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Ben Gillies, an Uncommon card
Benjamin David Gillies is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of Australian rock band Silverchair from 1992 until the band went on hiatus in 2011.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 27
- Power
- 82
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 66,000
Power 82 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Ben Gillies quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ben Gillies card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 2012, he formed Bento, in which he performs lead vocals, and ______ the band's debut album Diamond Days.
Answer
released. In 2012, he formed Bento, in which he performs lead vocals, and released the band's debut album Diamond Days. From the Ben Gillies article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
By June ____, after Silverchair's disbandment, Gillies was in the final stages of about 12 months of working on his solo album, and he said that it was not a continuation of his earlier work with Tambalane.
Answer
2010s. By June 2011, after Silverchair's disbandment, Gillies was in the final stages of about 12 months of working on his solo album, and he said that it was not a continuation of his earlier work with Tambalane. From the Ben Gillies article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Undead. Undead 120,000 · Alto saxophone 91,000 · Ben Gillies 66,000 · Duncan Regehr 50,000 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.
- In 2003, Gillies formed Tambalane with Wes Carr, initially as a songwriting project, they released a self-titled album in 2005 and toured Australia but subsequently folded.
- By June 2011, after Silverchair's disbandment, Gillies was in the final stages of about 12 months of working on his solo album, and he said that it was not a continuation of his earlier work with Tambalane.
- In 2012, he formed Bento, in which he performs lead vocals, and released the band's debut album Diamond Days.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ben Gillies article was read about 66,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 27: each hit it takes is cut by 11 %.
How to get Ben Gillies
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ben Gillies (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nikki4982 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
