Magical Things

Guess these things which are imbued with magical properties.

Includes things from futuristic science

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First submitted	November 13, 2012
Times taken	32,004
Average score	55.0%
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Clue	Answer
King Arthur's sword	Excalibur
Superman's weakness	Kryptonite
What they mined for in "Avatar"	Unobtainium
How Aladdin flies	Magic Carpet
Prison for a genie	Magic Lamp
"Cursed" blue diamond	Hope Diamond
Object of the Argonauts quest	Golden Fleece
Triangular relic from "Zelda"	Triforce
"Blessed" substance feared by vampires	Holy Water
Substance that goes higher with each bounce	Flubber

Clue	Answer
"... and in the darkness bind them"	One Ring
Fed the Israelites in the desert	Manna
Turns base metals into gold	Philosopher's Stone
Most powerful "Harry Potter" wand	Elder Wand
Tells who is the fairest of them all	Magic Mirror
Drinking vessel said to give immortality	Holy Grail
What brought Frosty to life	Silk Hat
Crystal in a "Star Trek" warp drive	Dilithium
Put a pin in this to hurt a person from afar	Voodoo Doll
Kiss this Irish rock to get "the gift of gab"	Blarney Stone

Level 59

Jan 13, 2013

Could you accept "alchemy" for "Turns base metals into gold"?

Level 76

Feb 10, 2015

Agree that alchemy is a process - but it still fits the clue. Allow it as a type-in?

Level 64

Jun 4, 2015

That is poor logic Beasley2K, by that logic if a question said 'name a striped animal' and someone put in zebra then it would be incorrect if the author was thinking of a tiger.

Level 42

Jun 6, 2015

Alchemy is not an answer; alchemists sought the philosopher's stone in order to turn base metals into gold. As they never found it, they couldn't complete the process, so alchemy itself is not an answer.

Level 74

Aug 28, 2015

Exactly Cariad. Alchemy never turned base metals into gold, so it can't be the answer. The philosopher's stone was what alchemists believed would do the trick.

Level 21

Mar 19, 2016

no its the philosophers stone as its a MAGICAL thing

Level 84

May 29, 2018

@Louisea52 Since you can't turn base metals into gold with science, alchemy would be magic if it worked.

Level 67

Sep 24, 2019

That is weird logic cariad and wombat. The philosophers stone never turned metals into gold either, because they wouldnt find it because it doesnt exist! How would the philosophers stone be a valid answer by that logic if alchemy isnt. (You could just as easily say, even if they had found something other than the philosopher's stone to turn metal into gold, it would still be alchemy.

as for whether it should be accepted or not I am neutral. Tried alchemy first then thought of the other. The first isnt an item like other things on the list but it does fit the clue

Level 33

May 16, 2021

The question is about magical things, not types of magic. Alchemy is a class of magic, or maybe considered a mix of science and magic, but it isn't a "thing" like the rest of this list

Level 38

Jun 4, 2015

I love what harry potter teaches me!

Level 79

Jun 10, 2019

Alchemist (rather than alchemy) would be another noun that fits the clue.

Level 67

Sep 24, 2019

But the alchemist isnt magical

Level 55

Jan 13, 2013

Alchemy is the process of turning metals into gold. Also, blessed item could apply to crucifix, churches, or churchyards.

Level 38

Apr 2, 2015

In all fairness, it says "Blessed substance" not "Blessed item".

Level 63

Dec 11, 2016

I saw that question and wondered how garlic was blessed. I am no Vampire expert.

Level 82

Jan 13, 2013

I also tried alchemy and crucifix. I got the latter answer, missed the first one. Also, Kyrptonite isn't magical, it's radioactive. Neither is Unobtanium (whose properties are not even explained in the movie), Dilithium, or Flubber. All are substances with rare or unusual properties, but, at least according to the world they exist in, not magical or metaphysical properties.

Level 89

Jan 13, 2013

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -Arthur C. Clarke

Level 82

Jan 13, 2013

minerals are not sufficiently advanced technology and I can distinguish between them just fine. See? I just did it.

Level 84

May 29, 2018

@kalbahamut If the things you listed were real, they would indeed be indistinguishable from magic. Are you able to explain how they do what they do? ("It's radioactive" isn't a strong enough answer for why kryptonite affects Kryptonians and not humans.) Flubber would most definitely be indistinguishable from magic, since perpetual motion is impossible according to the known laws of physics.

Level 82

Apr 12, 2019

Cockroaches have slow cell cycles and are less at risk of damage from radiation than humans are. Maybe Superman has a much higher rate of cell cycle than humans do. That would make sense as he's basically indestructible. Not that Superman is plausible science fiction, I would even classify it as fantasy based on how implausible it is, but I still wouldn't call kryptonite magical.

Level 17

Apr 19, 2014

Under the directions there is an informational note that says *includes things from futuristic science. Therefore the quiz creator chose to include those things in his quiz. Alchemy is indeed a process and not an actual thing therefore the quiz creator is correct in including "philosopher's stone" and not "alchemy"

Level 68

Jun 4, 2015

How is alchemy not an actual thing. By definition, it is an actual THING! There is no reference whatsoever that differentiates between physical things and abstract/ideological things. Even if so, an alchemist is a physical thing.

Level 56

Jun 5, 2015

I understand people are really bothered about the definition of "thing" and whether or not alchemy qualifies, but I cannot sit idly by when someone says that an alchemist is a thing. Is a teacher a thing? Is a doctor? Is a zookeeper?

Level 84

May 29, 2018

@PrinceEric Um... yes. If you're not a thing, what exactly are you... a figment of my imagination? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13k0a47uLak

Level 44

Jan 13, 2013

Not the best list of commonalities.

Somewhat reaching on some things.

Level 50

Jan 14, 2013

How about bottle for genie? You know, just to throw a bone to Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman :)

Level 25

Jan 14, 2013

and Christina Aguilara

Level 55

Aug 31, 2014

Also, the idiomatic phrase is "genie-in-a-bottle". I think bottle should be accepted.

Level 88

Jun 4, 2015

I agree. Bottle and plain "lantern" should be acceptable.

Level 28

Jan 15, 2013

I blame full metal the cartoon.

Level 28

Jan 15, 2013

And WTF no magic lantern? Might as well called it a pokeball.

Level 56

Jun 5, 2015

Speaking of which, WHERE WAS POKEBALL ON THIS LIST?

Level 18

Jul 4, 2013

Wow, not many of the people who took this quiz have played games in the Legend of Zelda series considering only 29% knew of the Triforce.

Level 75

Feb 19, 2015

It's been a LONG time since I played. Thought of Tricorn, Triumverate - just couldn't pull Triforce out of the cobwebs.

Level 84

Sep 25, 2019

There was probably a skulltula guarding them...

Level 83

Jun 19, 2018

29% is quite a lot, it's almost a third of quiz-takers.

Level 66

May 28, 2014

"Hat" for "Silk Hat" and "Water" for "Holy Water"?

Level 88

Jun 4, 2015

Hat should be sufficient.

Level 35

Jun 5, 2015

"Old Silk Hat" should work... The lyrics are "There must have been some magic in that old SILK hat they found".

Also I tried Lamp / Genie Lamp... didn't think to type MAGIC lamp.. BS

Level 75

Aug 30, 2014

I tried philosophers stone but it didn't work, so I remembered my Harry Potter and tried sorcerer's stone and it worked. Maybe I inadvertently spelled philosopher's wrong, but still thought it was funny that sorcerer's worked since it really shouldn't.

Level 51

Jun 4, 2015

me too.

Level 18

Aug 31, 2014

Krptonite doesn't have magical properties. It emits radiation that effects the way Superman's body processes the light from Earth's yellow sun. In no way is it "magic". Superman does have a weakness to magic though, so you get some points there.

Level 55

Nov 12, 2014

Yes. Superman is vulnerable to magic, so "magic" should work.

Level 53

May 6, 2016

over a year later...magic still doesn't work, and should. he is weak to it, and the category is "magical-things" which magic is very much a part of....

Level 89

Nov 20, 2014

Please add alternate spellings for dilithium. I spelled it with two "L"s.

Level 84

May 29, 2018

That was silly! It's pronounced die-lithium, not dill-lithium. Trilithium was also mentioned on the show. It's most definitely "di" (two) + lithium.

Level 62

Jun 4, 2015

'Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.' is not the equivalent of saying that technology=magic. It's a comment on ignorance rather than on technology.

Level 70

Jun 4, 2015

Surprised that more people got 'Philosopher's Stone' than 'Dilithium Crystals'. Where are all the Trekkies?

Level 77

Jun 4, 2015

Considering it's been ten years since the last Star Trek series went off the air, I'd say they're dying off. And the new movies don't count; anyone who embraces them isn't a real Trekkie.

Level 44

Jun 4, 2015

Superman's other weakness is magic, so literally any possible answer for any question in this quiz should work.

Level 56

Jun 5, 2015

haha I would love to see Superman knocked out of the sky by Flubber. Forget about Batman. Superman needs to fight the real enemy.

Level 69

Jun 4, 2015

How about just "hat" for Frosty?

Level 82

Jun 5, 2015

I got that one by typing in "top hat"

Level 78

Jun 12, 2015

Would have loved "Old Silk Hat" for Frosty.

Level 44

Jan 13, 2016

Since I had Monty Python in mind from a prior clue, I definitely tried "Holy hand grenade" before thinking of voodoo doll.

Level 74

Apr 13, 2016

What about the Sword in the Stone? Arthur had two vaguely magical swords.

Level 84

Jun 12, 2017

Would've gotten 4 points for this one if not for yet another cursed Harry Potter question. *sigh*

The reliance upon those stupid books/movies just seems to be waaaaaaaaaaay too disproportional on this site.

Level 36

Jan 9, 2018

I'm not a fan of Harry Potter, but why, exactly, are they stupid books?

Level 36

Feb 6, 2018

I'll admit, it wasn't the first thing I tried, but I still think Caledfwlch and Caliburn should be accepted for King Arthur's sword. Those are technically more correct than Excalibur, even though all three names refer to the same sword.

Level 81

Apr 19, 2018

How about 'effigy' for voodoo doll'?

Level 51

Jun 11, 2018

Most of these things are not magic. Kryptonite? Seriously?

Level 63

Aug 29, 2018

i can't tell you how many points i've lost on this quizzes due to never having seen a single Harry Potter movie. but it's a lot.

Level 63

Aug 29, 2018

wasn't it the snow that made Frosty come to life? i mean, i know the hat helped, but wasn't it because the first snowfall of the year happened on Christmas, and so therefore it was a magic snow?

Level 72

Sep 14, 2018

For frosty I tried

* old silk hat

* magic hat

* magicians hat

I'd probably take "hat".

Level 85

Apr 11, 2020

The song says "old silk hat", so there's no reason to accept "silk hat" but not "hat" or "old silk hat".

Level ∞

Apr 12, 2020

Fixed.

Level 69

Apr 12, 2019

I got the vessel one, but my mind immediately went to "the vessel with the pestle holds the brew that is true" and it took me a minute to get it out of my head.

Level 30

Oct 2, 2020

Why is blessed in quotation marks?

Level 59

Nov 12, 2020

Why is manna on here-that's not magical.

Level 59

Nov 12, 2020

Its facts

Level 91

Dec 23, 2021

Harry Potter and video games. Two of my three Jetpunk Achilles' heels. (Pokemon is the third.)

Level 87

Dec 9, 2022

I actually tried Deathstick and Wand of Destiny first for the Harry Potter wand one. They were some of the other wands from the past that were most likely the (insert correct answer here) under different names. Those ones came to mind first, and it took a moment to remember the main name.

Level 79

Feb 15, 2024

Alchemy needs to be accepted.

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