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Frank Shorter, an Uncommon card
Frank Charles Shorter is an American former long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 43
- Power
- 106
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 42,000
Power 106 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Frank Shorter quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Frank Shorter card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
His Olympic success, along with the achievements of other American runners, is credited with igniting the running boom in the United States during the ____s.
Answer
1970s. His Olympic success, along with the achievements of other American runners, is credited with igniting the running boom in the United States during the 1970s. From the Frank Shorter article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Aksel Lund Svindal. Aksel Lund Svindal 69 · Frank Shorter 63 · Cycle sport 60 · Awaji Island 57 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.
- His Olympic success, along with the achievements of other American runners, is credited with igniting the running boom in the United States during the 1970s.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Frank Shorter article was read about 42,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 43: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Frank Shorter
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The cards just above and just below Frank Shorter in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Saud ShakeelUncommon · Arts · ATK 64 DEF 42
- Aksel Lund SvindalUncommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 37
- Argentine Civil WarsUncommon · History · ATK 67 DEF 39
- Awaji IslandUncommon · Nature · ATK 57 DEF 49
- Body artUncommon · Arts · ATK 62 DEF 44
- Herbert BlomstedtUncommon · Arts · ATK 65 DEF 41
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Frank Shorter (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Dpbush, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
