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

W. W. 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 Wonderful Wizard of Oz was first published in 1900: the first copy came off the press in Chicago on May 17, 1900, with full distribution that Sept...

Q 03/05

Roughly how many copies had The Wonderful Wizard of Oz sold by the time it entered the public domain in 1956?

A) 3 million

B) Half a million

C) 1 million

D) 10 million

Answer · why

A) 3 million

3 million copies by 1956, for a book the Library of Congress has called 'America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale'.

Q 04/05

In the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Golden Cap lets its wearer summon which creatures, with three commands per holder?

A) Winged Monkeys

B) Kalidahs

C) Hammer-Heads

D) Fighting Trees

Answer · why

A) Winged Monkeys

Winged Monkeys obey three commands per holder; the Wicked Witch used hers to capture Dorothy, and Glinda's final three uses free the monkeys from the ...

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

George M. Hill Company printed the first copy on May 17, 1900, and Baum assembled it by hand as a gift for his sister before the September publication...