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Magic trivia question
Posted: March 7th, 2018, 11:45 pm
by Bill Mullins
This question was recently on University Challenge, the UK equivalent of College Bowl
What seven-letter word is this?
Originally an American slang term for a dishonest means of regulating a gambling game, it can also mean an item used in a conjuring trick, a professional wrestler's in-ring persona and a showy device used to attract attention or publicity.
(I'm not sure I agree that the clue matches the answer they gave. . .)
Answer:
GIMMICK (select the answer with your cursor to read it)
Re: Magic trivia question
Posted: March 8th, 2018, 12:21 am
by Christopher1979
Bill Mullins wrote:This question was recently on University Challenge, the UK equivalent of College Bowl
What seven-letter word is this?
Originally an American slang term for a dishonest means of regulating a gambling game, it can also mean an item used in a conjuring trick, a professional wrestler's in-ring persona and a showy device used to attract attention or publicity.
(I'm not sure I agree that the clue matches the answer they gave. . .)
Answer:
GIMMICK (select the answer with your cursor to read it)
No it doesn't match, I am surprised!, University Challenge is held in high regard in England.
Re: Magic trivia question
Posted: March 8th, 2018, 6:12 am
by Q. Kumber
Perhaps Max Maven can fill us in on the wrestling reference but the other clues seem to add up
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/gimmick?s=t
Re: Magic trivia question
Posted: March 8th, 2018, 6:22 am
by erdnasephile
Re: Magic trivia question
Posted: March 8th, 2018, 9:17 am
by AJM
Now, now, I won’t have any aspersions cast against one of my favourite shows.
They have a crack team of question compilers.
Andrew
Re: Magic trivia question
Posted: March 8th, 2018, 12:14 pm
by MagicbyAlfred
Yes, that's it for sure. In fact, they beautifully coalesced the magic gimmick and wrestling gimmick references with a photo of the Wrestling Masked Magician [/i]that accompanies the Wikipedia article. (To see the photo, click on link provided by Erdnasephile)
Re: Magic trivia question
Posted: March 8th, 2018, 2:31 pm
by observer
The definition looks fine to me. An example (one of many) of "gimmick" in a wrestling context:
https://www.thesportster.com/wrestling/ ... icks-ever/
Re: Magic trivia question
Posted: March 9th, 2018, 3:23 am
by Max Maven
The clue is valid, but likely out of chronological order.
Probable sequence: conjuring > carnival game rigging > gambling and wrestling > general use
Re: Magic trivia question
Posted: March 9th, 2018, 8:10 pm
by observer
By the way, if anyone is interested in the history of pro wrestling as a branch of show business - indeed, perhaps an "allied art" insofar as it involves surviving and/or escaping from potentially dangerous situations - Whatever Happened to Gorgeous George by Joe Jares (Prentice-Hall, 1974) is worth a read.