Chris Tucker

Question 1

In 1924 the magazine weird tales published a fictional story about Houdini being kidnapped by an Egyptian tour guide and being thrown into a hole in Giza wheee he met the ancient god that inspired the creation of the Sphinx what young author was the ghostwriter
?

Answer 1

HP love craft
Known as being a pioneer in the horror genre

Question 2

After Houdini death his wife held senances for 10 years trying to contact him on what day of the year

Answer 2

Halloween

Question 3

An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionist who pull off bank heists during their performances and award their audiences with the money

Answer 3

Now you see me
Jessie eisenberg
Common
Wordy harelson

Question 4

Only country that starts with the letter O

Answer 4

Oman

Question 5

A curious youngster moves to Salem where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century

Answer 5

Hocus pocus

Question 6

After a tragic accident 2 stage magicians engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit one another

Answer 6

The prestige
Scarlet
Michael Cain
Hugh Jackman
Christian bale

Question 7

A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while trying to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart

Answer 7

Magic (1978)
Anthony Hopkins
Ann Margaret
Burgess Meredith
Based on a screenplay by William Goldman of princess bride fame

Question 8

What color are Dorothy shoes in the book version of wizard of oz

Answer 8

Silver

Question 9

Holds the magic franchise record for minutes played rebounds and blocks

Answer 9

Dwight Howard

Question 10

Before moving to Baltimore in 63 the team now known as the wizards was the first expansion team in what is the modern NBA; in what city was the team formed in 61
Bonus name either of the team names before the bulllets

Answer 10

Chicago
Packers and then zephyrs (2nd) zeffers

Question 11

In 19 magic Johnson was a corecipent of the nBA lifetime achievement award along with what long time friend and rival

Answer 11

Larry bird

Question 12

Team that moved to LA to become the clippers

Answer 12

Buffalo braves

Question 13

Mah jek was the mascot of the 92 Olympics held where

Answer 13

Winter
Alberville France

Question 14

The parents and children on bewitched

Answer 14

Samantha Darin
Tabitha and Adam

Question 15

Mid 80s Saturday morning cartoon portrays a group of young friends who are transported to another world after riding on a magical roller coaster ; group includes a ranger caviler magician acrobat thief barbarian and pet unicorn

Answer 15

Dungeons and dragons
Roller coaster really not part of the show - Day oos machina?

Question 16

Vampire diaries spin-off that focuses on a vampire werewolf hybrid in New Orleans

Answer 16

The originals

Question 17

What show won prime time emmys for outstanding children’s program in 09 and 12

Answer 17

Wizards of waverly place
Starring Selena Gomez

Question 18

Malicious spieit from Jewish folklore that possesses bodies until it’s purpose is met and wa the subject of a 2012 Sam rami film starring Jeffery Dean Morgan and Kara Sedgwick

Answer 18

Dybbuk dib ik
Movie: the possession

Question 19

Name of the female fairy from Irish folklore who is keening Harold death

Answer 19

Banshee (she is fairy folk bam refers to female )

Question 20

Name of the intelligent long lived magical multi tailed foxes from Japanese folklore

Answer 20

Kit soon e
Longer they live the more tails they have and smarter

Question 21

Guess the name of the Magic’s dwarf from German folklore who turns straw into gold in exchange for a baby

Answer 21

rumplestilksen

Question 22

I’m what year wa the magic kingdom near Orlando opened

Answer 22

1971

Question 23

Until ride tickets were phased out in 1982 what wa the name of the most expensive tickets for the most popular rides

Answer 23

E ticket

Question 24

6 lands in the magic kingdom

Answer 24

Main Street USA
Tomorrowland
Adventure land
Frontier land
Fantasy land
Debris square ?

Question 25

What underwater ride which was closed in 94 was quite a bit shorter than its name suggested

Answer 25

20K leagues under the sea

Question 26

Divisive live action Disney film Starring Robin Williams and Shelly long and directed by Robert Altman
Had musical elements

Answer 26

Popeye
Expectation that it was doing to be a straight musical

Question 27

First generation of electronic computers weee invented before the transistor
What piece of equipment did the transistor replace in computer designs
Bonus what replaced them and then what replaced them 2X

Answer 27

Vacuum tubes
Integrated circuits Replaced transistors
Microprocessors replaced integrated circuits

Question 28

How many bits make up a byte
Bonus how many numbers can be represented in a byte

Answer 28

8
2^8=256

Question 29

3 standard size of floppy disks

Answer 29

3.5
5.25
8

Question 30

What makes a SSD drive different than a regular hard drive

Answer 30

Solid state drive
No moving parts