When Harry's little brother showed Harry a disappearing coin trick he had learned from a photographer.
What got Harry Houdini interested in the magic business?
100
His real name is Ehrich Weiss.
What is Harry Houdini's real name?
100
The trick is called metamorphosis.
What is the name of the trick that Harry does with his wife?
100
It depends on the time but they weren't rich. But they had enough food to survive.
Were Harry and Bess rich?
100
Harry can hold his breath for and hour and half.
How long can Harry hold his breath?
200
He loved to watch the circus.
What did Harry love to watch as a child when he lived in Appleton?
200
Harry's wife is Bess Rahner.
Who is Harry Houdini's wife?
200
The straitjacket escape in which Harry is suspended in midair, tied in a straitjacket.
What trick allowed the audience to watch as Harry escaped?
200
No, they didn't want to have kids.
Did Harry and Bess have any kids?
200
His body was strong and healthy.
How did Harry survive major injuries?
300
He was reading a book when he saw the father of magic's name Houdin, so Harry added an "i" to the end. Then since people called Ehrich Ehrie, he changed his name to Harry.
How did Harry Houdini get his name?
300
Harry was punched by one of his students to see if he could resist hard blows to his abdomen. Then Harry had left to do a magic show even when he was in pain and his appendix exploded, spreading poison though his body.
How did Harry Houdini die?
300
The vanishing coin trick.
What trick did Harry learn first?
300
An airplane. Harry becomes the first person to fly on the continent of Australia in March 18,1910.
What did Harry fall in love with in the fall of 1909?
300
Yes, Harry liked playing sports.
Is Harry in shape?
400
Harry ran away and got on a train to Kansas City, Missouri.
What did Harry do when he was twelve to help his family in Milwaukee?
400
Doing magic tricks on stage.
What is Harry's main job?
400
The Chinese Water Torture Cell became his most amazing trick.
What is Harry's most amazing trick?
400
Harry didn't live anywhere because he was always moving.
Where did Harry live?
400
The ability to read and read on the locks in that country.
What is one thing that helped Harry on his escapes?
500
He hung a rope trapeze in a tree and practiced on it.
What did Harry do to practice what they did in the circus?
500
He read all the books he could find on magic and studied different types of handcuffs to get to know them.
How did Harry study?
500
The escaping handcuff trick. Harry would let the audience bring their own and watch him escape it.
Which trick is the trick that Harry allowed the audience to bring of their own so he could escape them?
500
His Mother
Who does Harry visit a lot?
500
He would have the music play louder, dramatically, and then slip out right when they think he is dead.