A fascinating quiz about illusionist Criss Angel

Julie Seabaugh

Wednesday, May 9, 2007 | 11:30 a.m.

Though promo banners have hung in Mandalay Place for months, it took the Luxor until last week to confirm the summer ’08 opening of a new Cirque du Soleil show featuring the love child of David Copperfield and The Crow, Criss Angel.

Which of these, according to the official press release, will NOT be used to “tell a story, taking audiences on a bizarre and fascinating journey”?

A. Illusions, acrobatics

B. Dance, puppetry

C. Music, poetry

D. Juggling, interpretive Mindfreaking

Which illusion did Angel NOT perform as Luke Blade, a guest character on an episode of CSI: NY?

A. Being sawed in half

B. Being set on fire

C. Being submerged underwater for hours

D. Bringing a dead hooker back to life

Who has NOT appeared on A&E’s Criss Angel: Mindfreak?

A. Amazing Johnathan

B. Penn & Teller

C. Lance Burton

D. Carrot Top

Which musician(s) co-produced the show’s theme music?

A. Celine Dion

B. Toni Braxton

C. Blue Man Group

D. Korn’s Jonathan Davis

Which of the following is Angel already touting as his greatest Vegas-themed illusion?

A. Dramatically chilling August temperatures to 102 degrees

B. Dramatically reducing the number of scantily clad models in Las Vegas Weekly

C. Revealing who shot Tupac Shakur

D. Making it enjoyable for locals to visit the Strip

Answers: D, D, D, D, none