The Magic Misfits Trivia Questions Flashcards
(145 cards)
1
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Who are the authors?
A
Neil Patrick Harris and Alec Azam
2
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Who is the story artist?
A
Lissy Marlin
3
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Who did the how-to magic art?
A
Kyle Hilton
4
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What book is this in the series?
A
Book 1
5
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What does the book begin with?
A
A table of contents and a map
6
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What is the name of the town for the map?
A
Mineral Wells
7
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What is salutations a clever word for?
A
Greetings
8
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What does magic come in?
A
All shapes, sizes, colors, tastes, smells and feelings
9
Q
What must you repeat?
A
SIM SALA BAM!
10
Q
What’s wrong with the letters in this part of the book?
A
The grammar is wrong, letters are capitalized that aren’t supposed to be and lowercase that aren’t supposed to be.
11
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How is magic sometimes spelled?
A
Magick
12
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What does the secret code spell out?
A
HEY THERE! THIS BOOK IS FILLED WITH SECRETS AND A HIDDEN THING OR THREE.
13
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Who is in the train yard?
A
Carter Locke
14
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Who showed Carter his first magic trick?
A
His father.
15
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What is in Carter’s satchel?
A
A small wooden box
16
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How does Carter get out of that town?
A
He hops on a train.
17
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Who is he saying goodbye to?
A
The town, Ms. Zalewski, the man chasing him
18
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Who taught Carter magic tricks?
A
His uncle
19
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What happened when Carter was only a few years old?
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His parents never came home
20
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Who takes Carter in?
A
A distant relative named Sylvester “Sly” Beaton aka his uncle
21
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What animal does Uncle Sly remind Carter of?
A
A weasel
22
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What does Carter do on his birthday instead of having a party?
A
To perform his first magic show
23
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When did Carter’s good feeling go away after he did the trick for the young couple?
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When he realizes his uncle stole from them
24
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What kind of cons did Carter’s uncle go for?
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Short cons
25
What does 'nick' mean?
Steal
26
When left alone, where does Carter go?
The library
27
What is on Carter's box?
LWL
28
What makes the box unusual?
It can't be opened
29
What type of racket did Uncle Sly play the most on people?
The shell game
30
Where is Ms. Zalewski from?
Poland
31
What did Uncle Sly steal from Ms. Zalewski?
Her diamond necklace
32
Where does Carter end up after the train ride?
Mineral Wells
33
What does Carter see getting out of a red car?
Clowns
34
What do the five letters spell out on the metal train car?
BOSSO
35
What does Carter realize is missing?
His stash of money?
36
What event is happening?
A carnival
37
What is it called when a magician is showing you something with one hand while the other is doing something else?
Misdirection
38
What happened that Carter couldn't explain and that would change his life forever?
He met Mr. Dante Vernon.
39
What is Mr. Dante Vernon doing when Carter meets him?
Rolling a quarter over his knuckles the making it disappear
40
What is Mr. Vernon's hand made of?
Plastic
41
What did Carter steal from Mr. Vernon?
His pocket watch
42
What did Mr. Vernon steal from Carter?
His satchel
43
What Card did Carter end up with before Mr. Vernon disappeared?
An ace of spades with a V on it
44
Who grabs Carter?
The strongman. The Walrus
45
What can sometimes be used as passwords for secrete doors?
Nonsense Words
46
Why was Carter brought to Bosso?
For eating out of the trash
47
Where are the carnival people staying?
At the Grand Oak Resort
48
What do they offer Carter?
A chance to be a part of the carnival
49
What does Carter do when he leaves the tent?
He runs away and throws up
50
What is learning magic, if not a trick?
A skill
51
What do you need for this trick?
Your hands and fingers and a large coin (start with a quarter)
52
How many steps are there to this trick?
7
53
What does it take to get good at a trick?
Practice
54
What does Mr. Vernon's card become when Carter opens the crease?
The jack of diamonds
55
What address is on the business card?
1313 Main Street
56
What is at the address?
Vernon's Magic Shop Purveyors of the Impossible
57
What does the shopgirl escape in less than 5 minutes?
A straightjacket
58
What is her name?
Leila the Great
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Who is her dad?
Mr. Vernon
60
Who walks into the shop?
The second Mr. Vernon
61
How many dads does Leila have?
2
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What is the other Mr. Vernon's job?
He's a head chef at the Grand Oak Resort
63
What do the kids call Leila at school?
Freak
64
What book does Mr. Vernon give Carter?
Vanishing and Unvanishing by Bailey and Barnes
65
When is Carter asked to return?
4:00
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What is there a sign advertising in the gazebo?
The carnival and the finale show at the resort where you can see the world's largest diamond
67
What are the four people doing?
Singing in a barbershop quartet
68
What do the Pock Pickets do?
Steal from the audience
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Who is the boy who joins the group on stage?
Theo Stein-Meyer
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What does he play?
Violin
71
What is Theo doing for the crowd?
Helping to return their stolen items back to them
72
Who is the girl with red hair in a wheelchair?
Ridley Larsen
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What is the name of the parrot?
Presto
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What's the name of the rabbit?
Top Hat
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What type of magic does each kid practice?
Theo practices levitation, Ridley practices transformation and Leila practices escape
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What type of magic does Carter say he practices?
Making things vanish
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What do the three kids vote on?
To show Carter their secret hideout
78
Who votes no?
Ridley
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Where do the others drag Carter that night?
To the carnival
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What's another word for vagabond?
Wastrel
81
What does Carter tell Ridley he wants?
To belong
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What's the biggest prize at the carnival?
The giant stuffed flamingo
83
What ride do they all ride?
The Ferris Wheel
84
Where was Leila before she was adopted?
In an orphanage
85
Where does the fortune teller's advice and future telling come from?
The Gatekeepers of Destiny
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What advice does she give the group?
Alone they are weak, together they are strong
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Who appears center stage after the Pock-Pickets for the finale show?
B.B. Bosso
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What is the largest diamond in the world called?
The Star of Africa
89
How big is it?
530 carats
90
What do you need for this trick?
A box of crayons and an audience
91
How many steps does this trick have?
8
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What is the purpose of this trick?
To guess the color of a crayon by its weight
93
What do the kids discover on their way back to the magic shop?
They've been robbed.
94
Who is responsible?
The Pock-Pickets
95
Who offers Carter a place to stay?
Theo
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What does Theo always wear?
A tuxedo
97
What pets does Theo have?
Doves
98
Who gives the kids a plan?
Mr. Vernon
99
Why is there no thirteenth chapter?
13 is an unlucky number
100
What do most buildings not have?
A 13th floor
101
What should you use this chapter for?
A bathroom break
102
What are the shrubs shaped like at the Grand Oak Resort?
Zoo animals
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Whose parents also work at the resort?
Olly and Izzy Golden
104
What is their talent?
Tao dancing and joke telling
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What outfit is Carter wearing to be in disguise?
A green speedo, goggles, and bathing cap
106
Who offers to help with the distraction?
The twins Olly and Izzy
107
Who was Bosso paying off at the pool?
The sherriff
108
What do they find in the last room of Bosso's suite?
A replica of the Star of Africa
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What is the mean Bosso going to do tonight?
He's going to steal it.
110
What do you need for this trick?
A long-sleeved, dark shirt, a stick, a thread, a ring
111
How many steps does the trick have before you have an audience?
2
112
How many steps does this trick have after you have an audience?
3
113
Who has joined their gang?
Olly and Izzy
114
What plan do they try to come up with?
A way to stop Bosso from stealing the Star of Africa
115
What chapter comes before this one as a joke?
Sixteen Billion
116
What do Carter and Leila have to get across?
The theater's catwalk
117
Who do they overhead talking to Bosso?
Mr. Vernon
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What does he call Bosso?
Bobby
119
How does he know Bosso?
They were in a magician's club together as kids
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What is the pledge for the Emerald Ring?
"The magic of true friends is that even apart, they can't long be cut off from what lives in the heart."
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What do they do to Mr. Vernon?
Hit him over the head.
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What plans do they have for him?
Have him take the fall for the stolen diamond
123
What year was the diamond found?
1905
124
What happens when the lights go out?
They blame Mr. Vernon for trying to steal the diamond.
125
When was the diamond really stolen/switched?
During the disappearing trick
126
What gets poured all over Bosso?
Breakfast foods
127
How does Carter vanish?
The same way the diamond did by using a drop mechanism hidden within the glass podium
128
Where does Carter get trapped?
The props closet
129
What is the room actually?
The stage
130
How does Carter catch Bosso red-handed?
He gets him to admit to everything and records it.
131
What does Mr. Vernon escape out of?
Police handcuffs
132
Who got away?
The frown clowns
133
What does Mr. Vernon give the kids at breakfast?
All their stolen items
134
Who was helping them all along?
Mr. Vernon
135
What is Bosso's real name?
Bobby Boscowitz
136
What was Carter's dad's name?
Lyle Wylder Locke
137
How did Mr. Vernon know him?
He was part of the Emerald Ring and his cousin
138
What does Mr. Vernon ask Carter?
If he wants to live with him
139
What do the six kids call themselves?
The Magic Misfits
140
How many more books left in this series?
3
141
What subject do you need to know for this trick?
Math
142
What should you do besides practice your tricks?
Nap and snack
143
What are the cards in each chapter?
A cipher
144
What is the card on the last page?
A 2 of clubs
145
What genre is this book?
Realistic fiction, adventure
