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James Thurber, an Uncommon card
James Grover Thurber was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 85,000
Power 180 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
James Thurber quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Thurber card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He ______ his first wife, Althea Adams, in 1922.
Answer
married. He married his first wife, Althea Adams, in 1922. From the James Thurber article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University, leaving in ____ without graduating.
Answer
1910s. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University, leaving in 1918 without graduating. From the James Thurber article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of India. History of India 96 · B.I 92 · José José 83 · James Thurber 80 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.
- He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University, leaving in 1918 without graduating.
- He spent over a year in Paris, working for the US State Department as a code clerk, and on his return to Columbus in 1920 was hired as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch.
- He married his first wife, Althea Adams, in 1922.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James Thurber article was read about 85,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get James Thurber
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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The cards just above and just below James Thurber in the power ranking, all domains together.
- History of IndiaUncommon · History · ATK 96 DEF 84
- Abdelaziz BouteflikaUncommon · History · ATK 82 DEF 98
- Allan Octavian HumeUncommon · History · ATK 86 DEF 94
- Carrie Chapman CattUncommon · History · ATK 86 DEF 94
- DruidryUncommon · Society · ATK 80 DEF 100
- Hyderabad MetroUncommon · Society · ATK 84 DEF 96
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, James Thurber (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Fred Palumbo , World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
