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Terry Deary, an Uncommon card
William Terence Deary is a British children's author of 351 books, selling over 38 million copies in over 45 languages, best known as the writer of the Horrible Histories series.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 35
- Power
- 91
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 33,000
Power 91 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Terry Deary quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Terry Deary card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling ______.
Answer
authors. Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors. From the Terry Deary article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, he was the tenth most-borrowed author in British libraries, and was voted Outstanding Children's Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century by Books for Keeps magazine.
Answer
2010s. In 2012, he was the tenth most-borrowed author in British libraries, and was voted Outstanding Children's Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century by Books for Keeps magazine. From the Terry Deary article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
The Charterhouse of Parma. The Charterhouse of Parma 64 · Thomas Bergersen 59 · Terry Deary 56 · Tony Butler 51 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.
- Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors.
- In 2012, he was the tenth most-borrowed author in British libraries, and was voted Outstanding Children's Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century by Books for Keeps magazine.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Terry Deary article was read about 33,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 35: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Terry Deary
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Terry Deary (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Roger Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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