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Yousuf Karsh, an Uncommon card
Yousuf Karsh was an Armenian-Canadian photographer, known for his portraits of notable individuals.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 77,000
Power 169 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Yousuf Karsh quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Yousuf Karsh card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
An ______ genocide survivor, Karsh emigrated to Canada as a refugee.
Answer
Armenian. An Armenian genocide survivor, Karsh emigrated to Canada as a refugee. From the Yousuf Karsh article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
By the ____s, he established himself as a significant photographer in Ottawa, where he lived most of his adult life, though he traveled extensively for work.
Answer
1930s. By the 1930s, he established himself as a significant photographer in Ottawa, where he lived most of his adult life, though he traveled extensively for work. From the Yousuf Karsh article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Nikita Mikhalkov. Nikita Mikhalkov 88 · Pindar 81 · Zucchero Fornaciari 78 · Yousuf Karsh 75 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 has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century.
- An Armenian genocide survivor, Karsh emigrated to Canada as a refugee.
- By the 1930s, he established himself as a significant photographer in Ottawa, where he lived most of his adult life, though he traveled extensively for work.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Yousuf Karsh article was read about 77,000 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 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Yousuf Karsh
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Yousuf Karsh (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Chris Lund, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
