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Daniel Bovet, a Common card
Daniel Bovet was a Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist who won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of drugs that block the actions of specific neurotransmitters.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 44
- DEF
- 19
- Power
- 63
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,000
Power 63 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 10 % of WikiCards cards.
Daniel Bovet quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Daniel Bovet card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1965, Bovet led a study team which concluded that smoking of ______ cigarettes increased users' intelligence.
Answer
tobacco. In 1965, Bovet led a study team which concluded that smoking of tobacco cigarettes increased users' intelligence. From the Daniel Bovet article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Daniel Bovet was a Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist who won the ____ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of drugs that block the actions of specific neurotransmitters.
Answer
1950s. Daniel Bovet was a Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist who won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of drugs that block the actions of specific neurotransmitters. From the Daniel Bovet article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Rutan VariViggen. Rutan VariViggen 50 · BMPT "Strazh" 47 · Daniel Bovet 44 · Erró 41 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.
- He is best known for his discovery in 1937 of antihistamines, which block the neurotransmitter histamine and are used in allergy medication.
- His other research included work on chemotherapy, sulfa drugs, the sympathetic nervous system, the pharmacology of curare, and other neuropharmacological interests.
- In 1965, Bovet led a study team which concluded that smoking of tobacco cigarettes increased users' intelligence.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Daniel Bovet article was read about 7,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 44 and blocks with 19: each hit it takes is cut by 8 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Daniel Bovet (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
