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William Duane, a Common card
William Duane was an Irish-American journalist, publisher, author and political campaigner who was active on four continents.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 152
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,400
Ranked #1,918 of the 2,999 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
William Duane quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Duane card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Both were closed down for seditious content and in 1794 he was deported by order of the ______ General.
Answer
Governor. Both were closed down for seditious content and in 1794 he was deported by order of the Governor General. From the William Duane article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2020–2024. List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2020–2024 88 · 2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season 80 · William Duane 75 · Karoo Supergroup 71 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Karoo Supergroup. Karoo Supergroup 12,000 · William Duane 4,400 · Mysterious Walker 3,200 · Philip Livingston Magnet Academy 960 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.
- After working for radical Whig newspapers in Ireland and in London, Duane managed two titles of his own in the Bengal Presidency of the British East India Company.
- Both were closed down for seditious content and in 1794 he was deported by order of the Governor General.
- Back in London, he edited The Telegraph as a leading member of the city's federation of democratic clubs, the London Corresponding Society.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Duane article was read about 4,400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get William Duane
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Duane (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
