Somewhere Over the Rainbow Trivia Questions

It won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 12th Academy Awards. This is true—but many people assume it didn't because it lost the popular vote in early radio polls.

The 1969 Academy Awards took place on April 14, 1969; Judy Garland did not perform. She died in June 1969. Her only Oscar performance of 'Over the Rainbow' was at the 1965 ceremony.

The song never reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1939. It peaked at #5 on the singles chart. Its massive popularity grew over time, not instantly.

MGM executives considered removing the song after early test screenings, fearing it dragged the pacing. Only strong pushback from the producer and composer saved it.

No comma appears in the official title. The myth likely comes from a misremembered typesetting error in a few early printings, but the standard title has never had one.

This is a myth; lyricist Yip Harburg said the rainbow imagery came from Walter Scott's poem 'The Rainbow' and his own imagination.

He recorded the medley in 1988; it was released on his 1993 album 'Facing Future' and later became a global hit.

Over the Rainbow's opening leap from 'Some' to 'where' is a minor tenth (octave plus minor third), not an octave and a half (which would be a compound tritone).