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Ben Okri, an Uncommon card
Sir Ben Golden Emuobowho Okri is a Nigerian-born British poet and novelist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 161
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 36,000
Power 161 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Ben Okri quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ben Okri card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1991, his novel The ______ Road won the Booker Prize.
Answer
Famished. In 1991, his novel The Famished Road won the Booker Prize. From the Ben Okri article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Okri was knighted at the ____ Birthday Honours for services to literature.
Answer
2020s. Okri was knighted at the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to literature. From the Ben Okri article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Music industry. Music industry 83 · Woody Harrelson 79 · Ben Okri 76 · The Gardener 73 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.
- Considered one of the foremost African authors in the postmodern and post-colonial traditions, Okri has been compared to authors such as Salman Rushdie and Gabriel García Márquez.
- In 1991, his novel The Famished Road won the Booker Prize.
- Okri was knighted at the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to literature.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ben Okri article was read about 36,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Ben Okri
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ben Okri (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Metsavend, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
