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Kid Ory, an Uncommon card
Edward "Kid" Ory was an American jazz composer, trombonist, and bandleader.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 49
- Power
- 112
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 21,000
Power 112 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Kid Ory quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Kid Ory card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
One of the early users of the ______ technique, he helped establish it as a central element of New Orleans jazz.
Answer
glissando. One of the early users of the glissando technique, he helped establish it as a central element of New Orleans jazz. From the Kid Ory article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Ory band later was an important force in reviving interest in New Orleans jazz, making radio broadcasts on The Orson Welles Almanac program in ____, among other shows.
Answer
1940s. The Ory band later was an important force in reviving interest in New Orleans jazz, making radio broadcasts on The Orson Welles Almanac program in 1944, among other shows. From the Kid Ory article on Wikipedia.
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.
- One of the early users of the glissando technique, he helped establish it as a central element of New Orleans jazz.
- He was born near LaPlace, Louisiana, and moved to New Orleans on his 21st birthday, to Los Angeles in 1910, and to Chicago in 1925.
- The Ory band later was an important force in reviving interest in New Orleans jazz, making radio broadcasts on The Orson Welles Almanac program in 1944, among other shows.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Kid Ory article was read about 21,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 49: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Kid Ory
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, Kid Ory (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Okeh Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
