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John Irving, a Rare card
John Winslow Irving is an American and Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 66
- Power
- 140
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 300,000
Power 140 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
John Irving quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Irving card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the ______ success of his fourth novel The World According to Garp in 1978.
Answer
international. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of his fourth novel The World According to Garp in 1978. From the John Irving article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 72nd Academy Awards in ____ for his script of the film adaptation of The Cider House Rules.
Answer
2000s. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 72nd Academy Awards in 2000 for his script of the film adaptation of The Cider House Rules. From the John Irving 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.
- Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of his fourth novel The World According to Garp in 1978.
- Many of Irving's novels, including The Hotel New Hampshire, The Cider House Rules, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and A Widow for One Year, have been bestsellers.
- He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 72nd Academy Awards in 2000 for his script of the film adaptation of The Cider House Rules.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Irving article was read about 300,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 66: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get John Irving
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Irving (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Elke Wetzig Elya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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