| Which magician was suspended over the Thames for | | | | re-appeared on stage together in 2009. |
| 44 days? | | | | Which magician made the statue of liberty disappear? |
| Answer: David Blaine | | | | Answer: David Copperfield |
| Blaine was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 4th | | | | David Seth Kotkin was born in Metuchen, New Jersey |
| 1973. His specialties are feats of endurance and | | | | on September 16th 1956. He changed his last name to |
| close-up magic. David's first television magic show | | | | Copperfield to use on stage. David is said to be the |
| was called David Blaine: Street Magic, which had its | | | | most commercially successful magician of all time. He |
| debut on May 19th 1997. He brought magic back to the | | | | is estimated to be worth over a billion dollars. In 2006, |
| street level performing close-up stunts that amazed | | | | Copperfield purchased 11 Islands in the Bahamas which |
| and astounded his audiences. David's endurance stunts | | | | he renamed, "The Islands of Copperfield Bay". His |
| have included: being suspended over the Thames, | | | | guests on the islands have included such celebrities as |
| being buried alive and pole sitting. His last stunt, which | | | | John Travolta and Oprah Winfrey. |
| was financed by Donald Trump and involved him | | | | "Anything the mind can conceive is possible. Nothing is |
| hanging upside down, disappointed fans when they | | | | impossible." was the tag line for which famous |
| discovered that he was being let down every hour to | | | | magician? |
| have a stretch and be checked by doctors. | | | | Answer: Doug Henning |
| Which magician was attacked on stage by one of his | | | | Doug Henning was a Canadian born magician. His first |
| tigers? | | | | big show, featured in Toronto, was directed by Ivan |
| Answer: Roy Horn | | | | Reitman. This production captured the attention of |
| Roy Horn was born on the 3rd of October 1944, his | | | | New York producers and in 1974 he moved his stage |
| show partner Siegfried Fischbacher was born on June | | | | show to Broadway. The show was a huge success |
| 13th 1939. Both of German descent, the two combined | | | | and ran for four years. Doug then went on to do |
| to do a show together involving both magic and exotic | | | | television. He worked with NBC and every year |
| animals. They were working at the Mirage Hotel in | | | | performed a special broadcast entitled, "Doug |
| Vegas when the infamous attack occurred. Roy was | | | | Henning's World of Magic". For his efforts Doug |
| bitten by Montecore, a tiger he had raised from a cub. | | | | received 7 Emmy nominations. |
| Roy survived the attack and although the tiger was | | | | Which magician was also recognized for his work in |
| quarantined it was eventually deemed safe and was | | | | exposing physics and mediums? |
| allowed to return to his owners. Roy and the tiger | | | | |