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Bob Crosby, an Uncommon card
George Robert Crosby was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 82,000
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Bob Crosby quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bob Crosby card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Bob-Cats were a New ______ Dixieland-style jazz octet.
Answer
Orleans. The Bob-Cats were a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet. From the Bob Crosby article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
George Robert Crosby was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around ____.
Answer
1930s. George Robert Crosby was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935. From the Bob Crosby article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
FIVB Men's Volleyball World Cup. FIVB Men's Volleyball World Cup 70 · Jack Warden 67 · Bob Crosby 61 · Tomer Sisley 58 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.
- The Bob-Cats were a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet.
- He was the younger brother of famed singer and actor Bing Crosby.
- On TV, Bob Crosby guest-starred in The Gisele MacKenzie Show.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bob Crosby article was read about 82,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Bob Crosby
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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- Tomer SisleyUncommon · Arts · ATK 58 DEF 49
- Sachin BansalUncommon · Science · ATK 61 DEF 46
- Walter ChryslerUncommon · Society · ATK 63 DEF 44
- Darryl SittlerUncommon · Society · ATK 64 DEF 43
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bob Crosby (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
