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How to perform sleight-of-hand magic
Contributed by: Black
  • 1. What is a basic principle of sleight of hand?
A) Misdirection
B) Teleportation
C) Supernatural Powers
D) Hypnosis
  • 2. What is the purpose of a false shuffle?
A) To impress the audience
B) To locate a specific card
C) To thoroughly randomize the cards
D) To maintain card order
  • 3. What is a palm in card magic?
A) Showing all cards to the audience
B) Dealing a card face down
C) Holding a card secretly in the hand
D) A type of playing card
  • 4. What is 'lapping' in magic?
A) Applying glue to an object
B) A type of knot
C) Secretly dropping an object into your lap
D) Polishing a magic prop
  • 5. Which of these is NOT a common sleight-of-hand prop?
A) Cards
B) Coins
C) Telescope
D) Ropes
  • 6. What does 'DU' stand for in magic?
A) Digital Utility
B) Double Undercut
C) Direct Upload
D) Deluxe Unloading
  • 7. What is the purpose of a 'force' in card magic?
A) To throw the cards forcefully
B) To shuffle the cards vigorously
C) To make someone choose a specific card
D) To predict a card
  • 8. What is a 'steal' in magic?
A) Secretly taking an object
B) Publicly showing an object
C) Buying a magic trick
D) Performing an act of thievery
  • 9. Which of the following is crucial for good sleight of hand?
A) A magic wand
B) Practice
C) Natural talent
D) Expensive props
  • 10. What is a 'misdirection' technique?
A) Performing the trick very slowly
B) Telling the audience the secret
C) Looking directly at the secret move
D) Diverting the audience's attention
  • 11. What is the 'French Drop' often used for?
A) Producing a coin
B) Vanishing a coin
C) Transferring a coin from one hand to the other visibly
D) Cleaning a coin
  • 12. What is the 'Elmsley Count' used for?
A) A method of card shuffling
B) Showing a specific number of cards while concealing one
C) A way to deal cards quickly
D) Calculating the odds of drawing a certain card
  • 13. What is a good way to handle nerves when performing?
A) Practice and preparation
B) Drinking alcohol
C) Rushing through the trick
D) Ignoring the audience
  • 14. What is 'Charlier Cut'?
A) A type of card game
B) A special type of scissors used in magic
C) A one-handed card cut
D) A way to damage a deck of cards
  • 15. Why is audience management important?
A) To tell the audience what to think.
B) To make the audience feel uncomfortable.
C) To control the spectator's focus
D) To distract the spectators so you can cheat.
  • 16. What is 'gaffed' deck?
A) A normal deck of cards
B) A trick deck with altered cards
C) A particularly old deck of cards
D) A deck missing cards
  • 17. What is a top change?
A) Secretly switching the top card of a deck
B) Revealing the top card
C) Throwing a card on top of the deck
D) Shuffling the top cards
  • 18. What is the purpose of a thumb tip?
A) To protect your thumb
B) To secretly hold small objects
C) To improve your grip
D) To make your thumb look longer
  • 19. What is the 'classic force'?
A) A very aggressive card trick
B) A card force where you offer a card at a certain point
C) A way to destroy a card
D) Forcing someone to leave the performance
  • 20. Why is presentation important in sleight of hand?
A) To distract from poor technique
B) To create an engaging and believable illusion
C) Presentation isn't important
D) To make the trick faster
  • 21. What does 'cover' refer to in magic?
A) Selling out to a magician
B) Giving up a secret
C) Covering the props with a cloth
D) Hiding a sleight from the audience
  • 22. What is the 'invisible deck' effect?
A) The spectator names a card, and it is the only reversed card in the deck.
B) The cards rearrange themselves magically.
C) The cards become completely transparent.
D) The deck disappears completely.
  • 23. What is the most important aspect of performing for an audience?
A) Showing off your skills
B) Fooling them
C) Making a lot of money
D) Entertaining them
  • 24. What is a 'clean up' in magic?
A) Cleaning the props after the performance
B) Getting rid of evidence of the method
C) Resetting the trick for the next performance
D) Telling the audience the secret
  • 25. What is a crimp?
A) A subtle bend in a card
B) A card sharp
C) A type of card game
D) A type of card stock
  • 26. What is 'attitude' in magic performance?
A) The persona you adopt during the performance
B) How you hold the cards
C) How loudly you speak
D) Whether you believe in magic
  • 27. What is the 'Hindu Shuffle' often used for?
A) Breaking the ice with the audience
B) Showing off card handling skills
C) Controlling a card to the top or bottom
D) Thoroughly randomizing the cards
  • 28. What is the 'glide' move?
A) A fancy way to shuffle the cards
B) A fast way to deal cards
C) A way to make cards levitate
D) Sliding the second card instead of the top card
  • 29. What should you do if you mess up a trick?
A) Acknowledge it gracefully and move on
B) Blame the audience
C) Get angry and stop performing
D) Pretend it didn't happen
  • 30. What is the most important thing to remember when performing?
A) Be serious
B) Don't get caught
C) Have fun!
D) Get paid a lot of money
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