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George Santayana, an Uncommon card
George Santayana was a Spanish American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 137
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Power 137 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
George Santayana quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the George Santayana card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Born in Spain, he moved to the ______ States at the age of eight.
Answer
United. Born in Spain, he moved to the United States at the age of eight. From the George Santayana article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Trombone. Trombone 82 · Connor Price 77 · George Santayana 73 · Wilkie Collins 70 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.
- Born in Spain, he moved to the United States at the age of eight.
- As a philosopher, Santayana is known for aphorisms, such as "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it", and "Only the dead have seen the end of war", and his definition of beauty as "pleasure objectified".
- Although an atheist, Santayana respected the culture of the Spanish Catholic values, practices, and worldview, in which he was raised.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The George Santayana article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get George Santayana
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, George Santayana (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Wide World Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
