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Douglas Fairbanks, a Rare card
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. was an American actor and filmmaker best known for being the first actor to play the masked vigilante Zorro and other swashbuckling roles in silent films.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 132
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 310,000
Power 132 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Douglas Fairbanks quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Douglas Fairbanks card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
One of the biggest stars of the silent era, Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of ______".
Answer
Hollywood. One of the biggest stars of the silent era, Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood". From the Douglas Fairbanks article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was also a founding member of United Artists as well as the Motion Picture Academy and hosted the 1st Academy Awards in ____.
Answer
1920s. He was also a founding member of United Artists as well as the Motion Picture Academy and hosted the 1st Academy Awards in 1929. From the Douglas Fairbanks article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Juliana of the Netherlands. Juliana of the Netherlands 75 · Douglas Fairbanks 72 · Michael J. Saylor 69 · USS Tripoli 65 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.
- One of the biggest stars of the silent era, Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood".
- He was also a founding member of United Artists as well as the Motion Picture Academy and hosted the 1st Academy Awards in 1929.
- Born in Denver, Colorado, Fairbanks started acting from an early age and established himself as an accomplished stage actor on Broadway by the late 1800s.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Douglas Fairbanks 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 72 and blocks with 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Douglas Fairbanks
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Douglas Fairbanks (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
