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Rod Steiger, a Rare card
Rodney Stephen Steiger was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 88
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 188
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 450,000
Power 188 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Rod Steiger quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Rod Steiger card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Steiger was born in Westhampton, New York, the son of a ______.
Answer
vaudevillian. Steiger was born in Westhampton, New York, the son of a vaudevillian. From the Rod Steiger article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Keith Haring. Keith Haring 610,000 · Rod Steiger 450,000 · Marc Chagall 300,000 · Campbell's Soup Cans 200,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- Ranked as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars", he is closely associated with the art of method acting, embodying the characters he played, which at times led to clashes with directors and co-stars.
- In films, he starred as Marlon Brando's mobster brother, Charley, in On the Waterfront, the title character, Sol Nazerman, in The Pawnbroker, which won him the Silver Bear for Best Actor, and as police chief Bill Gillespie, opposite Sidney Poitier, in the film In the Heat of the Night, which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor.
- Steiger was born in Westhampton, New York, the son of a vaudevillian.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Rod Steiger article was read about 450,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 88 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Rod Steiger
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Rod Steiger (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
