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Bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics, a Common card
Nine cities submitting bids to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics were recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Ranked #1,576 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The bidding process for the 2012 Olympics was considered one of the most hotly contested in the ______ of the IOC.
Answer
history. The bidding process for the 2012 Olympics was considered one of the most hotly contested in the history of the IOC. From the Bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Flock Safety. Flock Safety 89 · Welfare spending 85 · Bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics 82 · Siemens S700 and S70 75 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Welfare spending. Welfare spending 53,000 · Siemens S700 and S70 30,000 · Bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics 11,000 · Oslo Commuter Rail 6,400 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- The Committee shortlisted five of them, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York City, and Paris, from which London eventually prevailed, thus becoming the first city to host the Olympic Games for a third time.
- The bidding process for the 2012 Olympics was considered one of the most hotly contested in the history of the IOC.
- Paris was seen by some as the front-runner for much of the campaign, but skillful lobbying by London's supporters and an inspirational final presentation by Sebastian Coe led to the success of its bid.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics 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 82 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Canuckguy ( talk ) and many others (see File history), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
