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Epic card · Arts
Arctic Monkeys, an Epic card
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 91
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 191
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 750,000
Power 191 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Arctic Monkeys quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Arctic Monkeys card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Commentators have ______ that this period marked a shift in how new bands were promoted and marketed.
Answer
suggested. Commentators have suggested that this period marked a shift in how new bands were promoted and marketed. From the Arctic Monkeys article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in ____.
Answer
2000s. Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. From the Arctic Monkeys article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Lauryn Hill. Lauryn Hill 1,800,000 · Eurovision Song Contest 2025 950,000 · Arctic Monkeys 750,000 · Don Bradman 380,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- They comprise lead singer and guitarist Alex Turner, drummer Matt Helders, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley, who replaced co-founder and original bassist Andy Nicholson in 2006.
- Though initially associated with the short-lived landfill indie movement, Arctic Monkeys were one of the earliest bands to come to public attention via the Internet, during the emerging "blog rock" era.
- Commentators have suggested that this period marked a shift in how new bands were promoted and marketed.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Arctic Monkeys article was read about 750,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 91 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Arctic Monkeys
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Arctic Monkeys (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bill Ebbesen, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
