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Bruges speech, a Common card
The Bruges speech was given by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher to the College of Europe at the Belfry of Bruges, Belgium, on 20 September 1988.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 124
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,900
Power 124 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Bruges speech quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bruges speech card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
She considered European Commission president Jacques Delors a ______ for federalisation and clashed with him publicly.
Answer
campaigner. She considered European Commission president Jacques Delors a campaigner for federalisation and clashed with him publicly. From the Bruges speech article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Bruges speech was given by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher to the College of Europe at the Belfry of Bruges, Belgium, on 20 September ____.
Answer
1980s. The Bruges speech was given by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher to the College of Europe at the Belfry of Bruges, Belgium, on 20 September 1988. From the Bruges speech article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Tabata Amaral. Tabata Amaral 72 · Marcus Krüger 69 · Bruges speech 65 · St. Nicholas Historic District 60 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.
- Thatcher was opposed to any moves to transition the European Economic Community into a federal Europe that would take powers away from its members.
- She considered European Commission president Jacques Delors a campaigner for federalisation and clashed with him publicly.
- Earlier in 1988, Delors had reaffirmed his commitment for the EEC to take a greater role in establishing European economic, fiscal and social legislation, which Thatcher considered provocative.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bruges speech article was read about 7,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Bruges speech
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bruges speech (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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