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Muddy Waters, a Rare card
McKinley Morganfield, better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues".
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 73
- Power
- 149
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 390,000
Power 149 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Muddy Waters quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Muddy Waters card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1943, he moved to Chicago to become a full-time ______ musician.
Answer
professional. In 1943, he moved to Chicago to become a full-time professional musician. From the Muddy Waters article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, Alan Lomax and professor John W. Work III of Fisk University recorded him in Mississippi for the Library of Congress.
Answer
1940s. In 1941, Alan Lomax and professor John W. Work III of Fisk University recorded him in Mississippi for the Library of Congress. From the Muddy Waters article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Max Baer. Max Baer 81 · Muddy Waters 76 · Moya Brennan 73 · Michael Ansara 69 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.
- Muddy Waters grew up on Stovall Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi, and by the age of 17 was playing the guitar and the harmonica, copying local blues artists Son House and Robert Johnson.
- In 1941, Alan Lomax and professor John W. Work III of Fisk University recorded him in Mississippi for the Library of Congress.
- In 1943, he moved to Chicago to become a full-time professional musician.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Muddy Waters article was read about 390,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 73: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Muddy Waters
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Muddy Waters (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Lionel Decoster, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
