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John Lomax, an Uncommon card
John Avery Lomax was an American teacher, a pioneering musicologist, and a folklorist who did much for the preservation of American folk music.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 61
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 34,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
John Lomax quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Lomax card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was the father of Alan Lomax, John Lomax Jr. and Bess Lomax Hawes, also ______ collectors of folk music.
Answer
distinguished. He was the father of Alan Lomax, John Lomax Jr. and Bess Lomax Hawes, also distinguished collectors of folk music. From the John Lomax article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Wet season. Wet season 61,000 · John Lomax 34,000 · Peter Debye 26,000 · Game Boy Printer 20,000 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 was the father of Alan Lomax, John Lomax Jr. and Bess Lomax Hawes, also distinguished collectors of folk music.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Lomax article was read about 34,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 61: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get John Lomax
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Lomax (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ruby Terrill Lomax, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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