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Carl Wilson, a Rare card
Carl Dean Wilson was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 126
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 500,000
Power 126 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Carl Wilson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Carl Wilson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was also the band's musical ______ on stage from 1965 until his death.
Answer
director. He was also the band's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death. From the Carl Wilson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was their lead guitarist, the youngest sibling of bandmates Brian and Dennis, and the group's de facto leader in the early to mid-____s.
Answer
1970s. He was their lead guitarist, the youngest sibling of bandmates Brian and Dennis, and the group's de facto leader in the early to mid-1970s. From the Carl Wilson 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 their lead guitarist, the youngest sibling of bandmates Brian and Dennis, and the group's de facto leader in the early to mid-1970s.
- He was also the band's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death.
- Influenced by the guitar playing of Chuck Berry and the Ventures, Wilson's initial role in the group was that of lead guitarist and backing singer, but he performed lead vocals on several of their later hits, including "God Only Knows", "Good Vibrations", "Darlin'", "I Can Hear Music" and "Kokomo".
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Carl Wilson article was read about 500,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Carl Wilson
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, Carl Wilson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Caribou Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
