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Thomas Gray, an Uncommon card
Thomas Gray was an English poet, letter-writer, and classical scholar at Cambridge University, being a fellow first of Peterhouse then of Pembroke College.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 131
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 45,000
Power 131 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Thomas Gray quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Thomas Gray card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a ______ Churchyard, published in 1751.
Answer
Country. He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, published in 1751. From the Thomas Gray article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was even offered the position of Poet Laureate in ____ after the death of Colley Cibber, though he declined.
Answer
1750s. He was even offered the position of Poet Laureate in 1757 after the death of Colley Cibber, though he declined. From the Thomas Gray article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Wisin. Wisin 75 · Patrick Sharp 72 · Thomas Gray 68 · Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 63 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.
- He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, published in 1751.
- Gray was a self-critical writer who published only 13 poems in his lifetime, despite being very popular.
- He was even offered the position of Poet Laureate in 1757 after the death of Colley Cibber, though he declined.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Thomas Gray article was read about 45,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Thomas Gray
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, Thomas Gray (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : John Giles Eccardt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
