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More questions about Magic
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What caused Houdini's death in 1926?
Answer: Burst appendix
Why: The 1953 film Houdini wrongly showed him dying after a failed escape from his water torture cell.
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Who did David Bowie play in The Prestige?
Answer: Nikola Tesla
Why: In the film, Tesla builds a mysterious machine for Hugh Jackman's magician, Robert Angier.
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Who designed the stage illusion later called Pepper's ghost?
Answer: Henry Dircks
Why: Pepper and Dircks patented the illusion together in 1863, yet only Pepper's name stuck to it.
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What do magicians call steering your attention elsewhere?
Answer: Misdirection
Why: In Gustav Kuhn's eye-tracking studies, where viewers looked during a secret move did not predict whether they noticed it.
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Who is known as the father of modern magic?
Answer: Robert-Houdin
Why: Harry Houdini took his own stage name in honour of Robert-Houdin after reading his memoirs in 1890.
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Which Shakespeare play did Teller co-direct in 2008?
Answer: Macbeth
Why: Teller and Posner teamed up again in 2014 to direct The Tempest, Shakespeare's play about the magician Prospero.
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