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David Webster, a Common card
David Webster was a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 57
- DEF
- 31
- Power
- 88
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,600
Power 88 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
David Webster quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the David Webster card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He worked as an ______ at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he was a senior lecturer at the time of his assassination.
Answer
anthropologist. He worked as an anthropologist at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he was a senior lecturer at the time of his assassination. From the David Webster article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Webster was a founding member of the Detainees' Parents' Support Committee in ____, a founder member of the Five Freedoms Forum, and a committed comrade in the United Democratic Front.
Answer
1980s. Webster was a founding member of the Detainees' Parents' Support Committee in 1981, a founder member of the Five Freedoms Forum, and a committed comrade in the United Democratic Front. From the David Webster 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 worked as an anthropologist at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he was a senior lecturer at the time of his assassination.
- Webster was a founding member of the Detainees' Parents' Support Committee in 1981, a founder member of the Five Freedoms Forum, and a committed comrade in the United Democratic Front.
- Webster was also an active member of the Orlando Pirates supporters' club and he assisted in the mobilisation and organisation of South African musicians during the Struggle in the 1980s.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The David Webster article was read about 6,600 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 57 and blocks with 31: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get David Webster
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, David Webster (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Derek Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
