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Al Jolson, a Rare card
Al Jolson was a Lithuanian-American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 340,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Al Jolson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Al Jolson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was known for his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach" towards performing, along with ______ many of the songs he sang.
Answer
popularizing. He was known for his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach" towards performing, along with popularizing many of the songs he sang. From the Al Jolson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Michael Cimino. Michael Cimino 91 · Al Jolson 86 · Cyclopes 83 · Book of Job 77 ATK in WikiCards.
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.
- Self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer", Jolson was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1910s and 1920s.
- He was known for his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach" towards performing, along with popularizing many of the songs he sang.
- According to music historian Larry Stempel, "No one had heard anything quite like it before on Broadway." Stephen Banfield wrote that Jolson's style was "arguably the single most important factor in defining the modern musical." Jolson has been referred to by modern critics as "the king of blackface performers".
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Al Jolson article was read about 340,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Al Jolson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Al Jolson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Film studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
