Category: Brain Teasers

Trivia: What vehicle does the Wizard ride to leave Oz?

Hot air balloon
Flying car
Submarine
Steam train

The correct answer is Hot air balloon

So why is this answer correct? : At the end of the movie, the Wizard is about to take Dorothy back to Kansas by way of his magic hot air balloon, when suddenly Toto jumps out of the basket right before takeoff. Dorothy chases him, but the balloon becomes airborne and she isn’t able to make it back inside in time. The Wizard flies away, leaving Dorothy behind in Oz for the time being.

Trivia: What object does the Wizard require before granting Dorothy’s requests?

Broomstick
Lollipop
Wand
Ruby Slippers

The correct answer is Broomstick

So why is this answer correct? : After Dorothy meets the Wizard and asks for courage for the Cowardly Lion, a brain for the Tin Man, and a heart for the Scarecrow, the Wizard declares, “The beneficent Oz has every intention of granting your requests. But first, you must prove yourselves worthy by performing a very small task. Bring me the broomstick of the Witch of the West!” Then his voice booms and pyrotechnics burst from the floor, scaring the group out of the room and on to a new phase of their quest.

Trivia: What substance is used to melt the Wicked Witch of the West?

Lava
Sulfuric acid
Oil
Water

The correct answer is Water

So why is this answer correct? : During the protagonists’ final battle with the Wicked Witch of the West, the vile villain lights the Scarecrow on fire. To help put out the fire, Dorothy picks up a bucket of water and throws it on the Scarecrow’s inflamed arm. However, some of the water misses and hits the Witch in the face, causing her to melt away.

Trivia: What is the name of the Good Witch of the North?

Glinda
Mary
Emily
Gertrude

The correct answer is Glinda

So why is this answer correct? : In the original book, Glinda is the Good Witch of the South, and there is another Witch of the North. However, in the 1939 movie, Glinda is the Witch of the North. Played by actress Billie Burke, Glinda tells Dorothy to follow the yellow brick road, rescues her from the deadly poppy field, and teaches her that “there’s no place like home.”

Trivia: What author wrote the original novel, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”?

C. S. Lewis
J. R. R. Tolkien
L. Frank Baum
E. B. White

The correct answer is L. Frank Baum

So why is this answer correct? : First released in 1900, L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was an immediate bestseller. Continuing on that success, Baum wrote 13 more Oz books, and following his death in 1919, the series continued with help from other writers. By the 1940s, though, his hit literary series had been overshadowed by the film it was based on, for which the studio paid him $75,000 for the rights.

Trivia: What tune from “The Wizard of Oz” won the Oscar for Best Original Song?

We’re Off to See the Wizard
Over the Rainbow
Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead
The Lollipop Guild

The correct answer is Over the Rainbow

So why is this answer correct? : “Over the Rainbow” was written for “The Wizard of Oz” with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E. Y. Harburg. The song went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Judy Garland’s trademark tune for the rest of her singing career. In 2004, the American Film Institute ranked “Over the Rainbow” as the best movie song of all time.

Trivia: What state is Dorothy in before she is swept away by a rogue tornado?

Utah
Kansas
California
Illinois

The correct answer is Kansas

So why is this answer correct? : After the tornado transports Dorothy to the magical land of Oz, she looks around and says to her dog, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Prior to her transport by cyclone, Dorothy had lived on a farm with her Auntie Em and Uncle Henry in quiet, sepia-toned Kansas.

Trivia: What are the last words of “The Wizard of Oz”?

There’s no place like home
I think I’ll miss you most of all
Somewhere over the rainbow
We’re back in Kansas

The correct answer is There’s no place like home

So why is this answer correct? : “The Wizard of Oz” ends with Dorothy and Toto making it back home after what appears to have been a vivid dream. Upon making it back to her room, Dorothy exclaims, “I’m not going to leave here ever, ever again, because I love you all! And — Oh, Auntie Em — there’s no place like home!”

The first flight of the B-17 Flying Fortress — a heavy bomber built by Boeing that was instrumental in U.S. bombing campaigns during World War II — occurred on July 28 of which year?

1921
1927
1931
1935
1942

The correct answer is 1935

The July 28, 1864 Battle of Ezra Church — a victory for the Union side led by William T. Sherman — occurred in which state?

Tennessee
Virginia
Alabama
North Carolina
Georgia

The correct answer is Georgia