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Ban Ki-moon, a Rare card
Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 89
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 184
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 230,000
Power 184 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Ban Ki-moon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ban Ki-moon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of ______ affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006.
Answer
foreign. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006. From the Ban Ki-moon article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Ban was initially considered to be a long shot for the office of Secretary-General of the United Nations, he began to campaign for the office in February ____.
Answer
2000s. Ban was initially considered to be a long shot for the office of Secretary-General of the United Nations, he began to campaign for the office in February 2006. From the Ban Ki-moon 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.
- Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006.
- Ban was initially considered to be a long shot for the office of Secretary-General of the United Nations, he began to campaign for the office in February 2006.
- As the foreign minister of South Korea, he was able to travel to all the countries on the United Nations Security Council, a manoeuvre that subsequently turned him into the campaign's front-runner.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ban Ki-moon article was read about 230,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 89 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Ban Ki-moon
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ban Ki-moon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Chatham House, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
