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Nicholas Brothers, an Uncommon card
The Nicholas Brothers were an entertainment act composed of brothers Fayard and Harold, who excelled in a variety of dance techniques, primarily between the 1930s and 1950s.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Nicholas Brothers quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Nicholas Brothers card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
Their virtuoso performance in the musical number "Jumping' Jive" featured in the ____ movie Stormy Weather has been praised as one of the greatest dance routines ever captured on film.
Answer
1940s. Their virtuoso performance in the musical number "Jumping' Jive" featured in the 1943 movie Stormy Weather has been praised as one of the greatest dance routines ever captured on film. From the Nicholas Brothers article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
File system. File system 82 · Analog-to-digital converter 76 · George Hotz 73 · Nicholas Brothers 70 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.
- Best known for their unique interpretation of a highly acrobatic technique known as "flash dancing", they were also considered by many to be the greatest tap dancers of their day, if not all time.
- Their virtuoso performance in the musical number "Jumping' Jive" featured in the 1943 movie Stormy Weather has been praised as one of the greatest dance routines ever captured on film.
- Growing up surrounded by vaudeville acts as children, they became stars of the jazz circuit during the Harlem Renaissance and performed on stage, film, and television well into the 2000s.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Nicholas Brothers article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Nicholas Brothers
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Nicholas Brothers (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : James Kollar / Radio City, N.Y., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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