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Scotty Moore, an Uncommon card
Winfield Scott Moore III was an American guitarist who formed the Blue Moon Boys in 1954, Elvis Presley's backing band.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 142
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 72,000
Power 142 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Scotty Moore quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Scotty Moore card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was studio and touring ______ for Presley between 1954 and 1968.
Answer
guitarist. He was studio and touring guitarist for Presley between 1954 and 1968. From the Scotty Moore article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Winfield Scott Moore III was an American guitarist who formed the Blue Moon Boys in ____, Elvis Presley's backing band.
Answer
1950s. Winfield Scott Moore III was an American guitarist who formed the Blue Moon Boys in 1954, Elvis Presley's backing band. From the Scotty Moore article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Railway track. Railway track 79 · Luigi Pirandello 75 · Scotty Moore 71 · Zandra Rhodes 68 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.
- He was studio and touring guitarist for Presley between 1954 and 1968.
- Rock critic Dave Marsh credits Moore with inventing power chords, on the 1957 Elvis hit "Jailhouse Rock".
- Moore was ranked 29th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2011.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Scotty Moore article was read about 72,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Scotty Moore
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, Scotty Moore (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
