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Sun Ra, a Rare card
Le Sony'r Ra, better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific output, and theatrical performances.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 76
- Power
- 158
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 220,000
Power 158 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Sun Ra quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Sun Ra card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He soon abandoned his birth name, taking the name Le Sony'r Ra, ______ to Sun Ra.
Answer
shortened. He soon abandoned his birth name, taking the name Le Sony'r Ra, shortened to Sun Ra. From the Sun Ra article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Born and raised in Alabama, Ra became involved in the Chicago jazz scene during the late ____s.
Answer
1940s. Born and raised in Alabama, Ra became involved in the Chicago jazz scene during the late 1940s. From the Sun Ra article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Horse racing. Horse racing 85 · Sun Ra 82 · Daniel Defoe 79 · Lincoln Memorial 75 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.
- For much of his career, Ra led The Arkestra, an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up.
- Born and raised in Alabama, Ra became involved in the Chicago jazz scene during the late 1940s.
- He soon abandoned his birth name, taking the name Le Sony'r Ra, shortened to Sun Ra.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Sun Ra article was read about 220,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 76: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Sun Ra
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Sun Ra (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Distributed by Impulse! Records and ABC/Dunhill Records. Photographer uncredited on the pu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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