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Charles Gounod, an Uncommon card
Charles-François Gounod was a French composer, conductor, and organist of the Romantic era.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 181
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 55,000
Power 181 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Charles Gounod quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Charles Gounod card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust, his Roméo et Juliette also remains in the ______ repertoire.
Answer
international. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust, his Roméo et Juliette also remains in the international repertoire. From the Charles Gounod article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Xuande Emperor. Xuande Emperor 82,000 · Charles Gounod 55,000 · Tina Karol 32,000 · Nikolai Leskov 23,000 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.
- He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust, his Roméo et Juliette also remains in the international repertoire.
- He composed a large amount of church music, many songs, and popular short pieces including his "Ave Maria" and "Funeral March of a Marionette".
- Born in Paris into an artistic and musical family, Gounod was a student at the Conservatoire de Paris and won France's most prestigious musical prize, the Prix de Rome.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Charles Gounod article was read about 55,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Charles Gounod
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Charles Gounod (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bayard & Bertall, restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
