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Dorothy Kilgallen, a Rare card
Dorothy Mae Kilgallen was an American columnist, journalist, and television game show panelist.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 83
- Power
- 154
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 310,000
Power 154 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Dorothy Kilgallen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Dorothy Kilgallen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1938, she began her ______ column "The Voice of Broadway", which was eventually syndicated to more than 140 papers.
Answer
newspaper. In 1938, she began her newspaper column "The Voice of Broadway", which was eventually syndicated to more than 140 papers. From the Dorothy Kilgallen article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, she became a regular panelist on the television game show What's My Line?, continuing in the role until her death.
Answer
1950s. In 1950, she became a regular panelist on the television game show What's My Line?, continuing in the role until her death. From the Dorothy Kilgallen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gaelic football. Gaelic football 82 · Joe Calzaghe 79 · John Smoltz 76 · Dorothy Kilgallen 71 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.
- After spending two semesters at the College of New Rochelle, she started her career shortly before her 18th birthday as a reporter for the Hearst Corporation's New York Evening Journal.
- In 1938, she began her newspaper column "The Voice of Broadway", which was eventually syndicated to more than 140 papers.
- In 1950, she became a regular panelist on the television game show What's My Line?, continuing in the role until her death.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Dorothy Kilgallen article was read about 310,000 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 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Dorothy Kilgallen
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Dorothy Kilgallen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
