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Bob Ross, a Legendary card
Robert Norman Ross was an American painter and art instructor who created and hosted The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States and CBC in Canada.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 170
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,500,000
Power 170 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Bob Ross quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bob Ross card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
During his time in the ______, he developed a passion for oil painting.
Answer
military. During his time in the military, he developed a passion for oil painting. From the Bob Ross article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Ross joined the United States Air Force in ____, rising to the rank of master sergeant.
Answer
1960s. Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Ross joined the United States Air Force in 1961, rising to the rank of master sergeant. From the Bob Ross article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Dick Van Dyke. Dick Van Dyke 5,000,000 · D4vd 3,700,000 · Christina Applegate 2,200,000 · Bob Ross 1,500,000 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.
- Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Ross joined the United States Air Force in 1961, rising to the rank of master sergeant.
- During his time in the military, he developed a passion for oil painting.
- He studied the art from Bill Alexander's show The Magic of Oil Painting, and eventually his income from painting outgrew his military salary.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bob Ross article was read about 1,500,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Bob Ross
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, Bob Ross (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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