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Orlando: A Biography, an Uncommon card
Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928, inspired by the tumultuous family history of the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, Woolf's lover and close friend.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 149
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 149 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Orlando: A Biography quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Orlando: A Biography card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is a ______ of English literature in satiric form.
Answer
history. It is a history of English literature in satiric form. From the Orlando: A Biography article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October ____, inspired by the tumultuous family history of the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, Woolf's lover and close friend.
Answer
1920s. Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928, inspired by the tumultuous family history of the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, Woolf's lover and close friend. From the Orlando: A Biography 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.
- It is a history of English literature in satiric form.
- The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes from man to woman and lives for centuries, meeting the key figures of English literary history.
- Considered a feminist classic, the book has been written about extensively by scholars of women's writing and gender and transgender studies.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Orlando: A Biography article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Orlando: A Biography
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Orlando: A Biography (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Edward McKnight Kauffer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
