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Uncommon card · History
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, an Uncommon card
Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti was an American poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 155
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 65,000
Power 155 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Lawrence Ferlinghetti card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
When Ferlinghetti turned 100 in March 2019, the city of San Francisco turned his ______, March 24, into "Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day".
Answer
birthday. When Ferlinghetti turned 100 in March 2019, the city of San Francisco turned his birthday, March 24, into "Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day". From the Lawrence Ferlinghetti article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Brazil. History of Brazil 85 · Jagiellonian dynasty 81 · Marquis de Condorcet 78 · Lawrence Ferlinghetti 74 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.
- An author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and film narration, Ferlinghetti was best known for his second collection of poems, A Coney Island of the Mind, which has been translated into nine languages and sold over a million copies.
- When Ferlinghetti turned 100 in March 2019, the city of San Francisco turned his birthday, March 24, into "Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Lawrence Ferlinghetti article was read about 65,000 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 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Elsa Dorfman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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