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W. Somerset Maugham, a Rare card
William Somerset Maugham was an English writer, known for his plays, novels, and short stories.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 184
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 340,000
Power 184 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
W. Somerset Maugham quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the W. Somerset Maugham card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He never ______ medicine, and became a full-time writer.
Answer
practised. He never practised medicine, and became a full-time writer. From the W. Somerset Maugham article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He became a medical student in London and qualified as a physician in ____.
Answer
1890s. He became a medical student in London and qualified as a physician in 1897. From the W. Somerset Maugham article on Wikipedia.
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 Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university.
- He became a medical student in London and qualified as a physician in 1897.
- He never practised medicine, and became a full-time writer.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The W. Somerset Maugham article was read about 340,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get W. Somerset Maugham
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, W. Somerset Maugham (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Carl Van Vechten (1880 - 1964), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
