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The Great Houdini

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The Great Houdini game quiz
"This quiz is about the life and times of Harry Houdini, one of the world's greatest escape artists and magicians."

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1. Where was Houdini born on March 24, 1874?
    Appleton, Wisconsin
    New York City, New York
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Budapest, Hungary


2. What was Houdini's occupation before he quit in 1891 to pursue his career in magic?
    Typesetter's apprentice
    Worked in a necktie factory
    Clerk in a bicycle shop
    Chimneysweep


3. How old was Harry Houdini when he got married?
    30 years old
    25 years old
    35 years old
    20 years old


4. Houdini was the world's greatest escape artist because of his ability to free himself, handcuffed and shackled, from almost anything imaginable. Which one of the following did Houdini NOT escape from?
    Gigantic football
    Padlocked U.S. postal mail pouch
    Sealed hamper filled with venomous snakes
    Coffin and burial vault


5. One of Houdini's favorite stories was how he was lowered, handcuffed and shackled, through a hole in the ice into an icy river and almost drowned when he drifted off with the current. Was this story true?
    Yes
    No


6. What was the name of Houdini's most spectacular indoor escape?
    Water Torture Cell
    King Tut's Tomb
    Iron Maiden
    Jar of Death


7. On March 16, 1910, Houdini piloted the first successful airplane flight in Australia.
    True
    False


8. Houdini's longest running show of his career featured an illusion in which he made which one of these disappear?
    Airplane
    Elephant
    Motorcar
    Grand piano


9. Lady Doyle, wife of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, received automatic writings that she thought were messages from Houdini's deceased mother, Mrs. Cecilia Weiss. Did Houdini believe these messages were real?
    Yes
    No


10. Houdini took his stage name in honor of which one of the following people?
    It was the name of a French magician that he admired.
    His mother's maiden name was Houdin.
    Houdini was his family's surname.
    Houdini was actually his middle name.


11. Which one of these is not the title of a silent film that starred Houdini?
    The Grim Game
    Haldane Of The Secret Service
    The Man From Beyond
    Safety Last


12. Janet Leigh played the part of Houdini's wife in the popular 1953 movie "Houdini," but can you please tell me who played Houdini?
    Tony Curtis
    Rock Hudson
    Jimmy Stewart
    Cary Grant


13. How many children did Harry Houdini have?
    None
    Two
    Seven
    Four


14. When did Houdini die?
    October 31, 1926
    March 17, 1920
    December 25, 1930
    February 14, 1933


15. Did the United States Postal Service ever issue a commemorative Houdini stamp?
    Yes
    No


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