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Card Magic 101 Trivia Quiz

A quiz on card magic and sleight of hand. If you like to perform magic, you should do well on this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by resdog. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
resdog

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,677

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
782

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. For which of these tricks would you use the Elmsley count? Hint

Blizzard

N.F.W.

Aces in their Faces

Twisting the Aces

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many cards are used for the Asher Twist? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the main move of the Gemini Count? Hint

Triple lift from the bottom

Overhand pass

Pivot pass

Double from the center

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these is NOT a force? Hint

Hindu Flash Force

Elevator Force

Rollover Force

Cross Cut Force

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Question 5 of 10

5. What routine is Bill Malone known for? Hint

Sam the Sham

Sam's Last Card Trick

Sam vs. the Gambler

Sam the Bell Hop

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is credited with the ATFUS? Hint

Alex Elmsley

David Copperfield

Ed Marlo

Jeff McBride

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of this trick: A selected card is put into the center of the pack, only to rise to the top a split second later. This is repeated many, many times? Hint

The Rising Card

Up and Beyond

Elevation

The Ambitious Card

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the most famous card trick that laypeople perform? Hint

Twisted Sisters

The 21 card trick

Ace in the Hole

Honest Abe

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Question 9 of 10

9. Jeff McBride put out a series of videos on card sleights. What is the name of the video series? Hint

Card Manipulation: The A-Z of Card Sleights

Complete Card Sleights

The Art of Card Manipulation

Encyclopedia of Card Sleights

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Question 10 of 10

10. And now to end it, a fill in the blank: Who invented the trick called 'Asher Twist'?

Answer: (Two Words (one of the words is Asher))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. For which of these tricks would you use the Elmsley count?

Answer: Twisting the Aces

Twisting the Aces is just the Elmsley count over and over again. The other three tricks require gimmick cards.

2. How many cards are used for the Asher Twist?

Answer: 4

The Asher Twist is a variation of the 'Twisting the Aces' plot without using the Elmsley Count.

3. What is the main move of the Gemini Count?

Answer: Double from the center

The Gemini Count starts with a Double lift from the center, followed by a double from the bottom. There is no pivot pass.

4. Which of these is NOT a force?

Answer: Elevator Force

Hindu Force requires the knowledge of the Hindu Shuffle, the Rollover Force involves turning the packets of cards over and over and over again, and the cross cut force can be used to force the top or bottom card of the deck.

5. What routine is Bill Malone known for?

Answer: Sam the Bell Hop

Sam the Sham is something I made up, Sham vs. the Gambler is a play on words. It should be the Magician vs. the Gambler, and it is Dr. Daley's Last Trick, not Sam's Last Card Trick.

6. Who is credited with the ATFUS?

Answer: Ed Marlo

The Anytime, Face Up Switch, is credited to Edward Marlo.

7. What is the name of this trick: A selected card is put into the center of the pack, only to rise to the top a split second later. This is repeated many, many times?

Answer: The Ambitious Card

There are many routines using this trick, which requires knowledge of the double lift.

8. What is the most famous card trick that laypeople perform?

Answer: The 21 card trick

3 columns of seven cards... pick a card... that row goes in between the other colums. Do this twice more, and the card will be 11 cards down.

9. Jeff McBride put out a series of videos on card sleights. What is the name of the video series?

Answer: The Art of Card Manipulation

While sometimes corny, Jeff McBride is an awesome card manipulator and is very easy to learn from.

10. And now to end it, a fill in the blank: Who invented the trick called 'Asher Twist'?

Answer: Lee Asher

Lee Asher is an awesome magician. Check him out - and also the Asher Twist!

Source: Author resdog

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