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Uncommon card · Arts
Winston Groom, an Uncommon card
Winston Francis Groom Jr. was an American author.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 34
- Power
- 95
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 73,000
Power 95 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Winston Groom quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Winston Groom card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Groom wrote a ______, Gump & Co., published in 1995.
Answer
sequel. Groom wrote a sequel, Gump & Co., published in 1995. From the Winston Groom article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is best known for his best-selling novel Forrest Gump, which became a ____s cultural phenomenon after being adapted as the film of the same name directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks.
Answer
1990s. He is best known for his best-selling novel Forrest Gump, which became a 1990s cultural phenomenon after being adapted as the film of the same name directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks. From the Winston Groom 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.
- He is best known for his best-selling novel Forrest Gump, which became a 1990s cultural phenomenon after being adapted as the film of the same name directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks.
- After the film was released, gaining a high box office and winning numerous awards, Groom's novel sold more than one million copies worldwide.
- Groom wrote a sequel, Gump & Co., published in 1995.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Winston Groom article was read about 73,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 34: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Winston Groom
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, Winston Groom (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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