Harry Mancini Facts
Name at least one of Harry's greatest fears.
Heights and bullies.
What are Harry and Zeke doing the first time, that puts Harry into a coma.
Trying to flatten coins on the railroad tracks.
What does Houdini call the effect of switching bodies?
Metamorphosis
What is one thing that Houdini couldn't escape from?
Death
Where was Harry when he switched place with Houdini? (city) What movie was playing at the theater?
Kansas City. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
What is one thing Harry and Houdini find they have in common?
Answers may vary...but they both lost their fathers at a young age.
What are Harry and Zeke trying to do the second time Harry gets hurt at the train tracks.
They're trying to destroy the phone before Houdini can complete Metamorphosis with Harry forever.
Explain the two parts of the act that Harry has to perform as Houdini.
He needs to escape from the straightjacket, while hanging upside down.
What trick did Harry first ask Houdini about and how he was able to preform it?
The East Indian Needle Trick
Name the author of the book.
Dan Gutman
What is the address of Harry's (and also Houdini's) house?
278 West 113th Street
Where do Harry and Zeke end up finding a charger for the flip phone?
A shop that fixes new and used cellphones.
What two theaters did Houdini look for (in Harry's body) in Times Square?
The Hippodrome and Madison Square Garden.
What was Harry Houdini's real name?
Erik Weisz
What trick did Houdini pull off at the Hippodrome in 1918?
Houdini made an elephant vanish from the stage.
What ends up putting Harry in a coma for the second time?
The phone is shattered by the train, and bits of plastic and metal fly out and hit Harry. As a result he falls backwards and bangs his head against something hard.
What is the code in the escape room that stumps Harry and Zeke (and everyone else in the room) that Houdini explains to Harry later that night.
SKOOB spelled backwards in books, and they key to the next clue was hidden in one of the books in the room.
Name two things that Houdini sees in modern day Times Square that amazes him.
Answers may vary. Skyscrapers, video billboards, people without hats, people are posing with pictures without any 'cameras' around, people dressed up like cartoon characters and statues.
Where was Houdini born?
Budapest, Hungary
When did Harry Houdini die?
Halloween night 1926
What tactic did Houdini use, that Harry also used instinctively, to help him get out of the straight jacket.
He expanded his chest and made himself as large as possible, so that when he let the air out of his chest he had more slack in the jacket to work with.
Which coin did the boys try to flatten?
A quarter.
What does Houdini (in Harry's body) do to try to convince people that he is in fact THE Houdini.
He sticks a needle through his cheek
What does Houdini claim as the secret to his success? (89)
" I gave people hope. That was my power."
What was the color of the ribbon on the box with the cellphone the second time Harry receives the gift (at the very end of the book)
Red