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Chris Riddell, an Uncommon card
Chris Riddell is a South African-born English illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the Observer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 57
- Power
- 128
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 22,000
Power 128 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Chris Riddell quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Chris Riddell card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
On 9 June 2015, he was ______ the UK Children's Laureate.
Answer
appointed. On 9 June 2015, he was appointed the UK Children's Laureate. From the Chris Riddell article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals – the British librarians' annual award for the best-illustrated children's book, and two of his works were commended runners-up, a distinction dropped after ____.
Answer
2000s. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals – the British librarians' annual award for the best-illustrated children's book, and two of his works were commended runners-up, a distinction dropped after 2002. From the Chris Riddell article on Wikipedia.
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 has won three Kate Greenaway Medals – the British librarians' annual award for the best-illustrated children's book, and two of his works were commended runners-up, a distinction dropped after 2002.
- Books that he wrote or illustrated have won three Nestlé Smarties Book Prizes and have been silver or bronze runners-up four times.
- On 9 June 2015, he was appointed the UK Children's Laureate.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Chris Riddell article was read about 22,000 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 57: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
How to get Chris Riddell
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- Tự ĐứcUncommon · History · ATK 67 DEF 61
- Alan StivellUncommon · Arts · ATK 66 DEF 62
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Chris Riddell (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Plad2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
