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Chicago Transit Authority, an Uncommon card
The Chicago Transit Authority is a public transit agency in Chicago, Illinois, United States and one of the three service boards of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 76
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 69,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Chicago Transit Authority quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Chicago Transit Authority card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It operates the Chicago "L" rapid transit system and CTA bus ______.
Answer
services. It operates the Chicago "L" rapid transit system and CTA bus services. From the Chicago Transit Authority article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The CTA was established as an independent governmental agency by the Metropolitan Transportation Act passed by the Illinois General Assembly on April 12, ____.
Answer
1940s. The CTA was established as an independent governmental agency by the Metropolitan Transportation Act passed by the Illinois General Assembly on April 12, 1945. From the Chicago Transit Authority article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Representation theory. Representation theory 78 · Radical 73 · Chicago Transit Authority 69 · Horse-drawn vehicle 66 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.
- It operates the Chicago "L" rapid transit system and CTA bus services.
- The CTA was established as an independent governmental agency by the Metropolitan Transportation Act passed by the Illinois General Assembly on April 12, 1945.
- It started operations on October 1, 1947, upon the purchase and combination of the transportation assets of the Chicago Rapid Transit Company and the Chicago Surface Lines streetcar system.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Chicago Transit Authority article was read about 69,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 76: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Chicago Transit Authority
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Chicago Transit Authority (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Cragin Spring from Richmond Illinois, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
