Who was Harry Houdini? BY: EAMON MOTT. What was Harry Houdini’s real name?  A. Ehrich Weiss  B. R.J. Armstrong  C. Hans Cooper  D. John Johnson.

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Who was Harry Houdini? BY: EAMON MOTT

What was Harry Houdini’s real name?  A. Ehrich Weiss  B. R.J. Armstrong  C. Hans Cooper  D. John Johnson

The correct answer is A…  Erich Weiss is Harry’s real name since Harry is from Budapest, Hungary. He got his name like this, Ehrie was short for Ehrich. Ehrie sounds like Harry. Now for the last name. Ehrich’s favorite magician was Robert Houdin so he added and I and there you have it, Harry Houdini.

Harry did many tricks… find the action that he didn’t do.  A. Escaped from a straitjacket  B. Escaped a pair of very complicated handcuffs  C. The “Vanishing elephant” Trick  D. Escaped handcuffs after jumping off a tall building needing to activate the parachute.

The correct answer is D…  Harry did all the things, he even figured out how to make an elephant disappear! But he never escaped handcuffs after jumping off a tall building needing to activate the parachute.

True or false?  Harry hated his family and siblings very much.

The correct answer is false.  Harry loved his siblings and parents very much. In fact, he was one of seven children. 5 brothers and 1 sister. Throughout his life Harry made a promise to his father, to take care of his mother and he did. She lived with Harry and Beatrice (Harry’s wife) and often went with Harry and watched him tour the country.

True or false?  Harry died during trying one of his stunts.

The correct answer is False  Actually this is partially true, Harry died in the middle of one of his acts. But not from a deadly trick. A day earlier a reporter asked “Is it true, Mr. Houdini, that you are so strong, a man could hit you in the stomach, and it wouldn’t hurt you.” Harry knew that he had to tighten his muscles for this to work. So when Harry said sure to the student, he started punching him in the stomach with Harry not ready. He was hurt very badly, but still preformed. He collapsed on stage he rushed to the hospital the had to remove his appendix. It was too late.

Were was Harry’s last show?  A. Hawaii.  B. Detroit.  C. New York City.  D. Chicago.

The correct answer is B.  Harry died on Halloween 1926.

True or false  Harry has a star in Hollywood walk of fame.

The correct answer is true.  Yes, Harry preformed in some of the first movies. But critics claim Harry an escape artist, who couldn’t act at all.