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George McGovern, a Rare card
George Stanley McGovern was an American politician, diplomat, and historian from South Dakota who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, first as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing South Dakota's 1st congressional district from 1957 to 1961, and then as a United States…
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 94
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 194
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 320,000
Power 194 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
George McGovern quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the George McGovern card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
McGovern also served as the ______ of Food for Peace in 1961 and 1962 under President John F. Kennedy.
Answer
director. McGovern also served as the director of Food for Peace in 1961 and 1962 under President John F. Kennedy. From the George McGovern article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
A member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's presidential nominee in the ____ presidential election.
Answer
1970s. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's presidential nominee in the 1972 presidential election. From the George McGovern article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Gamal Abdel Nasser. Gamal Abdel Nasser 760,000 · Hanseatic League 460,000 · George McGovern 320,000 · 2006 Lebanon War 250,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- McGovern also served as the director of Food for Peace in 1961 and 1962 under President John F. Kennedy.
- A member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's presidential nominee in the 1972 presidential election.
- McGovern was born in Avon, South Dakota, and grew up in the near city of Mitchell, where he became a renowned debater.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The George McGovern article was read about 320,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 94 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get George McGovern
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Text : Wikipedia, George McGovern (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Louis Fabian Bachrach Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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