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Mary Lou Williams, an Uncommon card
Mary Lou Williams was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 74
- Power
- 149
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 59,000
Power 149 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Mary Lou Williams quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Mary Lou Williams card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
She wrote hundreds of ______ and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records.
Answer
compositions. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records. From the Mary Lou Williams article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
She has been noted for her ____ conversion to Catholicism, which led to a musical hiatus and a later transformation in the nature of her music.
Answer
1950s. She has been noted for her 1954 conversion to Catholicism, which led to a musical hiatus and a later transformation in the nature of her music. From the Mary Lou Williams article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bryan brothers. Bryan brothers 95 · ZUN 80 · Mary Lou Williams 75 · Madrigal 72 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.
- She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records.
- Williams wrote and arranged for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tadd Dameron, Bud Powell, and Dizzy Gillespie.
- She has been noted for her 1954 conversion to Catholicism, which led to a musical hiatus and a later transformation in the nature of her 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 Mary Lou Williams article was read about 59,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 74: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Mary Lou Williams
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, Mary Lou Williams (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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