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Quiz about The Science of Magic
Quiz about The Science of Magic

The Science of Magic! Trivia Quiz


Magic, illusions, tricks...what is the science behind some of the most popular magic?

A multiple-choice quiz by cinivon. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
cinivon
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
333,941
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
458
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Question 1 of 10
1. Wow! The magician just made a rabbit disappear in a box. He put the rabbit in the top of the box and opened a door in the front. The box looks empty. The scientific word for the illusion he just created is: Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I am an amazing magician, and I just appeared to have turned water into wine in front of you! I just performed an experiment in the science of: Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Sometimes, I wear one of these to help me with my disappearing handkerchief tricks. Which of these would do it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Did I really pull that quarter from your ear? Hiding small objects from view in my hand is called: Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. When using a svengali deck, a magician can get you to pick a certain card. This is called: Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. To perform a convincing "levitation", the audience must be behind you, 10 or so feet from you, and close together. You must stand at a 45 degree angle from them Why is this? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Swallowing a string and then pulling it out of your stomach is performed with the science of: Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I just tore a card up right in front of you and put it back together again! Most likely: Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. I just created an amazing bubbling potion! Just like Snape! I used water and dry ice, but I forgot to wear my gloves. What might happen to me? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I am finishing my magic show with a little juggling act. Which branch of science is involved in juggling? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Wow! The magician just made a rabbit disappear in a box. He put the rabbit in the top of the box and opened a door in the front. The box looks empty. The scientific word for the illusion he just created is:

Answer: optical

This trick, and others involving disappearing people, is typically done with a cleverly placed set of mirrors. By using the science of optics, the magician tricks your brain into seeing an empty box.
2. I am an amazing magician, and I just appeared to have turned water into wine in front of you! I just performed an experiment in the science of:

Answer: chemistry

Do not drink the "water" or "wine"! This cool trick is done with a pH indicator, which indicates the "power of hydrogen". When a corrosive base is added, it turns bright red. When an acid is added, it turns clear again.
3. Sometimes, I wear one of these to help me with my disappearing handkerchief tricks. Which of these would do it?

Answer: a prosthetic thumb

Magicians often hide items in a false, or prosthetic, thumb which fits over their own thumb. Small items such as hankies with little mass hide well here.
4. Did I really pull that quarter from your ear? Hiding small objects from view in my hand is called:

Answer: palming

"Palming" doesn't always involve the palm. Some magicians palm between the fingers.
5. When using a svengali deck, a magician can get you to pick a certain card. This is called:

Answer: forcing

The svengali deck is considered the "easiest" trick deck. Pick one up. Even a kid can typically use it.
6. To perform a convincing "levitation", the audience must be behind you, 10 or so feet from you, and close together. You must stand at a 45 degree angle from them Why is this?

Answer: Because you must stand on one foot

This popular "street magic" method is all about angle of sight! Stand on one foot at this angle, and levitate!
7. Swallowing a string and then pulling it out of your stomach is performed with the science of:

Answer: polymers and adhesives

Magicians use rubber cement a lot. Typically, the thread is cemented into place beforehand. This is also true of. "Neck-flossing". Rubber cement is a polymer, a string of molecules that stretches, much like skin, when pulled slowly and breaks when pulled quickly. If rubbed, it disappears off skin leaving no evidence but easily discarded little balls.
8. I just tore a card up right in front of you and put it back together again! Most likely:

Answer: I folded the card and pretended to rip it, with one extra ripped piece.

I probably folded it. This way, I could even have you write your name on the card and appear to rip it up. I also had a small , pre-ripped piece of card palmed to use to create the illusion that I ripped your card.
9. I just created an amazing bubbling potion! Just like Snape! I used water and dry ice, but I forgot to wear my gloves. What might happen to me?

Answer: I might get frostbite!

Dry ice is very cold...-109.3 degrees. You MUST wear gloves! Otherwise, you will get instant frostbite.
10. I am finishing my magic show with a little juggling act. Which branch of science is involved in juggling?

Answer: physics

Juggling is all about physics! Laws of motion abound!
Source: Author cinivon

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