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Calixa Lavallée, a Common card
Calixa Lavallée was a Canadian musician and Union Army band musician during the American Civil War.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 99
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 99 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Calixa Lavallée quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Calixa Lavallée card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was born in the ______ of Canada.
Answer
Province. He was born in the Province of Canada. From the Calixa Lavallée article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is best known for composing the music for "O Canada", which officially became the national anthem of Canada in ____, after a vote in the Senate and the House of Commons.
Answer
1980s. He is best known for composing the music for "O Canada", which officially became the national anthem of Canada in 1980, after a vote in the Senate and the House of Commons. From the Calixa Lavallée 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 was born in the Province of Canada.
- He is best known for composing the music for "O Canada", which officially became the national anthem of Canada in 1980, after a vote in the Senate and the House of Commons.
- The same 1980 Act of Parliament also changed some of the English lyrics.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Calixa Lavallée article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Calixa Lavallée
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Calixa Lavallée (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : L'Opinion publique Vol. 4, no 11, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
