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146 free Wizard of Oz trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
25 free Wizard of Oz trivia questions with answers. Step into the magical Land of Oz with our comprehensive trivia quiz! Whether you're a devoted fan of the classic 1939 film or just enjoy testing your movie knowledge, this 146-question challenge will put your Wizard of Oz expertise to the test. From Dorothy's ruby slippers to the Emerald City's secrets, see how many questions you can answer correctly.
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Q 01Who illustrated the first edition of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'?
W. W. Denslow
W. W. Denslow shared the copyright with Baum, but each believed his own work had made the book a hit, and the partnership ended after Denslow designed the 1902 stage show's costumes.
Q 02To whom did Baum dedicate The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900?
His wife
His wife, Maud, got the dedication: 'to my good friend & comrade My Wife'. Her mother had at first disapproved of her marrying a travelling actor.
Q 03In the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Golden Cap lets its wearer summon which creatures, with three commands per holder?
Winged Monkeys
Winged Monkeys had already served the Wicked Witch twice before she spent her last command on Dorothy; Glinda later uses the cap to send Dorothy's friends home, then gives it to the Monkey King so his band is free.
Q 04In the 1939 Wizard of Oz, what do the talking trees hurl at Dorothy and the Scarecrow?
Apples
Apples are what Dorothy was trying to pick when a tree slapped her hand, so the Scarecrow sneers at the fruit until the trees pelt the pair with exactly what they wanted.
Q 05What does Dorothy primarily seek from the Wizard of Oz?
A way to return home
Dorothy's main goal throughout her journey in Oz is to find a way to get back to her home in Kansas.
Q 06In the 1939 Wizard of Oz, what does the Wizard hand the Scarecrow in place of a brain?
A diploma
A diploma, naming him a Doctor of Thinkology: the Wizard argues that great thinkers back home have no more brains than he has, just the piece of paper.
Q 07What does the Tin Woodman desire from the Wizard of Oz?
A heart
A heart is his wish, yet he is already the softest of the party: in the book he weeps so hard over a beetle he steps on that his jaw rusts shut.
Q 08In the 1939 Wizard of Oz, what does Toto tug at to expose the Wizard as an ordinary man?
A curtain
A curtain hides a man working levers and a microphone; in Baum's book the reveal is an accident, when Toto jumps at the Lion's roar and tips over a screen.
Q 09What colour are Dorothy's magic shoes in L. Frank Baum's original book?
Silver
Silver in the book, the shoes are said to have turned ruby for the 1939 film to make the most of colour photography; either way, they are what carries Dorothy home.
Q 10In the 1939 Wizard of Oz, what must Dorothy bring the Wizard before he will grant any wishes?
The Witch's broomstick
The Witch's broomstick is the price of his help, to prove the travellers worthy; Baum's Wizard is blunter and tells Dorothy to kill the Wicked Witch of the West.
Q 11In the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, what must every visitor put on before entering the Emerald City?
Green-tinted spectacles
Green-tinted spectacles are locked on with a key by the Guardian of the Gates, supposedly to protect eyes from the city's brilliance, which is why everything inside looks so dazzlingly green.
Q 12In the 1939 Wizard of Oz, how is Toto carried away from the farm under a sheriff's order?
On a bicycle
On a bicycle, shut in its basket until he jumps out and runs home; inside the cyclone Dorothy sees the same rider pedal past her window, changing shape in mid-air.
Q 13How does Dorothy accidentally defeat the Wicked Witch of the West?
Q 21In the 1939 Wizard of Oz, which Kansas neighbour gets a sheriff's order to seize Toto after he bites her?
Almira Gulch
Almira Gulch, who 'owns half the county', takes Toto away; inside the cyclone she turns into the Wicked Witch of the West, both roles played by Margaret Hamilton.
Q 22The Kansas scenes of the 1939 Wizard of Oz were shot in black and white and then given which treatment?
A sepia-tone process
A sepia-tone process warmed the black-and-white Kansas scenes as a counterweight to the colour, so that the cut to Oz lands as a burst of Technicolor.
Q 23Who directed most of the 1939 Wizard of Oz before leaving to take charge of Gone with the Wind?
Victor Fleming
She throws a bucket of water on her.
Dorothy throws a bucket of water over the Wicked Witch of the West, who melts away; in the book she does it in anger after the Witch trips her and snatches one of her shoes.
Q 14In Baum's novel, the Wizard of Oz confesses he is a circus balloonist from which US city?
Omaha
Omaha is where he says he was born; a ventriloquist turned circus balloonist, he drifted off course, came down in Oz and let the locals take him for a great wizard.
Q 15Terry, the dog who played Toto in the 1939 Wizard of Oz, was what breed?
Cairn Terrier
Terry was a Cairn Terrier, a female playing a male dog for $125 a week; a Winkie guard stepped on her and sprained her paw, so a stand-in filled in while she healed.
Q 16Which actor began the 1939 Wizard of Oz as the Tin Man but was hospitalised after breathing in his aluminum-powder makeup?
Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen spent weeks recovering while the trade press was told he had pneumonia; Jack Haley, brought in to replace him, wore the aluminum as a painted-on paste instead.
Q 17Which member of the 1939 Wizard of Oz cast played five parts, including Professor Marvel and the title role?
Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan turns up as Professor Marvel, the Wizard, the city gatekeeper, the cabbie and a palace guard, a running gag the screenwriters added so the humbug keeps reappearing in new guises.
Q 18Bert Lahr's sweltering costume in the 1939 Wizard of Oz was made mainly from which material?
Real lion skin
Real lion skin and fur made up the suit, worn under Technicolor lamps hot enough to push the set past 100°F; the costume sold at auction in 2014 for more than $3 million.
Q 19In the 1939 Wizard of Oz, what tinted the white horses for the 'horse of a different color' scene?
Jell-O powder
Jell-O powder coloured the white horses shot by shot, so several tints stand in for a single animal: as the cabbie says, 'there's only one of him, and he's it'.
Q 20Besides Best Song for 'Over the Rainbow', which Oscar did the 1939 Wizard of Oz win?
Best Original Score
Best Original Score went to Herbert Stothart, while the winning song had nearly been lost: after a preview, MGM executives pushed to cut 'Over the Rainbow' from the film.
Victor Fleming directed most of the picture, then left in February 1939 to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind; another director finished the last Kansas scenes uncredited.
Q 24In the 1939 Wizard of Oz, what was the Scarecrow's suit made of when the Witch set him alight?
Asbestos
Asbestos went into a special version of Ray Bolger's Scarecrow suit; the film's historians say the snow that falls on the poppies was crushed gypsum, not asbestos as often told.
Q 25Which US network first broadcast the 1939 Wizard of Oz on television, in 1956?
CBS
CBS first televised it on November 3, 1956, and the yearly showings that followed made it a family ritual; the Library of Congress says it has been seen by more viewers than any other film.
Q 26Who wrote the lyrics to the songs of the 1939 Wizard of Oz, including 'Over the Rainbow'?
Yip Harburg
Yip Harburg wrote the words to Harold Arlen's music and shaped the script as well: the Wizard's parting gifts to Dorothy's three friends were his idea.
Q 27What was the name of the swing-style song cut from the 1939 Wizard of Oz before release?
The Jitterbug
'The Jitterbug', a swing number shot in the Haunted Forest, was cut before release; a trace remains when the Witch says she has sent 'a little insect on ahead' to take the fight out of them.
Q 28Which actress was first cast as the Wicked Witch in the 1939 Wizard of Oz but withdrew before filming?
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard was cast as a sleek, glamorous witch but withdrew when the character was reworked into an ugly hag; Margaret Hamilton took over the part.
Q 29In the 1939 Wizard of Oz, which Kansas farmhand reappears in Oz as the Scarecrow?
Hunk
Hunk tells Dorothy to use her head, since it 'ain't made of straw', then turns up in Oz stuffed with it; Hickory becomes the Tin Man and Zeke the Lion.
Q 30From which producer did MGM buy the screen rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1938?
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn had bought the book in 1933 as a vehicle for comedian Eddie Cantor, whom he pictured as the Scarecrow, but he never made the film and sold the rights on.