Trivia: What kids’ author was inspired by Chicago’s “White City” World’s Fair?
Frank L. Baum
Beatrix Potter
Roald Dahl
Beverly Cleary
The correct answer is Frank L. Baum
So why is this answer correct? : Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair was dubbed the “White City” for the electric lights that illuminated the fairgrounds day and night. The lights and marvels of industry on display inspired Frank L. Baum to create “The Wizard of Oz’s” sparkling Emerald City. In his 1900 novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” Baum wrote, “[I]f you did not wear spectacles the brightness and the glory of the Emerald City would blind you.”