Answer: "I'll give you Auntie Em"
This quote is spoken by the Wicked Witch through her crystal ball, whilst Dorothy is trapped within her castle. Auntie Em had previously been seen in the ball, calling to Dorothy. Dorothy responds, crying "Auntie Em! Antie Em! I'm here in Oz, Auntie Em and I'm trying to get home to you! Oh, don't go away, I'm frightened!" When the Witch responds, Dorothy, of course, can hear her and breaks down sobbing once more. The Witch's motive is most likely to taunt Dorothy.
The Wicked Witch of the West had a total of twelve lines cut from the movie because audiences complained that she was too scary.
From Quiz: "Wizard of Oz": Finish that Quote!
Answer: Her singing voice was inadequate.
When MGM acquired the film rights to "The Wizard of Oz", Hollywood sweetheart Shirley Temple was considered a shoe-in for the role of Dorothy. Her subsequent audition was thought to be a formality, but a huge problem was revealed. According to the 1990 documentary "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic", Temple's singing voice was considered too weak for the demanding musical numbers, and the producers rejected her.
From Quiz: The Making of Oz
Answer: She said he bit her.
At the beginning of the movie we saw a frantic Dorothy and Toto running home. Dorothy tried to convince her aunt and uncle that Toto didn't bite Miss Gulch, but he got taken away regardless. Luckily he escaped from the basket on the back of Miss Gulch's bike and climbed in through Dorothy's bedroom window.
From Quiz: The Wizard of Oz
Answer: in Kansas anymore
Probably the most famous line in the movie after, "There's no place like home."
From Quiz: We Welcome You to Munchkinland
Answer: Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple was the original choice, but the people in charge of casting decided that Temple was still a little too young to play such a deep and serious role.
From Quiz: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Answer: Victor Fleming
There were 4 directors. Richard Thorpe (2 weeks), George Cukor (3 days), Victor Fleming (3 months), and King Vidor (10 days).
From Quiz: The Wizard of Oz
Answer: The young in heart
From Quiz: The Wizard of Oz
Answer: She isn't coming yet, Toto.
Dorothy bends over and talks to Toto.
From Quiz: Wizard of Oz
Answer: a pig pen
From Quiz: Wizard of Oz
Answer: 1060
Just an interesting tidbit of information for fans.
From Quiz: The Wizard of Oz
Answer: from the labels on his file cabinet
His file cabinet was labeled with alphabetical divisions 'A - N' and 'O - Z'; from drawer two came the wonderland called Oz.
From Quiz: Insider's 'Wizard of Oz'
Answer: Judy Garland
Judy Garland got the role in February of 1938, though some preferred Shirley Temple to play it.
From Quiz: All About the 'Wizard of Oz'
Answer: "Behind the moon, beyond the rain"
This line is spoken by Dorothy and comes directly before the song "Over the Rainbow". On the farm in Kansas, Dorothy has just been trying to explain the trouble she is in, with Ms. Gulch, to Auntie Em and others. They, however, go about their business, not thinking much of it. Right before Dorothy speaks this line, Auntie Em says, "Just help us out today and find yourself a place where you won't get into any trouble."
The song "Over the Rainbow" was cut from the movie after the second preview because some producers believed it slowed down the plot of the film and MGM objected to having one of its stars singing on a farm with haystacks. One producer, however, won them over and the song went on to be a classic, demanded at every concert Judy Garland gave.
From Quiz: "Wizard of Oz": Finish that Quote!
Answer: Over the Rainbow
Judy Garland's famous rendition of "Over the Rainbow" was the final song that composer Harold Arlen and lyricist Yip Harburg created for "Oz". It didn't come easy, however; Arlen battled songwriter's block while attempting to compose the number. Finally, during a trip to the drugstore while nursing a headache, Arlen pulled out a small memo pad and wrote down the music that would become "Over the Rainbow". His labors were almost in vain, as the song was initially cut from the film after a test showing. The film's producers disagreed with the decision, and fought to have the song kept in the film. Their persistance was rewarded, and Arlen walked away with the Academy Award for Best Song.
From Quiz: The Making of Oz
Answer: wickedness
Dorothy threw a pail of water into the air to try and put out the flames on the Scarecrow, but accidentally splashed the Witch. The Witch started to melt, shouting things.
From Quiz: The Wizard of Oz
Answer: Jerry Maren
Jerry Maren is my favorite Munchkin. Jerry Mathers is my favorite Beaver.
From Quiz: We Welcome You to Munchkinland
Answer: The Wicked Witch of the West
Margaret Hamilton was the choice for the witch. For her green pigment, copper was added to her face and hands. Remember the scene in Munchkinland where she comes to warn Dorothy? When she disappeared into the floor, some of the flames burned her face and hands to the second and third degree, mainly because of the copper being such a good conductor of heat.
From Quiz: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Answer: Billie Burke
Margaret Hamilton played the Wicked Witch of the West, Gale Sondergard was originally set to play the role of the Wicked Witch of the West, and Ed Wynn was a joke!
From Quiz: The Wizard of Oz
Answer: Almira
It's only mentioned once in the movie.
From Quiz: The Wizard of Oz
Answer: a dime bank
Zeke is getting the pigs in with a stick.
From Quiz: Wizard of Oz
Answer: Maxwell House
From Quiz: Wizard of Oz
Answer: Gale
Kind of ironic that Miss Gale gets caught out in the gale!
From Quiz: Off to See the Wizard
Answer: 122, plus 12 children
Instrumental in the search for the 'midgets' was Leo Singer, an impresario who had a troupe of performers, the Singer Midgets. MGM asked Singer to provide approximately 125 'proportonally correct midgets' for the film. Studio records confirm that 122 'midgets' eventually signed contracts, along with 12 children.
From Quiz: Insider's 'Wizard of Oz'
Answer: W. C. Fields
From Quiz: We're Off to See the Wizard
Answer: A clock in his chest
Dorothy saves the Tin Man from rusting when she meets him along the road with a conveniently-placed oil can. She bangs on his chest and hears that he's hollow, and the Tin Man confesses that he has no heart.
From Quiz: All About the 'Wizard of Oz'
Answer: Terry
Terry was a Cairn Terrier, and Terry, believe it or not, was a she and not a he. Her film career included various appearances in a total of fifteen films, longer than some human hopefuls who managed to scrape out a meagre existence in bit parts. These films included the 1934 "Bright Eyes" with Shirley Temple. Terry was born in 1933 and died in 1945. She almost lost her life during the making of the "The Wizard of Oz" when one of the Winkie guards accidentally stood on her. Fancy having your life threatened by a winkie. Terry's salary for the film was a startling $125 a week, which was much higher than some of the lesser known actors who also took part in its production. Judy Garland developed a strong attachment to Terry/Toto during the making of the film and wanted to adopt her, but the dog's owner refused to part with his little barking gold mine.
From Quiz: Lions and Tigers and Bears (Oh My!)
Answer: Frank Morgan
Morgan, born in 1890 in New York City, got the role of Professor Marvel. When Toto escaped Miss Gulch's picnic basket and ran back home, Dorothy told him they had to run away since Miss Gulch would continue to look for him. When she ran off, she saw Professor Marvel and he invited her inside his carriage to look at a crystal ball. As he looked in the crystal ball, he described Dorothy's farm and he told her he saw a woman and Dorothy realized it was Aunt Em. Professor Marvel informed Dorothy that Aunt Em was crying and that someone she loved broke her heart. He hinted that she was sick and Dorothy told him she had to get back to her. Morgan also played the Wizard of Oz, a gatekeeper, a carriage driver and a guard of Emerald City in "The Wizard of Oz". He was seen in the movies "Henry Goes Arizona", "Tortilla Flat" and "A Stranger in Town". In 1935, Morgan received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film "The Affairs of Cellini", but he lost to Clark Gable for "It Happened One Night". The only other Oscar nominee for Best Actor in a Leading Role that year was William Powell for "The Thin Man".
From Quiz: Cast of "The Wizard of Oz"
Answer: "with one paw tied behind my back"
This line is one of the first that the Cowardly Lion speaks in the film. Dorothy, Scarecrow, and Tinman have just entered the wild forest when the Cowardly Lion springs upon them with a great amount of false fortitude, fooling Dorothy and her friends for a moment, before they discover the coward within him.
Bert Lahr, the actor who played the Cowardly Lion, was wearing a costume made of actual lion skins that weighed over fifty pounds!
From Quiz: "Wizard of Oz": Finish that Quote!
Answer: Bulbo
One of many characters deleted before filming began, Bulbo was the Wicked Witch's son. Early drafts of the "Oz" screenplay contained a subplot involving his ascension to the throne of Oz. Like his wicked mother, Bulbo was given a counterpart in the film's Kansas sequences, appearing as Miss Gulch's son Walter.
From Quiz: The Making of Oz
Answer: "Talk me out of it!"
Dorothy had been captured by the Wicked Witch and was going to be killed as soon as the hourglass ran out, and the friends needed to get her out quickly. The Lion, obviously being a coward, was scared to go in. It all worked out, and they found themselves with a new plan.
From Quiz: The Wizard of Oz
Answer: All of them
Jerry Maren was the little guy that threw the confetti at the end of "The Gong Show." He played the original Buster Brown on radio and T.V, in the 50's and 60's. He also did commercials for McDonald's as both Mayor McCheese and the Hamburglar.
From Quiz: We Welcome You to Munchkinland
Answer: silver
The screenwriter decided that Dorothy's silver slippers would look too plain against the yellow brick road, especially in the new glory of technicolor. The shoes were changed to ruby. Dorothy had a few different pairs, one for the walking and skipping, one for the dance numbers and one for running.
From Quiz: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Answer: Nikko
The only place you see it is in the end credits.
From Quiz: The Wizard of Oz
Answer: right
She walks back between the house and Dorothy and Glinda.
From Quiz: Wizard of Oz
Answer: Hatching
From Quiz: Wizard of Oz
Answer: Judy Garland
From Quiz: Off to See the Wizard
