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Alec Douglas-Home, a Rare card
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, known as Lord Dunglass from 1918 to 1951 and the Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964 and Leader of the Conservative Party until 1965.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 88
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 187
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 360,000
Power 187 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Alec Douglas-Home quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Alec Douglas-Home card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His ______, however, rests more on his seven years over two stints as Foreign Secretary than on his brief premiership.
Answer
reputation. His reputation, however, rests more on his seven years over two stints as Foreign Secretary than on his brief premiership. From the Alec Douglas-Home article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Born to nobility in the Peerage of Scotland, Douglas-Home was educated at Eton and Oxford and entered the House of Commons in ____.
Answer
1930s. Born to nobility in the Peerage of Scotland, Douglas-Home was educated at Eton and Oxford and entered the House of Commons in 1931. From the Alec Douglas-Home article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
George Galloway. George Galloway 99 · Janet Yellen 95 · Shimon Peres 92 · Alec Douglas-Home 88 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was the last prime minister to hold office while being a member of the House of Lords, before renouncing his peerage and taking up a seat in the House of Commons for the remainder of his premiership.
- His reputation, however, rests more on his seven years over two stints as Foreign Secretary than on his brief premiership.
- Born to nobility in the Peerage of Scotland, Douglas-Home was educated at Eton and Oxford and entered the House of Commons in 1931.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Alec Douglas-Home article was read about 360,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 88 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Alec Douglas-Home
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Alec Douglas-Home (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown photographer for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
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