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American Gold Star Mothers, a Common card
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., is a private nonprofit organization of American mothers who lost sons or daughters in service of the United States Armed Forces.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 125
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Power 125 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
American Gold Star Mothers quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the American Gold Star Mothers card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ flag had a star for each family member in the Armed Forces.
Answer
service. The service flag had a star for each family member in the Armed Forces. From the American Gold Star Mothers article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It was originally formed in ____ for mothers of those lost in World War I, and it holds a congressional charter under Title 36 § 211 of the United States Code.
Answer
1920s. It was originally formed in 1928 for mothers of those lost in World War I, and it holds a congressional charter under Title 36 § 211 of the United States Code. From the American Gold Star Mothers article on Wikipedia.
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.
- It was originally formed in 1928 for mothers of those lost in World War I, and it holds a congressional charter under Title 36 § 211 of the United States Code.
- Its name came from the custom of families of servicemen hanging a banner called a service flag in the windows of their homes.
- The service flag had a star for each family member in the Armed Forces.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The American Gold Star Mothers article was read about 11,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get American Gold Star Mothers
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, American Gold Star Mothers (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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