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John Buchan, an Uncommon card
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was a Scottish novelist, historian, British Army officer, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 172
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 100,000
Power 172 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
John Buchan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Buchan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
After attending Glasgow and Oxford universities, he practised as a ______.
Answer
barrister. After attending Glasgow and Oxford universities, he practised as a barrister. From the John Buchan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
As a youth, Buchan began writing poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction, publishing his first novel in ____ and ultimately writing over a hundred books of which the best known is The Thirty-Nine Steps.
Answer
1890s. As a youth, Buchan began writing poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction, publishing his first novel in 1895 and ultimately writing over a hundred books of which the best known is The Thirty-Nine Steps. From the John Buchan article on Wikipedia.
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.
- As a youth, Buchan began writing poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction, publishing his first novel in 1895 and ultimately writing over a hundred books of which the best known is The Thirty-Nine Steps.
- After attending Glasgow and Oxford universities, he practised as a barrister.
- In 1901, he served as a private secretary to Lord Milner in southern Africa towards the end of the Boer War.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Buchan article was read about 100,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Buchan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
