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Assassination of William McKinley, a Rare card
William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 98
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 450,000
Power 175 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Assassination of William McKinley quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Assassination of William McKinley card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
McKinley died on September 14 of ______ caused by the wounds.
Answer
gangrene. McKinley died on September 14 of gangrene caused by the wounds. From the Assassination of William McKinley article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, ____, six months into his second term.
Answer
1900s. William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. From the Assassination of William McKinley article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Jorge Luis Borges. Jorge Luis Borges 89 · Pancho Villa 85 · Rob Ford 81 · Assassination of William McKinley 77 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 was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen.
- McKinley died on September 14 of gangrene caused by the wounds.
- He was the third American president to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and James A. Garfield in 1881.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Assassination of William McKinley 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 77 and blocks with 98: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Assassination of William McKinley
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Assassination of William McKinley (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Le Petit Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
