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Eric Cantor, an Uncommon card
Eric Ivan Cantor is an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district from 2001 until his resignation in 2014.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 82,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Eric Cantor quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Eric Cantor card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A member of the ______ Party, Cantor served as House minority whip from 2009 to 2011 and as House majority leader from 2011 to 2014.
Answer
Republican. A member of the Republican Party, Cantor served as House minority whip from 2009 to 2011 and as House majority leader from 2011 to 2014. From the Eric Cantor article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His congressional district included most of the northern and western sections of Richmond, along with most of Richmond's western suburbs, and until redistricting in ____ also portions of the Shenandoah Valley.
Answer
2010s. His congressional district included most of the northern and western sections of Richmond, along with most of Richmond's western suburbs, and until redistricting in 2013 also portions of the Shenandoah Valley. From the Eric Cantor article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A member of the Republican Party, Cantor served as House minority whip from 2009 to 2011 and as House majority leader from 2011 to 2014.
- Prior to serving in the House of Representatives, Cantor represented the 73rd district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2001.
- His congressional district included most of the northern and western sections of Richmond, along with most of Richmond's western suburbs, and until redistricting in 2013 also portions of the Shenandoah Valley.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Eric Cantor article was read about 82,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Eric Cantor (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
