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Adolphe Adam, an Uncommon card
Adolphe Charles Adam was a French composer, teacher and music critic.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 139
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 41,000
Power 139 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Adolphe Adam quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Adolphe Adam card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Adam was the son of a well-known composer and pianist, but his father did not wish him to pursue a ______ career.
Answer
musical. Adam was the son of a well-known composer and pianist, but his father did not wish him to pursue a musical career. From the Adolphe Adam article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Adam defied his father, and his many operas and ballets earned him a good living until he lost all his money in ____ in a disastrous bid to open a new opera house in Paris in competition with the Opéra and Opéra-Comique.
Answer
1840s. Adam defied his father, and his many operas and ballets earned him a good living until he lost all his money in 1848 in a disastrous bid to open a new opera house in Paris in competition with the Opéra and Opéra-Comique. From the Adolphe Adam article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle and Le corsaire, his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau and Si j'étais roi and his Christmas carol "Minuit, chrétiens!".
- Adam was the son of a well-known composer and pianist, but his father did not wish him to pursue a musical career.
- Adam defied his father, and his many operas and ballets earned him a good living until he lost all his money in 1848 in a disastrous bid to open a new opera house in Paris in competition with the Opéra and Opéra-Comique.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Adolphe Adam article was read about 41,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Adolphe Adam
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Adolphe Adam (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nicolas Eustache Maurin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
