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Paul Laurence Dunbar, an Uncommon card
Paul Laurence Dunbar was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 76
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 76,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Paul Laurence Dunbar quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Paul Laurence Dunbar card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He published his first poems at the age of 16 in a ______ newspaper, and served as president of his high school's literary society.
Answer
Dayton. He published his first poems at the age of 16 in a Dayton newspaper, and served as president of his high school's literary society. From the Paul Laurence Dunbar article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Andrea Palladio. Andrea Palladio 80 · Aventura 77 · Ode to a Nightingale 74 · Paul Laurence Dunbar 71 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.
- Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil War, Dunbar began writing stories and verse when he was a child.
- He published his first poems at the age of 16 in a Dayton newspaper, and served as president of his high school's literary society.
- Dunbar's popularity increased rapidly after his work was praised by William Dean Howells, a leading editor associated with Harper's Weekly.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Paul Laurence Dunbar article was read about 76,000 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 76: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Paul Laurence Dunbar (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
