Q 01/05

Who illustrated the first edition of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'?

A) W. W. Denslow

B) John R. Neill

C) Maxfield Parrish

D) Arthur Rackham

Answer · why

A) W. W. Denslow

Denslow co-held the copyright with Baum, and the costumes for the 1902 stage extravaganza were modelled on his drawings.

Q 02/05

In what year was the original novel, 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,' first published?

A) 1895

B) 1890

C) 1889

D) 1900

Answer · why

D) 1900

The first copy came off the press that May and the book had sold three million copies by the time it entered the public domain in 1956.

Q 03/05

Roughly how many copies had the novel sold when it entered the public domain in 1956?

A) 300,000

B) 1 million

C) 3 million

D) 10 million

Answer · why

C) 3 million

The Library of Congress has called it 'America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale'.

Q 04/05

In the novel, which creatures does the Golden Cap allow its wearer to summon?

A) Kalidahs

B) Winged Monkeys

C) Hammer-Heads

D) Fighting Trees

Answer · why

B) Winged Monkeys

Whoever holds the cap gets three commands; the Wicked Witch used hers to capture Dorothy, and Glinda's final three uses free the monkeys from the ench...

Q 05/05

Which publisher issued the first edition of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'?

A) George M. Hill Company

B) Bobbs-Merrill

C) Reilly & Britton

D) Charles Scribner's Sons

Answer · why

A) George M. Hill Company

The first copy came off the press on May 17 that year, and Baum assembled it by hand as a gift for his sister.