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  • What is a puppeteer?
    Someone who performs with puppets.
  • What do you call a person who can perform magic?
    a magician
  • What does a ringmaster do?
    They introduce circus performers.
  • What equipment did lion tamers use in circuses?
    a whip
  • What animals do equestrian shows involve?
    horses
  • What is white magic?
    It is good magic and doesn’t harm anyone.
  • Which isn't one of the traditional types of circus clowns? a) the whiteface, b) the auguste or c) the pitiable
    the pitiable
  • What is the biggest circus in Finland?
    Circus Finlandia
  • What are open mic events?
    They are events when anyone can take the stage and perform for the audience.
  • What is the name of the place on which circus performers perform?
    an arena
  • What is a "trapeze"?
    It is a short bar hanging from two ropes high above the ground.
  • Can domestic cats be taught to perform tricks in a circus?
    yes
  • The place where a busker (katutaitelija) performs is called their pitch. True or false?
    true
  • What are contortionists known for? a) their hairiness, b) their size or c) their flexibility
    their flexibility
  • Where does Cirque Du Soleil come from?
    Canada
  • Is it legal to have sea lions in Finnish circuses?
    yes
  • What is "miming"?
    expressing something by using only movements not words
  • What do you call a circus performer that keeps several balls in the air at one time by tossing and catching them?
    a juggler
  • What are the smallest animals used in circus acts?
    fleas
  • A human blockhead is a performer who hammers a nail into his nasal cavity vis the nostril. True or false?
    true
  • What did the word circus originally mean? a) stage, b) arena or c) ring
    ring
  • Who is David Copperfield?
    an illusionist and a magician
  • Who was Houdini?
    He was a magician and an escapologist.
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