Magical Stories

What kind of magic did Harry Houdini perform?

• He escaped from locked boxes.

• He could make elephants disappear.

• He escaped from a milk jug full of water.

• All of the above

How did Harry Houdini prepare for his tricks?

• He did exercises to make his hand and feet fast and flexible.

• He held his breath in tubs of water to strengthen his lungs.

• Practiced the tricks many times before the performance.

• All of the above

How did he escape the milk jug when he was handcuffed?

• He swam out of the milk jug.

• The milk jug dissolved and he could escape.

• Houdini pushed the top of the milk jug up to escape.

• None of the above

Who was the first magician to do a magic rabbit trick?

• Harry Houdini

• Louis Comte

• Marva the Marvelous

• All of the above

What does "perception" mean?

• someone who doesn't understand how things work

• someone who performs tricks

• understanding how something works.

• None of the above

How does the rabbit disappear in the magic trick?

• The rabbit runs away

• The rabbit is fake and folds up.

• There is a hidden hole under the table to hide the rabbit.

• None of the above

What is an illusion?

• someone is skydiving

• something that looks different from what it actually is.

• a trick with a mirror

• All of the above

What is step 3 for making a quarter disappear?

• Tap the quarter with your pencil.

• Put the pencil behind your ear and make the audience focus on the pencil and not quarter.

• Hold your quarter in your hand.

• None of the above

What is step 6 for making the quarter disappear?

• The quarter disappears!

• The quarter is hidden in the pants pocket.

• Point to your fist with the pencil and tap your fist with a pencil.

• None of the above

What is an "audience"

• the hidden rabbit

• the magician

• people who are watching the show

• All of the above