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The Big Bopper, a Rare card
Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., better known by his stage name The Big Bopper, was an American musician and disc jockey.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 54
- Power
- 123
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 480,000
Power 123 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
The Big Bopper quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the The Big Bopper card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He then served two years in the ______ States Army from 1955 to 1957 before resuming his radio career.
Answer
United. He then served two years in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957 before resuming his radio career. From the The Big Bopper article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His best-known compositions include "Chantilly Lace", "Running Bear", and "White Lightning", the last of which became George Jones's first number-one hit in ____.
Answer
1950s. His best-known compositions include "Chantilly Lace", "Running Bear", and "White Lightning", the last of which became George Jones's first number-one hit in 1959. From the The Big Bopper article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
William Orbit. William Orbit 77 · Blake Edwards 72 · The Big Bopper 69 · James McCartney 64 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.
- His best-known compositions include "Chantilly Lace", "Running Bear", and "White Lightning", the last of which became George Jones's first number-one hit in 1959.
- A native of Southeast Texas, Richardson began working for a local radio station while studying at Lamar College.
- He then served two years in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957 before resuming his radio career.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Big Bopper article was read about 480,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 54: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get The Big Bopper
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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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below The Big Bopper in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Blake EdwardsEpic · Arts · ATK 72 DEF 51
- Jessica TandyEpic · Arts · ATK 70 DEF 53
- FunRare · Arts · ATK 67 DEF 56
- Jamie HewlettRare · Arts · ATK 67 DEF 56
- William OrbitRare · Arts · ATK 77 DEF 46
- Walt FrazierRare · History · ATK 68 DEF 55
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, The Big Bopper (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : General Artists Corporation-photo by Van Dyck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
