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1929 New York City aldermanic election, a Common card
Elections were held to elect the New York City Board of Aldermen on November 5, 1929, in concert with other such contests as the Mayor, the Comptroller, the President of the Board of Aldermen, Borough presidents, County Sheriffs, and other miscellaneous questions.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 510
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
1929 New York City aldermanic election quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 1929 New York City aldermanic election card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Three incumbent ______ aldermen were defeated by Democrats.
Answer
Republican. Three incumbent Republican aldermen were defeated by Democrats. From the 1929 New York City aldermanic election article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 80 · Guelphs and Ghibellines 75 · 1929 New York City aldermanic election 70 · Battle of Sedan 65 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Thucydides Trap. Thucydides Trap 600,000 · Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 7,600 · 2015 Canning by-election 3,000 · 1929 New York City aldermanic election 510 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.
- Democrats won a majority of 61 seats while Republicans won 4 seats, all in Manhattan.
- In addition to their victory in the Board Democrats won resounding victories in the other contests in what was considered "a Crushing Defeat to [the] City G.O.P. [delivered]" by Tammany Hall.
- Three incumbent Republican aldermen were defeated by Democrats.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 1929 New York City aldermanic election article was read about 510 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get 1929 New York City aldermanic election
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, 1929 New York City aldermanic election (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author, vectorised by user:Fenn-O-maniC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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