tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post8708043372163049801..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Take the Houdini: Fact or Fiction quizJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-10395693060217928182014-09-01T00:44:46.943-07:002014-09-01T00:44:46.943-07:00You have a collection of facts here, but it sounds...You have a collection of facts here, but it sounds like you've looking at eveything through a conspiratorial lens. Be careful about buying into this stuff.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-89091247418836198482014-08-31T17:32:33.406-07:002014-08-31T17:32:33.406-07:00I read where the Houdini's were poisoned and h...I read where the Houdini's were poisoned and harry was punched by someone else prior to the whitefield episode....and harry was sitting down reading the paper....then a day or two later he was punched again by the so called college student who wasn't even listed as a student....thank you don bell for his research......harry was coming after the spriitualists and that was a cash cow to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-91435429821593337642014-08-23T07:53:04.082-07:002014-08-23T07:53:04.082-07:00Bonus question error is now fixed. See update. :)Bonus question error is now fixed. See update. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-4163011342442819472014-08-18T19:11:13.328-07:002014-08-18T19:11:13.328-07:00Doesn't really work, does it? Would have been ...Doesn't really work, does it? Would have been before 1894 when Houdini was a member of his athletic clubs. I've always been a bit skeptical of this Olympics claim.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-53410113936438987402014-08-17T23:15:11.635-07:002014-08-17T23:15:11.635-07:00The International Olympic Committee was formed in ...The International Olympic Committee was formed in 1894 in preparation for the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece in the summer of 1896. The tryouts must have been in 1894 to draft and prepare athletes for the upcoming Games. If Houdini tried out, it had to be sometime in 1894. He married Bess in the summer of 1894 so I don't believe he had the Olympics in mind once he hooked up withLeo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-20652855801778197092014-08-12T20:00:42.813-07:002014-08-12T20:00:42.813-07:00Thank you Patrick! Makes sense. Houdini was a boxi...Thank you Patrick! Makes sense. Houdini was a boxing fan and mixed it up a few times with champion heavyweights.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-27472366932793784432014-08-12T08:08:12.454-07:002014-08-12T08:08:12.454-07:00Boxing. Thank you, Patrick. I knew swimming didn&#...Boxing. Thank you, Patrick. I knew swimming didn't sound right.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-22956409929780178222014-08-12T03:19:21.432-07:002014-08-12T03:19:21.432-07:00A couple wrong.....have to spend more time here ! ...A couple wrong.....have to spend more time here ! ;-)Narindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-91801077357744562872014-08-12T00:27:50.723-07:002014-08-12T00:27:50.723-07:00Houdini didn't try out for the first modern Ol...Houdini didn't try out for the first modern Olympics in swimming or track. He tried to make the boxing team but he got the flu and couldn't compete in the final trials and a boy he had previously beaten went in his weight class.Patrick Cullitonhttp://www.houdinisghost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-52586068848562229142014-08-11T21:21:17.258-07:002014-08-11T21:21:17.258-07:00I have to find the source on this, but as I recall...I have to find the source on this, but as I recall he turned it down when he learned there was no money in it. I believe he still holds the record for running around Central Park.DAVID SALTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270760638995836991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-23878317663466571632014-08-11T19:35:05.731-07:002014-08-11T19:35:05.731-07:00That's partly why I wasn't sure how to ans...That's partly why I wasn't sure how to answer. Thanks for the heads up on the one about authorship; that was a pretty dirty trick, listing a totally fictional book as a wrong answer!<br /><br />-MeredithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-61955833723500702732014-08-11T18:46:57.767-07:002014-08-11T18:46:57.767-07:00He turned it down? I thought that he somehow was u...He turned it down? I thought that he somehow was unable to do it, or simply didn't make it.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-75392229281650638652014-08-11T18:45:31.814-07:002014-08-11T18:45:31.814-07:00Pretty darn good score, Meredith. :)
The fastest ...Pretty darn good score, Meredith. :)<br /><br />The fastest handcuff escape question is kinda BS. Houdini never looked to set speed records with his escapes. It wasn't about that back then. If fact, he would never do something so quickly because it killed suspense. Modern escape artists claiming to have "beat Houdini's record" are misrepresenting him. Hate that.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-14727700613334323042014-08-11T18:00:19.734-07:002014-08-11T18:00:19.734-07:001 wrong....damn bridge question. LOL1 wrong....damn bridge question. LOLJimhttp://www.houdinistore.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-33638970906313047522014-08-11T17:44:24.766-07:002014-08-11T17:44:24.766-07:00I don't take exams and quizzes unless there is...I don't take exams and quizzes unless there is a prize at the end, or eligibility for a prize.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-73192224135220507052014-08-11T17:37:03.590-07:002014-08-11T17:37:03.590-07:00Correcting myself - he was asked to try out for th...Correcting myself - he was asked to try out for the Olympic track team, but turned it down.DAVID SALTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270760638995836991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-48163320224973518542014-08-11T17:35:40.413-07:002014-08-11T17:35:40.413-07:00Found a few more errors in the quiz. The name on t...Found a few more errors in the quiz. The name on the draft application was Harry Handcuff, not Handcuffs. I believe he was actually offered a spot on the Olympic track team, not swimming, but he turned it down. (Correct me if I'm wrong; too tired to go check.) This looks like more sloppy work by the History Channel.DAVID SALTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270760638995836991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-44476516130628208432014-08-11T15:51:00.813-07:002014-08-11T15:51:00.813-07:00I did the same thing on my first pass, Dean. Houdi...I did the same thing on my first pass, Dean. Houdini Reveals All is actually the MORE correct answer because it doesn't exist. And Escapes and Magic is from Houdini's notebooks. But...John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-38461574202050560892014-08-11T15:45:41.553-07:002014-08-11T15:45:41.553-07:00I got all correct, except for the one mentioned ab...I got all correct, except for the one mentioned above. I chose Houdini Reveals All, even though I knew the other one, Houdini's Magic and Escapes was also a book not written by him.Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-52411816693448840722014-08-11T15:13:53.911-07:002014-08-11T15:13:53.911-07:00Great quip about the filmmakers taking the quiz. I...Great quip about the filmmakers taking the quiz. I got 43 on the first try, only missing two (fastest underwater handcuff escape and the name on his Selective Service card). The Keaton question is kind of a wild card, but Houdini would be pleased that it is still being attributed to him, true or not.<br /><br />I was interested to learn that Houdini tried out for the Olympic swim team; it makes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com