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Jan Kochanowski, an Uncommon card
Jan Kochanowski was a Polish Renaissance poet who wrote in Latin and Polish and established poetic patterns that would become integral to the Polish literary language.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 163
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 15,000
Power 163 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Jan Kochanowski quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jan Kochanowski card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In his youth, Kochanowski traveled to Italy, where he studied at the ______ of Padua, and to France.
Answer
University. In his youth, Kochanowski traveled to Italy, where he studied at the University of Padua, and to France. From the Jan Kochanowski article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____ he returned to Poland, where he made the acquaintance of political and religious notables including Jan Tarnowski, Piotr Myszkowski, and members of the influential Radziwiłł family.
Answer
1550s. In 1559 he returned to Poland, where he made the acquaintance of political and religious notables including Jan Tarnowski, Piotr Myszkowski, and members of the influential Radziwiłł family. From the Jan Kochanowski article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Irish literature. Irish literature 28,000 · George Grossmith 22,000 · Jan Kochanowski 15,000 · Robert S. Duncanson 12,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 has been called the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz and one of the most influential Slavic poets prior to the 19th century.
- In his youth, Kochanowski traveled to Italy, where he studied at the University of Padua, and to France.
- In 1559 he returned to Poland, where he made the acquaintance of political and religious notables including Jan Tarnowski, Piotr Myszkowski, and members of the influential Radziwiłł family.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jan Kochanowski article was read about 15,000 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 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jan Kochanowski (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Józef Buchbinder / Aleksander Regulski, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
