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Billy Idol, a Legendary card
William Michael Albert Broad, known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English rock singer and songwriter.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 98
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,300,000
Power 180 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Billy Idol quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Billy Idol card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
With Idol as lead singer, the band achieved success in the UK and released three studio albums on Chrysalis Records before ______.
Answer
disbanding. With Idol as lead singer, the band achieved success in the UK and released three studio albums on Chrysalis Records before disbanding. From the Billy Idol article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Idol began his music career in ____ as a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea, but left the group after a few weeks and formed Generation X with his former Chelsea bandmate Tony James.
Answer
1970s. Idol began his music career in 1976 as a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea, but left the group after a few weeks and formed Generation X with his former Chelsea bandmate Tony James. From the Billy Idol 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.
- He achieved fame in the 1970s on the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of Generation X. He later embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made him a lead artist during the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" in America.
- Idol began his music career in 1976 as a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea, but left the group after a few weeks and formed Generation X with his former Chelsea bandmate Tony James.
- With Idol as lead singer, the band achieved success in the UK and released three studio albums on Chrysalis Records before disbanding.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Billy Idol article was read about 1,300,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 98: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Billy Idol
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, Billy Idol (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : GenerationSex, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
