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COVID-19 recession, an Uncommon card
The COVID-19 recession was a global economic recession caused by COVID-19 lockdowns.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 97
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 79,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
COVID-19 recession quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the COVID-19 recession card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The recession began in most ______ in February 2020.
Answer
countries. The recession began in most countries in February 2020. From the COVID-19 recession article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
After a year of global economic slowdown that saw stagnation of economic growth and consumer activity, the COVID-19 lockdowns and other precautions taken in early ____ drove the global economy into crisis.
Answer
2020s. After a year of global economic slowdown that saw stagnation of economic growth and consumer activity, the COVID-19 lockdowns and other precautions taken in early 2020 drove the global economy into crisis. From the COVID-19 recession article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
COVID-19 recession. COVID-19 recession 97 · Disfranchisement after the Reconstruction era 87 · Eduard Shevardnadze 81 · Aimery of Cyprus 76 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.
- The recession began in most countries in February 2020.
- After a year of global economic slowdown that saw stagnation of economic growth and consumer activity, the COVID-19 lockdowns and other precautions taken in early 2020 drove the global economy into crisis.
- Within seven months, every advanced economy had fallen into recession.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The COVID-19 recession article was read about 79,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 97 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get COVID-19 recession
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Text : Wikipedia, COVID-19 recession (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Brobt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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