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1973 oil crisis, a Rare card
In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, which began after Egypt and Syria launched a large-scale surprise attack in an ultimately unsuccessful…
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 89
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 179
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 450,000
Power 179 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
1973 oil crisis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 1973 oil crisis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This list was later ______ to include Portugal, Rhodesia, and South Africa.
Answer
expanded. This list was later expanded to include Portugal, Rhodesia, and South Africa. From the 1973 oil crisis article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In March ____, OAPEC lifted the embargo, but the price of oil had risen by nearly 300%: from US$3/barrel to nearly US$12/barrel globally.
Answer
1970s. In March 1974, OAPEC lifted the embargo, but the price of oil had risen by nearly 300%: from US$3/barrel to nearly US$12/barrel globally. From the 1973 oil crisis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Angolan Civil War. Angolan Civil War 93 · 1973 oil crisis 89 · Victor Emmanuel III 82 · Great Fire of London 79 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.
- In an effort that was led by Faisal of Saudi Arabia, the initial countries that OAPEC targeted were Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
- This list was later expanded to include Portugal, Rhodesia, and South Africa.
- In March 1974, OAPEC lifted the embargo, but the price of oil had risen by nearly 300%: from US$3/barrel to nearly US$12/barrel globally.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 1973 oil crisis article was read about 450,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 89 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get 1973 oil crisis
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Text : Wikipedia, 1973 oil crisis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Isochrone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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