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William Makepeace Thackeray, a Rare card
William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and illustrator.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 142
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 200,000
Power 142 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
William Makepeace Thackeray quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Makepeace Thackeray card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Thackeray was born in ______, British India, and was sent to England after his father's death in 1815.
Answer
Calcutta. Thackeray was born in Calcutta, British India, and was sent to England after his father's death in 1815. From the William Makepeace Thackeray article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
P.O. P.O 78 · William Makepeace Thackeray 75 · Max Ernst 72 · Eddy Grant 69 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 known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.
- Thackeray was born in Calcutta, British India, and was sent to England after his father's death in 1815.
- He studied at various schools and briefly attended Trinity College, Cambridge, before leaving to travel Europe.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Makepeace Thackeray article was read about 200,000 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 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get William Makepeace Thackeray
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- Ben E. KingUncommon · Arts · ATK 74 DEF 68
- BritanniaUncommon · History · ATK 72 DEF 70
- CircleUncommon · Science · ATK 75 DEF 67
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Makepeace Thackeray (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jesse Harrison Whitehurst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
