(See Entry Rules at the bottom of the page)
1. Who was the
boyhood idol of Houdini?
2. Name two
famous magi-folk who died on a train.
3. Who was the
Elusive Moth?
4. Many
magicians have used devils or demons on their advertising. Which Houdini poster
featured devils?
5. Name three
performers who have used the slogan “All Done By Kindness”.
6. Name four
magicians in Machepelah Cemetery.
7. Name 2
famous mind reading escape artists with a connection to Houdini.
8. This desk
belonged to two authors, name them. Where is the desk today?
9. He could do
a great Bullet Catch for publicity, but then chose suicide in real life. Who
was this person?
10. Who was the
Frito-Lay Magician?
11. Who started
performing in the Asparagus Valley Cultural Society?
12. Thomas
Edison designed and built an illusion for this magician.
13. What
magician had a nickname on the West Coast and a nickname on the East Coast
which were similar to his real name?
14. Houdini allegedly put acid in this person's water barrel.
15. Name this
gift-giving magician. (below)
16. Robert
Heller, Houdini and Servais LeRoy all had the same idea but only one carried through with it. What was the idea?
17. What trick
did Max Malini show President Warren G. Harding that garnered front-page
newspaper coverage?
18. A coin
magician who later made his living as a school show performer.
19. T.Nelson Downs was the
King of Koins first and for a time presented an illusion act created by this man.
20. Early card
pioneer and inventor of a mirror trick.
21. He was
Fredrik before he took the name of a cigar.
22. Longest Running Resident Magic Show in United States?
23. Al Wheatley
is credited with this invention.
24. Who was
Wanda Timm?
25. What did
Houdini do that had a negative effect on Long Tack Sam?
26. Karl Germain and Quintino Marucci both featured this trick in their act.
27. What is the #1 most popular blog article to appear on The Magic Detective blog?
Contest Rules:
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- You
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- Please put the question number next to your answers :)
- First
person with all the answers correct will win Prize 1. In the event that no one gets all the answers correct, then the first person with the most correct answers will win.
- Prize
2 will be given to the winner of a blind drawing from the group of
remaining winners (if there are any).
- Entries
will be accepted till October 29, 2012.
- The
Winner(s) will be announced on October 31, 2012.
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