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Bob Beamon, an Uncommon card
Robert Beamon is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 49
- Power
- 111
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 62,000
Power 111 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Bob Beamon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bob Beamon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The jump is still the ______ record and the second-longest in history unassisted by wind.
Answer
Olympic. The jump is still the Olympic record and the second-longest in history unassisted by wind. From the Bob Beamon article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Robert Beamon is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in ____.
Answer
1960s. Robert Beamon is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. From the Bob Beamon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Causeway. Causeway 110,000 · Char kway teow 78,000 · Bob Beamon 62,000 · Pier 48,000 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.
- By jumping 8.90 m, he broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm and his world record stood for almost 23 years until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell.
- The jump is still the Olympic record and the second-longest in history unassisted by wind.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bob Beamon article was read about 62,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 49: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Bob Beamon
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bob Beamon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
