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Aneurin Bevan, an Uncommon card
Aneurin "Nye" Bevan was a Welsh Labour Party politician, noted for spearheading the creation of the British National Health Service during his tenure as Minister of Health in Clement Attlee's government.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Power 180 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Aneurin Bevan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Aneurin Bevan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is also known for his wider contribution to the ______ of the British welfare state.
Answer
founding. He is also known for his wider contribution to the founding of the British welfare state. From the Aneurin Bevan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was first elected as MP for Ebbw Vale in ____, and used his Parliamentary platform to make a number of influential criticisms of Winston Churchill and his government during the Second World War.
Answer
1920s. He was first elected as MP for Ebbw Vale in 1929, and used his Parliamentary platform to make a number of influential criticisms of Winston Churchill and his government during the Second World War. From the Aneurin Bevan article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Spanish American wars of independence. Spanish American wars of independence 91 · Bivalvia 88 · Aneurin Bevan 85 · Baldwin I of Jerusalem 80 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.
- He is also known for his wider contribution to the founding of the British welfare state.
- He was first elected as MP for Ebbw Vale in 1929, and used his Parliamentary platform to make a number of influential criticisms of Winston Churchill and his government during the Second World War.
- Before entering Parliament, Bevan was involved in miners' union politics and was a leading figure in the 1926 general strike.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Aneurin Bevan article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Aneurin Bevan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Howard Coster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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