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Kevin Starr, a Common card
Kevin Owen Starr was an American historian and California's state librarian, best known for his multi-volume series on the history of California, collectively called "Americans and the California Dream." After an impoverished childhood, he received degrees from various universities where he studied history and…
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 41
- Power
- 104
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,800
Ranked #2,709 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Kevin Starr quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Kevin Starr card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
From 1994 to 2004 Starr was California's state ______.
Answer
librarian. From 1994 to 2004 Starr was California's state librarian. From the Kevin Starr article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Beginning in ____, Starr wrote nine books on the history of California during his career, along with being professor or visiting lecturer at numerous California universities.
Answer
1970s. Beginning in 1973, Starr wrote nine books on the history of California during his career, along with being professor or visiting lecturer at numerous California universities. From the Kevin Starr article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker 66 · Kevin Starr 63 · Fly 59 · List of ambassadors of South Africa to the United States 53 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.
- Beginning in 1973, Starr wrote nine books on the history of California during his career, along with being professor or visiting lecturer at numerous California universities.
- From 1989 until his death in 2017, he was a professor at the University of Southern California.
- From 1994 to 2004 Starr was California's state librarian.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Kevin Starr article was read about 8,800 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 41: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Kevin Starr
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Kevin Starr (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Institute of Museum and Libraries Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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