History
Tricks
Magic or Science?
Movies
100
Magicians were once called what?
Jugglers
100
What is the name of the visual trick that makes you see something differently than what is actually there?
An optical illusion
100
A magician drops a regular egg into a glass of tap water, and it sinks. They drop the same egg into a second glass of "magic water," and it floats perfectly! What is the secret?
A. The second glass has a magnet hidden in the bottom
B. The second glass is filled with heavy salt water, making it dense enough to push the egg up
C. The egg in the second glass is fake and filled with air
B! Adding salt to water makes the water heavier than the egg.
100
What object is magically enchanted to help witches fly?
A broomstick
200
The oldest known English language book on magic is from what year?
1584.
200
What is the world record for number of rabbits pulled out of a hat?
300! This record was achieved by Italian illusionists Walter Rolfo and Piero Ustignani in Saint-Vincent, Italy, in 2008. 
200
True or False: Water is not capable of both boiling and freezing at once.
False. Due to triple point, water can boil and freeze at the same time! This only happens at a specific temperature and pressure. The temperature must be 0.01 degree Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) and pressure at 611.657 Pascal.
200
What magic does Peter Pan use for flight and immortality?
Pixie Dust
300
Where were the first magic shows said to have taken place?
Egypt in 2500 BC
300
What magic trick is considered the oldest?
Cups and Balls! There is a wall drawing from around 2700 BC in Egypt depicting the trick.
300
How does a magician bend a stream of running water from a tap without touching it?
A. Rub a balloon on your hair and then hold it near the water
B. Yell "abracadabra" at the faucet
C. Stare at it
D. It is simply magic
Through static electricity (answer A)! It attracts the water molecules.
300
What was the first Disney movie to have magic?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
400
The word abracadabra was believed to do what?
Protect people from getting sick. The word was written on necklaces to keep people from catching diseases and potentially curing them as well.
400
What is one of the most common tricks of a magician called? Hint: it means they can make objects appear to move
Sleight of hand
400
With sensitive cameras, scientists have captured humans being able to do what? Hint, many deep sea animals (76%) have this ability.
Able to glow in the dark! Believe it or not, humans are bioluminescent.
400
Name at least one magical element in the Wizard of Oz.
Smoke and mirrors, illusions, and crystal ball
500
Name at least one famous magician.
1. Harry Houdini (1874-1926) was an escape artist
2. David Cooperfield (1956-present) is famous for grand illusions
3. Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) is known as "father of modern conjuring" and the first modern magician
500
Name at least one of the three components magicians use for their tricks.
Science, psychology, and sleight of hand
500
A magician dips a real dollar bill into a liquid potion, lights it on fire with a match, and lets it burst into a massive ball of flame. When the fire goes out, the dollar bill is completely unharmed! What was the bill dipped in?
A. A mix of rubbing alcohol and water; the alcohol burns away while the water protects the paper
B. Bills are naturally fireproof
C. A liquid plastic coating that hardens instantly
Answer is A! Thermal protection science! The alcohol burns rapidly at a lower temperature, while the high water content absorbs the heat and keeps the dollar bill wet and safe from catching fire
500
In the movie and book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, what object teleported the kids to Narnia?
The wardrobe
