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Crisis of Sigonella, an Uncommon card
The Sigonella crisis was a diplomatic case between Italy and the United States that occurred in October 1985.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 164
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 68,000
Power 164 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Crisis of Sigonella quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Crisis of Sigonella card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The crisis was resolved overnight, with the ______ of hostile foreign military forces from the Sigonella base.
Answer
removal. The crisis was resolved overnight, with the removal of hostile foreign military forces from the Sigonella base. From the Crisis of Sigonella article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Sigonella crisis was a diplomatic case between Italy and the United States that occurred in October ____.
Answer
1980s. The Sigonella crisis was a diplomatic case between Italy and the United States that occurred in October 1985. From the Crisis of Sigonella article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Crisis of Sigonella. Crisis of Sigonella 83 · Hastings Banda 80 · Sergei Witte 77 · Buyid dynasty 74 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 incident risked escalating into an armed confrontation between VAM and Carabinieri on one side, and Delta Force soldiers on the other, in the aftermath of a political rupture between Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi and U.S.
- Reagan asked Craxi to extradite the terrorists, but the Italian Prime Minister categorically refused, ordering that since the hijack had taken place on an Italian ship, the trial of the terrorists would be the sole responsibility of the Italian judiciary.
- The crisis was resolved overnight, with the removal of hostile foreign military forces from the Sigonella base.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Crisis of Sigonella article was read about 68,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Crisis of Sigonella
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Crisis of Sigonella (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : D. R. Walker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
