 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 behind the curtain."
- 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
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 10
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 11
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 12
Where is Dorothy left when the Wizard’s balloon departs?
- A.Kansas
- B.Yellow Brick Road
- C.Emerald City
- D.Munchkinland
Answer: Emerald City
At the end of the balloon escape scene, Dorothy is stranded in Emerald City while the Wizard leaves without her.
Funny The Wizard of Oz Trivia
10 questions
These funny The Wizard of Oz trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Which Emerald City role greets Dorothy’s group at the palace gate?
- A.doorman
- B.coachman
- C.city crier
- D.palace guard
Answer: palace guard
The role is the palace guard at the Emerald City entrance, a small Frank Morgan part in the Wizard’s world. He’s the gatekeeper-type figure who stops Dorothy’s party before the curtain-and-smoke reveal scene.
Question 2
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 3
Which Frank Morgan role drives Dorothy around Emerald City?
- A.Doorman
- B.Gatekeeper
- C.Wizard
- D.Coachman
Answer: Coachman
In The Wizard of Oz, Frank Morgan appears in multiple Emerald City roles; the carriage-driving figure is the coachman in the Oz scenes.
Question 4
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 5
Which tiny Munchkinland entourage welcomes Dorothy after the house lands?
- A.Lollipop Guild
- B.Palace Guard
- C.Flying Monkeys
- D.Professor Marvel
Answer: Lollipop Guild
The Lollipop Guild greets Dorothy right after her house lands in Munchkinland. The Palace Guard is tied to Emerald City, while the other two are separate Oz characters.
Question 6
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 7
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 8
Which magical shoes does everyone in Oz want?
- A.Oil can
- B.Balloon
- C.Hourglass
- D.Ruby Slippers
Answer: Ruby Slippers
The Ruby Slippers are the film’s most sought-after object, driving the chase with the Witch and the Wizard. They’re the glittering shoes Dorothy wears throughout the journey.
Question 9
What is the Tin Man afraid tears will do to him?
- A.shrink
- B.rust
- C.melt
- D.freeze
Answer: rust
The Tin Man explains that crying would cause him to rust, a classic line tied to his character in The Wizard of Oz.
Question 10
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
11 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
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 8
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 9
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 10
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 11
Which director briefly worked on The Wizard of Oz before replacement?
- A.George Cukor
- B.Richard Thorpe
- C.Victor Fleming
- D.King Vidor
Answer: Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe was the first director hired before being replaced early in production. The film’s final version came under Victor Fleming’s direction.
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