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Del Shannon, a Rare card
Charles Weedon Westover, known professionally as Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one Billboard hit "Runaway", which was covered later by various major artists, including Elvis Presley and the Traveling Wilburys.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 121
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 210,000
Power 121 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Del Shannon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Del Shannon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In ______ to his music career, he had minor acting roles.
Answer
addition. In addition to his music career, he had minor acting roles. From the Del Shannon article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Answer
1990s. In 1999, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. From the Del Shannon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Hugh Glass. Hugh Glass 450,000 · Robert Kiyosaki 310,000 · Del Shannon 210,000 · Sakamoto Ryōma 160,000 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.
- In 1999, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- In addition to his music career, he had minor acting roles.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Del Shannon article was read about 210,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Del Shannon
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, Del Shannon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Amy Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
