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December 1969 nor'easter, a Common card
The December 1969 nor'easter was a strong winter storm that mainly affected the Northeastern United States and southern Quebec between December 25 and December 28, 1969.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 74
- Power
- 143
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 143 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
December 1969 nor'easter quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the December 1969 nor'easter card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Upon reaching the Eastern Seaboard, the cyclone turned northeastward and intensified into a ______ nor'easter.
Answer
powerful. Upon reaching the Eastern Seaboard, the cyclone turned northeastward and intensified into a powerful nor'easter. From the December 1969 nor'easter article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Biological dispersal. Biological dispersal 75 · Holliday junction 72 · December 1969 nor'easter 69 · Silver-studded blue 65 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
December 1969 nor'easter. December 1969 nor'easter 14,000 · Pacific swift 9,500 · Silver-studded blue 7,200 · Dhola Post 4,500 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 multi-faceted storm system included a tornado outbreak, record snow accumulations, a damaging ice storm, and flooding rains.
- The storm developed over Texas by December 25 and advanced eastward, spawning over a dozen tornadoes in Louisiana, Georgia, and Florida.
- Upon reaching the Eastern Seaboard, the cyclone turned northeastward and intensified into a powerful nor'easter.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The December 1969 nor'easter article was read about 14,000 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 74: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get December 1969 nor'easter
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below December 1969 nor'easter in the power ranking, all domains together.
- BanpoCommon · History · ATK 68 DEF 75
- BerlengasCommon · Nature · ATK 69 DEF 74
- Biological dispersalCommon · Nature · ATK 75 DEF 68
- Holliday junctionCommon · Science · ATK 72 DEF 71
- FuyangCommon · Society · ATK 72 DEF 71
- Gina McCarthyCommon · History · ATK 72 DEF 71
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, December 1969 nor'easter (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : AVCS Imagery from NOAA’s ESSA-9 Satellite, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
