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Arthur Bliss, a Common card
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss was a British composer and conductor.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 160
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 160 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Arthur Bliss quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Arthur Bliss card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the 1920s and 1930s he composed extensively not only for the ______ hall, but also for films and ballet.
Answer
concert. In the 1920s and 1930s he composed extensively not only for the concert hall, but also for films and ballet. From the Arthur Bliss article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Viminacium. Viminacium 81 · Sergio Moro 78 · Arthur Bliss 73 · Louis-Auguste Blanqui 69 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.
- Bliss's musical training was cut short by the First World War, in which he served with distinction in the army.
- In the post-war years he quickly became known as an unconventional and modernist composer, but within the decade he began to display a more traditional and romantic side in his music.
- In the 1920s and 1930s he composed extensively not only for the concert hall, but also for films and ballet.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Arthur Bliss article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Arthur Bliss
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, Arthur Bliss (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Herbert Lambert (1881-1936), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
