Answers to The Oz Tricky 20
Here are the answers to the 20 questions in my quiz. Just scroll below to see how your Oz trivia matches up!
1. Oz was production number
1060, and it took 18 months to produce.
2.
Mildred Schroeder was Lahr's fiance during his time in Oz.
3.
Jack Haley was a devout Catholic and was once honored by the Pope.
4. The Wizard of Oz spelled in German is
Der Hexer Von Oz.
5. Haley suffered from an
eye infection due to his silver make-up. (The question refers to Haley, not Ebsen, the originally-cast TinMan, who nearly died from his make-up.)
6. Baum originally called his first book
The Emerald City.
7. Originally, the
Mother Goose Club followed the Lollipop Guild/Lullaby League in Munchkinland.
8.
Bobbie Koshay was Garland's stand-in,
Stafford Campbell was Bolger's,
Harry Master was Haley's, and
Pat Moran was Lahr's.
9. Bolger died on
January 15, 1987.
10.
Blanche Sewell was in charge of editing Oz.
11. Judy made
$9,649.98 during her five months' work in Oz.
12. Schumann’s “Happy Farmer” was used during the Kansas scenes.
13. Bolger was in
three movies previous to Oz.
14. Baum founded the Oz Film Manufacturing Company in
1914.
15. Grauman's Chinese premiered Oz on
August 15th, 1939.
16. Lahr sang
"Song of the Woodman" at the movie's Broadway debut.
17. Fleming gave Judy the nickname
"Judalein".
18.
King Vidor directed the "Over the Rainbow" sequence.
19. A
Saurus Crane attacked Bolger's straw stuffing.
20.
Harry Edwards was in charge of manipulating Lahr's tail.
There you have them: the 20 answers to The Tricky 20. How did you Ozzie knowledge stack up?
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