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Salvatore Quasimodo, an Uncommon card
Salvatore Quasimodo was an Italian poet and translator, awarded the 1959 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times".
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 41
- Power
- 100
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 100 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Salvatore Quasimodo quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Salvatore Quasimodo card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Along with Giuseppe Ungaretti and Eugenio Montale, he was one of the ______ Italian poets of the 20th century.
Answer
foremost. Along with Giuseppe Ungaretti and Eugenio Montale, he was one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century. From the Salvatore Quasimodo article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Salvatore Quasimodo was an Italian poet and translator, awarded the ____ Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times".
Answer
1950s. Salvatore Quasimodo was an Italian poet and translator, awarded the 1959 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times". From the Salvatore Quasimodo article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Dejan Tomašević. Dejan Tomašević 65 · Nikolai Voznesensky 62 · Salvatore Quasimodo 59 · Mizpah Hotel 54 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.
- Along with Giuseppe Ungaretti and Eugenio Montale, he was one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Salvatore Quasimodo article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 41: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Salvatore Quasimodo
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Salvatore Quasimodo (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
