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1978 Memphis fire and police strikes, a Common card
In mid-1978, unionized firefighters and police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, engaged in several strike actions against the city government.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,300
Ranked #1,286 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
1978 Memphis fire and police strikes quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 1978 Memphis fire and police strikes card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Later, about 1,100 police officers commenced a ______ on August 10.
Answer
strike. Later, about 1,100 police officers commenced a strike on August 10. From the 1978 Memphis fire and police strikes article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In mid-____, unionized firefighters and police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, engaged in several strike actions against the city government.
Answer
1970s. In mid-1978, unionized firefighters and police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, engaged in several strike actions against the city government. From the 1978 Memphis fire and police strikes article on Wikipedia.
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Answer
List of county courthouses in Texas. List of county courthouses in Texas 88 · Allal al-Fassi 85 · List of mais of Kanem–Bornu 80 · 1978 Memphis fire and police strikes 77 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The first occurred from July 1 to 4 and involved about 1,400 firefighters.
- Later, about 1,100 police officers commenced a strike on August 10.
- During this strike, firefighters commenced a wildcat strike on August 14.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 1978 Memphis fire and police strikes article was read about 4,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, 1978 Memphis fire and police strikes (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The Commerical Appeal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
