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Michael Chabon, an Uncommon card
Michael Chabon is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 164
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Power 164 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Michael Chabon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Michael Chabon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Chabon's first novel, The Mysteries of ______, was published when he was 24.
Answer
Pittsburgh. Chabon's first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, was published when he was 24. From the Michael Chabon article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Carnegie Mellon University for one year before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in ____.
Answer
1980s. Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Carnegie Mellon University for one year before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1984. From the Michael Chabon 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.
- Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Carnegie Mellon University for one year before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1984.
- He subsequently received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine.
- Chabon's first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, was published when he was 24.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Michael Chabon article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Michael Chabon
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Michael Chabon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
