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Carmen Miranda, a Rare card
Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, known professionally as Carmen Miranda, was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 230,000
Power 169 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Carmen Miranda quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Carmen Miranda card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Nicknamed "the Brazilian Bombshell," she was known for her ______ fruit hat outfits that she wore in her American films.
Answer
signature. Nicknamed "the Brazilian Bombshell," she was known for her signature fruit hat outfits that she wore in her American films. From the Carmen Miranda article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
As a young woman, Miranda designed clothes and hats in a boutique before making her debut as a singer, recording with composer Josué de Barros in ____.
Answer
1920s. As a young woman, Miranda designed clothes and hats in a boutique before making her debut as a singer, recording with composer Josué de Barros in 1929. From the Carmen Miranda article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Walter Scott. Walter Scott 87 · Carmen Miranda 84 · Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 80 · Blue Mosque, Istanbul 73 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.
- Nicknamed "the Brazilian Bombshell," she was known for her signature fruit hat outfits that she wore in her American films.
- As a young woman, Miranda designed clothes and hats in a boutique before making her debut as a singer, recording with composer Josué de Barros in 1929.
- Miranda's 1930 recording of "Taí", written by Joubert de Carvalho, catapulted her to stardom in Brazil as the foremost interpreter of samba.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Carmen Miranda article was read about 230,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Carmen Miranda
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Carmen Miranda (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : unknown (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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