Magic Trivia for Kids and Parents: Spellbinding Games for Kids

0:14 All right, and welcome back to Backseat Trivia Rumble. I hope the snacks are open and the volume is up because we've got a heavyweight battle today. In the backseat, the Mini Mystery Makers and the Pocket Trick Pros. In the front seat, the Primetime Special Super Fans and the Minivan Mystics. Three rounds, 30 questions. Drivers, eyes on the road. Kids, eyes on the prize. Let's get ready to rumble with the first kids round. Question one: What style of tall black hat is the most famous prop in a magician's act? And the answer is a top hat. Question two: What fluffy animal does a magician famously pull out of an empty hat?

1:02 And the answer is a rabbit. Pulling one out of a hat is pretty hair-raising stuff. Question three: What famous magic word do magicians say right before the big reveal? And the answer is abracadabra. Question four. What do magicians fan out and ask you to pick one from so they can guess which one you chose? And the answer is a card. Question five: What long colorful pieces of cloth do magicians pull endlessly out of their pocket or sleeve?

1:45 And the answer is scarves. Question six, what do magicians promise never to tell you because it would ruin the trick? And the answer is The Secret. Question seven. What famous trick has an assistant lie in a box while the magician pretends to slice her in two? And the answer is sawing a person in half. Question eight. What shiny glass objects are used in many illusions to make things seem to disappear or float?

2:26 And the answer is mirrors. Question nine: What do we call it when a magician uses lightning-fast fingers to hide a coin or card without you noticing? And the answer is sleight of hand, which is the same skill I use to hide broccoli under my napkin. Question 10: What do you call it when a magician seems to know exactly what word or number you're thinking of? And the answer is mind reading All right, parents, are we ready for round two? Today, we're stepping behind the curtain for the '90s and 2000s magic icons.

3:10 Kids, let's sit back and watch those parents do their work. Question one: What illusionist, famous for making the Statue of Liberty vanish on TV, dominated the '90s with his primetime magic specials? And the answer is David Copperfield. I can make things disappear too, but it's mainly the last slice of pizza. Question two: What street magician's 1997 TV special had him performing close-up tricks for stunned people walking by? And the answer is David Blaine.

3:52 Question three. What black-clad illusionist hosted the 2005 A&E series Mindfreak? And the answer is Criss Angel. Question four: What Las Vegas magic duo features one talkative performer and one who almost never speaks on stage? And the answer is Penn & Teller. Question five: What 2006 Christopher Nolan film stars Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale as rival stage magicians? And the answer is The Prestige.

4:33 Question six: What '90s mall poster craze hid 3D pictures inside colorful patterns if you stared at them just right? And the answer is Magic Eye. Question seven. What novelty toy answers your yes or no questions when you shake it? And the answer is the Magic 8 Ball. I asked mine if my kids would clean their rooms. It said, "Outlook not so good." Question eight: What 1993 fantasy trading card game had kids casting spells as powerful wizards at the cafeteria table?

5:18 And the answer is Magic: The Gathering Question nine. What WB drama, which premiered in 1998, followed three sister witches who called themselves the Power of Three? And the answer is Charmed. Question ten. What Israeli British performer became famous for supposedly bending spoons with his mind? And the answer is Uri Geller We've got two rounds in the books and it's on to the rumble round.

6:00 This round is all about magical characters and legends. First to shout out the answer is the winner. Question one. What wizard tutors young Arthur in Disney's The Sword in the Stone, turning him into a fish and a squirrel? And the answer is Merlin. Question two: What sparkly good witch floats in a bubble and helps Dorothy in the Land of Oz? And the answer is Glinda. Question three: What tiny fairy sprinkles pixie dust so Peter Pan and the Darling children can fly?

6:44 And the answer is Tinker Bell. Question four. What magic helper turns a pumpkin into a carriage for Cinderella? And the answer is a fairy godmother. The only person who ever turned a pumpkin into something useful. I turned mine into a lopsided jack-o'-lantern. Question five. What was Mickey Mouse's job in Fantasia? Working for a powerful wizard And the answer is The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Question six: What magical nanny flies in with an umbrella and carries a bottomless carpet bag?

7:30 And the answer is Mary Poppins. Question seven. What sarcastic black cat on Sabrina the Teenage Witch was once a witch himself? And the answer is Salem. Question eight. What young witch in a 1989 film flies on her broom delivering packages with her black cat Gigi? And the answer is Kiki's Delivery Service, the only delivery driver who never gets stuck in traffic. Question nine: What did Jack trade his family's cow for in the famous fairy tale?

8:15 And the answer is magic beans. And the final question: Who was the famous escape artist who wriggled free from chains, handcuffs, and a locked water tank? And the answer is Harry Houdini