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 shared the copyright with Baum, but each believed his own work had made the book a hit, and the partnership ended after Denslow designed...

Q 02/05

To whom did Baum dedicate The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900?

A) His mother

B) His wife

C) His sons

D) His father

Answer · why

B) 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 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 had already served the Wicked Witch twice before she spent her last command on Dorothy; Glinda later uses the cap to send Dorothy's fri...

Q 05/05

In the 1939 Wizard of Oz, what do the talking trees hurl at Dorothy and the Scarecrow?

A) Acorns

B) Pine cones

C) Apples

D) Walnuts

Answer · why

C) 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 exact...