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Old Town School of Folk Music, a Common card
The Old Town School of Folk Music is a Chicago teaching and performing institution that launched the careers of many notable folk music artists.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 43
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,300
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Old Town School of Folk Music quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Old Town School of Folk Music card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Currently the school has an enrollment of about 6,000 ______ per week, 2,700 of them children.
Answer
students. Currently the school has an enrollment of about 6,000 students per week, 2,700 of them children. From the Old Town School of Folk Music article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Founded by Folk musicians Frank Hamilton and Win Stracke, and Dawn Greening, the School opened in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago in ____.
Answer
1950s. Founded by Folk musicians Frank Hamilton and Win Stracke, and Dawn Greening, the School opened in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago in 1957. From the Old Town School of Folk Music article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
American Council on Education. American Council on Education 67 · Old Town School of Folk Music 64 · Bruno Méndez 59 · Bełchatów 54 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.
- Founded by Folk musicians Frank Hamilton and Win Stracke, and Dawn Greening, the School opened in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago in 1957.
- It began by offering guitar and banjo lessons in a communal teaching style and hosting performances by well-known folk musicians.
- Currently the school has an enrollment of about 6,000 students per week, 2,700 of them children.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Old Town School of Folk Music article was read about 7,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 43: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Old Town School of Folk Music (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Pinotgris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
