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19 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Was Google Originally Called?

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin met when Page was considering coming to Stanford and Brin was assigned to show him around. It was a pretty fateful pairing as it led to one of the most successful businesses on the planet. Of course, when they were just getting started, things weren't quite as well-executed as they are now. The original Google storage was all of 40 GB, the company was called BackRub, and the website design was pretty primitive. Well, okay so not everything's changed. 

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

Why Does the Google Homepage Look So Simple?

Let's stick with that last point for another moment. For all the emphasis we place on flash and looking good, the most famous website in the world is also one of its simplest. Is it because of that famous adage "less is more?" No, not so much. In an interview, Google employee number 20, Marissa Mayer, said it was because Brin wasn't very good at HTML coding. He basically just wanted to build the simplest thing possible. At first, it didn't even have a button you could click once you had entered your search terms. You just had to hit enter. When testing out the new website with students, Mayer noticed that they would just sit there and stare at the screen. When she asked them why they weren't doing anything, they would tell her they were waiting for the page to finish loading. So Google finally added the copyright text at the bottom of the screen so that you'd know this is all there is to the site.

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Does Google Mow Their Fields?

One spring, Google was looking to mow their fields to clear out some weed and brush that were becoming potential fire hazards. Most of us would use, ya know, lawn mowers, but Google decided to rent about 200 goats to come do some grazing for them. As one Google writer explained it, it was a way to cut back on carbon emissions and "goats are a lot cuter to watch than lawn mowers."

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Was The First Google Doodle?

A Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google's homepage that is intended to celebrate holidays, events, achievements and people. The first Google Doodle was in honor of the Burning Man Festival of 1998.  In 1998, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin Brin took the weekend off to go the Burning Man festival in Nevada. The Burning Man doodle was designed by and and added to the home page to notify users of their absence in case the servers crashed. Subsequent Google Doodles were designed by an outside contractor, until Page and Brin asked public relations officer Dennis Hwang to design a logo for Bastille Day in 2000. From that point onward, Doodles have been organized and published by a team of employees termed "Doodlers".

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Which island is a U.S. territory?

Bahamas Guam Jamaica St. Kitts

Guam? If I'm not mistaken!!

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4 Trivia Questions About the Launch of Voyager 2

On August 20th, 1977, the United States launched Voyager 2, an unmanned spacecraft, into space on a historic voyage.  See how much you know about this event with these trivia questions...

Why Was Voyager 2 Launched Before Voyager 1?

Voyager 2 is Currently Headed Towards What Star?

Who Was in Charge of Deciding What Went on the Golden Record aboard Voyager and Voyager 2?

What Criticisms Has the Disc Generated?

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21 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which island is a U.S. territory?

Bahamas Guam Jamaica St. Kitts

Guam? If I'm not mistaken!!

Answer: North Korea's announcement that it is examining plans for attacking Guam has brought global attention to the tiny U.S. territory in the Pacific. Guam was claimed by Spain in 1565 and became a U.S. territory in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Because it is not a state, it has no senators and its representative in the House of Representatives is a delegate with limited voting privileges. Residents do not pay U.S. income taxes or vote in the general election for U.S. president. Its natives are U.S. citizens by birth.

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20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Why Was Voyager 2 Launched Before Voyager 1?

Voyager 2 was launched on August 20, but Voyager 1 was launched on September 5. This bizarre ordering was planned, however. Voyager 1 would be traveling faster than Voyager 2 -- and it still is, all these years later -- so it would reach its targets first. 

By the way, these two probes are still traveling and sending back signals. Much to NASA's delight, the probes still functioned well enough after their original Jupiter and Saturn encounters to travel on to Neptune and Uranus and send back data for those two planets. Rather than abandon the two probes, which were still working, NASA authorized more money and support to monitor the two as they headed outside the solar system. Both probes crossed what's known as the termination shock (the point where solar wind lessens considerably) several years ago. Voyager 2 has been in the heliosheath, which is the outer portion of the heliosphere or bubble created by solar winds, but Voyager 1 left that bubble and entered interstellar space in 2012. NASA estimates that the probes may be able to keep working until 2020 or 2030. Until then, the two continue to send back data and train engineers in ways to keep equipment working with dwindling power.

 

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Voyager 2 is Currently Headed Towards What Star?

The NASA missions collected data and photos of all sorts of stuff we had never seen before. They found active volcanoes on moons, they found 1,500mph wind on Neptune, and they got close-up pictures of Saturn's rings. Their five-year missions are over, but they're still shuttling through space. They'll be sending info back to us until 2020, but they could keep traveling for millions of years. Voyager 2 is currently heading for Sirius, a star that's a little under 300,000 years away. In other words, by the time it gets there, there's a solid chance the human race will be extinct.

 

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who Was in Charge of Deciding What Went on the Golden Record aboard Voyager and Voyager 2?

The Voyager shuttles were sent to explore the outer reaches of space, but many people remember them for a golden record: a collection of sounds and images meant to serve as symbols of our world in case any aliens came across the shuttle at any point in the next billion or so years. It included fun things like the sound of a kiss and greetings in a whole bunch of different languages. There was even a mother's first words to her baby. 

The man put in charge of curating the record was Carl Sagan. Who else would you choose to put in charge of our possible first communication with extraterrestrial life?

 

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Criticisms Has the Disc Generated?

Including the record with each probe was certainly well-intentioned. However, like any project, the record also attracted criticism. One was that the message was too positive; it showcased music and languages, among other things, but did not talk about war or other problems. 

Another criticism is that sending the record (and apparently, a phonograph player along with it) assumed that anyone or thing that found the record would know how to use it. To be fair, the record was the best medium that humans had for this purpose in 1977, so this criticism is a bit unfair. However, there have been attempts in the past few years to crowdsource a new transmission that would discuss more about the issues facing Earth and that would be in a more modern (but still human-centric) format.

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Based on biting and fatality statistics, which of these dog breeds does not appear in the top 10 most dangerous breeds?

A. St. Bernard
B. Great Dane
C. Mastiff
D. Malamute

Wow, a,b,c, would not seem to be dangerous to me!! I'll guess St Bernard then!

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Trivia: Hawaii Admitted Into The Union As The 50th State

On August 21, 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. See if you answer these trivia questions about the 50th state of the union...

Why Was Hawaii Made a State Instead of Remaining a Territory?

What Was Support for the Statehood Movement Like?

What Does the Hawaiian Flag Look Like?

What Hawaiian Words Have Become an Integral Part of the English Language?

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20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Based on biting and fatality statistics, which of these dog breeds does not appear in the top 10 most dangerous breeds?

A. St. Bernard
B. Great Dane
C. Mastiff
D. Malamute

Wow, a,b,c, would not seem to be dangerous to me!! I'll guess St Bernard then!

C. Mastiff

All these breeds except the Mastiff appear on the most dangerous list, compiled in a 20-year study for the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Source: various web sites.

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19 hours ago, phkrause said:

Why Was Hawaii Made a State Instead of Remaining a Territory?

The simple answer is that the majority of people in Hawaii voted to become a state in 1959, thus the process of making Hawaii a state began. The not-so-simple answer may lie in how Hawaiians were raised during the early and mid-20th century. Hawaiian history was basically sanitized, with students learning about American history in general but not Hawaiian history. Many Hawaiians didn't know much about the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani, the forced annexation of the islands, and additional true history until they reached adulthood. To many people living in the islands in the mid-20th century, the status of being U.S. citizens (granted in 1900) in a territory didn't seem complete. Back then, statehood was seen as a way to cement the relationship between Hawaiians and the mainland government.

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Was Support for the Statehood Movement Like?

The 1959 vote passed with 90 to 93 percent of voters (sources vary) supporting statehood. The statehood movement was actually much older than the 1959 vote, with the first bill proposing statehood presented in 1919 and the first popular vote on the issue (which approved moving toward statehood) taken in 1940. This was not a straightforward process at all. Not only did statehood have to be proposed (which happened 48 times between 1921 and 1959), but the U.S. had to determine if Hawaii was even eligible to become a state (it was). Then there had to be government arguments for and against admission (sample arguments against admission included Democrats concerned that Hawaii's mainly Republican stances would, of course, increase support for Republican proposals, and legislators from Southern states concerned Hawaiians would try to introduce more civil rights reforms). Eventually in the 1950s, another vote occurred, and there was more support on all sides than opposition for statehood.

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Does the Hawaiian Flag Look Like?

The Hawaiian flag has eight alternating stripes of red, white and blue that represent the eight main islands. When Hawaii became a state (and took its old flag with it), it became the only state flag to feature the Union Jack (ie the British flag) within its flag.  That's right, the flag of Great Britain is emblazoned in the upper left corner to honor Hawaii's friendship with the British.

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Hawaiian Words Have Become an Integral Part of the English Language?

Both English and Hawaiian have loanwords from the other language, and in English, many Hawaiian loanwords are very well-known. Luau, for example; aloha, mahalo, and lei, and kahuna. Others aren't so obvious, though, and they've entrenched themselves in English. Lanai is one; taboo is another. And don't forget ukulele, either. And one prefix that you might not have realized has its root in Hawaiian is wiki-, as in Wikipedia. Wiki- is derived from wikiwiki, meaning fast or hurry.

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Who designed the Volkswagen Beetle?

Mr. Volvo

Mr. Porsche

Mr. Benz

Mr. Audi

 

Mr Porsche!!

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Take a Spin with Some Teddy Roosevelt Trivia

On August 22, 1902, President Teddy Roosevelt became the first American president to take a spin in an automobile in public.  Try answering these trivia questions about the day presidential transport changed...

Wait, What About McKinley's Car Ride?

What Did Roosevelt Really Think of Cars?

What Is Really Amazing About the Car Roosevelt Rode in According to Modern Standards?

What Is Really Baffling About the Car Roosevelt Rode In?

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On 8/22/2017 at 3:18 PM, phkrause said:

Who designed the Volkswagen Beetle?

Mr. Volvo

Mr. Porsche

Mr. Benz

Mr. Audi

 

Mr Porsche!!

Answer: It was Ferdinand Porsche who designed the "people's car," the legendary VW Beetle, in 1934. When Hitler asked the German automobile industry to develop a "suitable small car", Porsche submitted the best design -- and was awarded the contract. Adolf Hitler was so taken with the engineer he declared him "brilliant." Without Ferdinand Porsche, neither automotive giant Volkswagen nor luxury marque Porsche would exist today. With 21,529,464 produced, the Beetle is the longest-running and most-manufactured car of a single platform ever made.

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

Wait, What About McKinley's Car Ride?

Although Roosevelt has the distinction of being the first American president to ride in a car in public, he was not the first chief executive to ride in an automobile. That honor goes to William McKinley, Roosevelt's predecessor in the White House. During his presidency, tragically cut short by an assassin's bullet in September 1901, McKinley was given a private ride in the Stanley Steamer, a steam-powered automobile built in the final decade of the 19th century by brothers Francis and Freelan Stanley. The brothers' Stanley Motor Carriage Company manufactured and sold steam-powered automobiles until the early 1920s. 

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Did Roosevelt Really Think of Cars?

Roosevelt noted that the car seemed to be an efficient mode of transportation when trying to shake hands with people, and he politely complimented the look of the car, a Columbia Electric Victoria Phaeton, in a public statement. However, he confessed in a private letter that he wasn't too pleased with the concept. He noted that cars would eventually become a regular fixture in society (which did happen) and have all the bugs worked out (OK this part hasn't quite happened), but in the end, he generally thought of them as a modern annoyance. Still, his administration decided to keep a car at the ready -- a good old steam-powered Stanley Steamer.

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Is Really Amazing About the Car Roosevelt Rode in According to Modern Standards?

Back when cars were first made, the fuel source for the cars was not standard. The Stanley Steamer used a steam-powered engine; others used internal combustion. However, many cars, maybe up to half of those available at the time, were electric. That's right -- the power source touted today as the clean automobile fuel source of the future was in use in cars back at the beginning of the 20th century. The Phaeton in particular required little maintenance and did not need to be cranked up to start (a hand crank to get the engine going was a common feature on cars back then). However, the internal combustion engine was cheaper to make and run, so eventually, that became the dominant type of engine for cars.

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Is Really Baffling About the Car Roosevelt Rode In?

The Phaeton's designers, for some reason, put the driver's seat in back. There's speculation that this design was based on older horse-drawn "hansom cab" carriages where the driver sat in a separate seat in back of and slightly above the passenger compartment. However, that meant that the driver had to steer the car through crowds of people while having his view blocked by all these politicians. It's probably a good thing that the Phaeton's speed was limited to about 13 miles per hour. Other models, including the Stanely Steamer that Roosevelt eventually used, had the driver's seat in front.

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Which presidential daughter was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan in 2013?

Amy Carter Caroline Kennedy Chelsea Clinton Jenna Bush Hager

Kennedy??

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The Bravery of America's First Lady, Dolley Madison

On this day in 1814, first lady Dolley Madison saved a portrait of George Washington from being looted by British troops during the war of 1812.  See if you can answer these trivia questions about the patriotism of Dolley Madison in the White House...

What Was the Portrait Madison Saved?

Why Did Madison Choose to Save the Portrait?

What Happened When the British Took Over the White House?

What Happened After the White House Burned to the Ground?

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What color were all of Saab's cars when they began producing automobiles in the late 1940s?

Black White Green Yellow

I would guess either Black or White?? But its probably Green!! Na it can't possibly be Yellow! Can it?? LOL

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On 8/23/2017 at 4:37 PM, phkrause said:

Which presidential daughter was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan in 2013?

Amy Carter Caroline Kennedy Chelsea Clinton Jenna Bush Hager

Kennedy??

Answer: Caroline Kennedy is the only surviving child of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Caroline Kennedy was just short of her sixth birthday when her father was assassinated on November 22, 1963. In 2013, President Obama appointed Kennedy as the United States ambassador to Japan. She was confirmed by unanimous consent to become the first female U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Kennedy resigned shortly before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Was the Portrait Madison Saved?

The Lansdowne portrait is an iconic oil-on-canvas portrait of George Washington, the first President of the United States. The portrait was painted by Gilbert Stuart on April 12, 1796 and commissioned by Senator William Bingham of Pennsylvania—one of the wealthiest men in the U.S. at the time. However, Stuart also painted replicas of the original oil painting, a custom that wasn’t uncommon. The painting in the White House was a copy.

The surviving painting, known as Gilbert Stuart’s Lansdowne Portrait, is one of the most iconic representations of Washington known today.   The original life-sized portrait painted Stuart hangs in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.  Replicas painted by Stuart are on display in the East Room of the White House, the Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum. The copy that Mrs. Madison rescued still hangs in the White House. 

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

Why Did Madison Choose to Save the Portrait?

President James Madison had sent a message to his wife that she should abandon the White House quickly and asked her to save documents and papers and take them with her. She realized the situation was serious. Although 100 professional troops had been stationed at the White House to protect it, they had all fled, along with a majority of the city.

She knew she had to get out of the White House quickly because British troops would be there soon and had already had a wagon packed containing the silver, the china she had purchased for state dinners and the red drapes from the oval office. She also recognized the portrait of George Washington as an important part of American history.

The portrait was large, 8 feet by 5 feet, and would have been heavy and difficult to transport. She ordered the frame broken apart, and the painting was rolled up to make transport easy. The rolled painting she entrusted to two visitors, Robert De Peyster and Jacob Barker, and implored them to hide it from the British.

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Happened When the British Took Over the White House?

Dolley Madison had set the table for dinner, including placing the food on the table. The British officers tried some of the food, toasted the health of President Madison, and along with their soldiers, proceeded to ransack the White House, taking souvenirs for themselves. After smashing 150 windows and piling all the furnishings in the middle of each room, they torched the White House and burned it to the ground. The troops also burned other federal buildings such as the Treasury and War Department.

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Happened After the White House Burned to the Ground?

Support grew for the United States Capital to move to Philadelphia. In fact, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 79 to 37 to consider moving the federal government. Dolley Madison objected to moving and so did her husband, the president.

Instead, the couple moved into Octagon House at 18th and New York Avenue and used it as the president’s official residence. When word got out about Dolley’s refusal to leave the White House until the last minute and her rescue of Washington’s portrait, it stirred the hearts of the American people and roused their spirit to fight.

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What color were all of Saab's cars when they began producing automobiles in the late 1940s?

Black White Green Yellow

I would guess either Black or White?? But its probably Green!! Na it can't possibly be Yellow! Can it?? LOL

Answer: Saab was originally an aerospace and defense company that manufactured aircraft for the Swedish Air Force. As World War II drew towards a close, Saab began looking for new markets in which to diversify. In the late 1940s the company began manufacturing cars, and their first model, the Saab 92, was launched in 1949. In a move that would have made Henry Ford smile, all first-year Saab 92s were painted green. According to some sources, Saab had a surplus of green paint from wartime production of airplanes.

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The Capture and Burning of Washington D.C.

It was on August, 24, 1814, that one of the major symbols of our great nation, the White House (then known as the “Presidential Mansion”) was burned to the ground. How much do you know about the British occupation and subsequent burning of Washington D.C.? Test your knowledge with these trivia questions...

How Did the British Gain Hold of Washington D.C.?

How Did the President and His Family Escape?

What Building Did the British First Try and Fail to Burn Down before Setting Sights on the White House?

How Long Did the British Occupy Washington D.C.?

How Long Did it Take for the White House to be Rebuilt?

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Whose face is on the $10 bill?

Andrew Jackson Alexander Hamilton Grover Cleveland Ulysses S. Grant

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19 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Did the British Gain Hold of Washington D.C.?

During the War of 1812, the Royal Navy largely controlled the Chesapeake Bay, about 100 miles from Washington. Following the destruction of several pieces of private property owned by the British, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy passed down orders to destroy and lay waste to any encountered towns as a means of deterring future acts by American troops. When the British defeated American troops at the Battle of Bladensburg, they entered Washington D.C. without resistance and headed straight for the White House, which was (luckily) unoccupied.

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Did the President and His Family Escape?

Two days prior to the taking of Washington D.C., President James Madison visited the battlefield of Bladensburg to meet with his generals. He instructed his wife, Dolley, to meet him at a specific location in Maryland the next day should the American troops prove incapable of holding the British invasion. Madison went on to briefly lead one of the American batteries at Bladensburg, making him the first and only president to act as commander-in-chief in an actual battle. Meanwhile, Dolley returned to the Presidential Mansion to gather personal belongings and state papers. When, the next morning, she saw British troops gathering on the horizon, she left behind the personal belongings and instead opted to take a painting of President George Washington. Unbeknownst to Dolley, the painting was not the original.

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Building Did the British First Try and Fail to Burn Down before Setting Sights on the White House?

The first thing the British tried to light on fire was the Capitol Building, but they ran into trouble because the building was made of rock, not wood. To think, if only the White House was made out of something less flammable, the British might have just given up and moved on.The British also wreaked havoc on the Library of Congress, the Treasury Building and the War and State Departments. But they didn't burn down the Navy Yard. That one we burnt down!! Wait what? Seems by then the US troops were onto the British pyromaniac ways and felt it was better to burn their own weapons and munitions rather than let the British take them.

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Long Did the British Occupy Washington D.C.?

Just for the night. As General Robert Ross and the British forces entered Washington, they found much of it abandoned, including the Presidential Mansion. Ross and other British officers dined at the Presidential Mansion that evening before ransacking the home and setting it - along with several other prominent buildings - ablaze.

 

19 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Long Did it Take for the White House to be Rebuilt?

Though James Madison returned to Washington just three days later, it would not be until 1817 that the Presidential Mansion would be fully rebuilt. Madison commissioned the original architect, James Hoban, to rebuild the White House. By the time it was finished, a new president - James Monroe - had taken office. Madison spent the remainder of his term in the Octagon House.

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19 hours ago, phkrause said:

Whose face is on the $10 bill?

Andrew Jackson Alexander Hamilton Grover Cleveland Ulysses S. Grant

Answer: The obverse of the $10 bill features the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, who served as the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. The reverse features the U.S. Treasury Building. The $10 bill is unique in that it is the only denomination in circulation in which the portrait faces to the left. It also features one of two non-presidents on currently issued U.S. bills, the other being Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill. As of December 2013, the average life of a $10 bill is 4.5 years, or about 54 months, before it is replaced due to wear.

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Click Your Heels and Answer These Trivia Questions

On Aug 25, 1939, The Wizard of Oz opened in theaters, and it became one of the most beloved movies ever made. Watch out for the lions and tigers and bears (Oh, my!) and answer these trivia questions about Dorothy and her friends.

What is Dorothy's last name?

Who Did MGM Originally Want to Play the Role of Dorothy?

How Many Roles Did Frank Morgan Play in the Movie?

How Much Were the Actors Paid to Make The Wizard of Oz?

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

What is Dorothy's last name?

Dorothy Gale is the protagonist in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz.  Dorothy Gale was played by Judy Garland. When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow that needs a brain, a Tin Man missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage.

 

22 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who Did MGM Originally Want to Play the Role of Dorothy?

Their first choice was reportedly child star Shirley Temple, who was about 11 years old at the time, had already established her fame among moviegoers and was a huge draw at the box office. The person playing the role of Dorothy was supposed to be a preteen, and Garland was 16, well over that age.

There are different stories about why Temple did not accept the role. The first is that 20th Century Fox, which held the contract for Temple, refused to release her to do the film. The second is that MGM was willing to trade two of their stars under contract, Clark Gable and Jean Harlow, for the use of Temple in their movie, but that idea got nixed because Harlow had died. A third story is that the MGM studio decided to hire Garland because her singing voice was stronger than Temple’s.

 

22 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Many Roles Did Frank Morgan Play in the Movie?

Frank Morgan, who played the Wizard, also played four additional roles during the movie. He played the professor from Kansas who told fortunes. He also played the driver of the carriage in Emerald City that was pulled by the Horse-of-a-Different-Color. In addition, he played the doorkeeper at the palace and one of the guards. So, he actually played five different parts in the movie.

 

22 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Much Were the Actors Paid to Make The Wizard of Oz?

Garland received $500 per week to play the part of Dorothy. Actors Jack Haley, who played the Tin Man, and Ray Bolger, who played the Scarecrow, made $3,000 per week. Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion earned $1,500 per week to wear that heavy lion costume. The actor who played the wizard and four additional roles made $1,500 per week. The Wicked Witch, Margaret Hamilton, earned $1,000 per week. The dog that played Toto, named Terry, was paid $125 a week for her owner, while the Munchkins earned $100 a week. However, half their salaries went to their manager as his commission.