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Uncommon card · Arts
Hugh Masekela, an Uncommon card
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz".
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 159
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 87,000
Power 159 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Hugh Masekela quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hugh Masekela card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with the song "Grazing in the Grass", which was later covered by ______ other artists.
Answer
various. He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with the song "Grazing in the Grass", which was later covered by various other artists. From the Hugh Masekela article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Charlotte Perkins Gilman 82 · Rory MacDonald 79 · Hugh Masekela 74 · Bat-eared fox 71 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.
- Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs such as "Soweto Blues" and "Bring Him Back Home".
- He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with the song "Grazing in the Grass", which was later covered by various other artists.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hugh Masekela article was read about 87,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Hugh Masekela
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, Hugh Masekela (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : WOMEX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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