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George Whipple, a Common card
George Hoyt Whipple was an American physician, pathologist, biomedical researcher, and medical school educator and administrator.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 69
- Power
- 137
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 15,000
Power 137 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
George Whipple quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the George Whipple card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This makes Whipple the first of several Nobel laureates affiliated with the ______ of Rochester.
Answer
University. This makes Whipple the first of several Nobel laureates affiliated with the University of Rochester. From the George Whipple article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Whipple shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in ____ with George Richards Minot and William Parry Murphy "for their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anemia".
Answer
1930s. Whipple shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934 with George Richards Minot and William Parry Murphy "for their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anemia". From the George Whipple article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
1987 New Zealand general election. 1987 New Zealand general election 76 · Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf 71 · George Whipple 68 · Emeric, King of Hungary 63 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.
- Whipple shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934 with George Richards Minot and William Parry Murphy "for their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anemia".
- This makes Whipple the first of several Nobel laureates affiliated with the University of Rochester.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The George Whipple article was read about 15,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 69: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get George Whipple
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- ZanabazarUncommon · Arts · ATK 69 DEF 68
- 1987 New Zealand general electionCommon · History · ATK 76 DEF 61
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, George Whipple (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
