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Blackbirds of 1926, a Common card
Blackbirds of 1926, also known as Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1926, was a musical revue with an all African American cast created and produced by impresario Lew Leslie that starred Florence Mills, Edith Wilson, and Johnny Hudgins, with music by George W.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 126
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 2,000
Power 126 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Blackbirds of 1926 quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Blackbirds of 1926 card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Leslie mounted a ______ of Blackbirds revues, which ran in 1926, 1928, 1930, 1933 and 1939.
Answer
series. Leslie mounted a series of Blackbirds revues, which ran in 1926, 1928, 1930, 1933 and 1939. From the Blackbirds of 1926 article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Blackbirds were a continuation of Leslie's Plantation Revue, and the ____ show was the first and original of a series of revues that would continue for more than a decade.
Answer
1920s. The Blackbirds were a continuation of Leslie's Plantation Revue, and the 1926 show was the first and original of a series of revues that would continue for more than a decade. From the Blackbirds of 1926 article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Science fiction magazine. Science fiction magazine 10,000 · Tawara Tōda Monogatari 7,400 · Blackbirds of 1926 2,000 · James Everett Stuart 950 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The Blackbirds were a continuation of Leslie's Plantation Revue, and the 1926 show was the first and original of a series of revues that would continue for more than a decade.
- The show ran for two years, and was succeeded by a new show called Blackbirds of 1928, a Broadway hit.
- Leslie mounted a series of Blackbirds revues, which ran in 1926, 1928, 1930, 1933 and 1939.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Blackbirds of 1926 article was read about 2,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Blackbirds of 1926 (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
