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Helen Thomas, an Uncommon card
Helen Amelia Thomas was an American reporter and author, and a long-serving member of the White House press corps.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 172
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 100,000
Power 172 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Helen Thomas quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Helen Thomas card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
She then served as a ______ for Hearst Newspapers from 2000 to 2010, writing on national affairs and the White House.
Answer
columnist. She then served as a columnist for Hearst Newspapers from 2000 to 2010, writing on national affairs and the White House. From the Helen Thomas article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Thomas worked for the United Press and post-____ successor United Press International for 57 years, first as a correspondent, and later as White House bureau manager.
Answer
1950s. Thomas worked for the United Press and post-1958 successor United Press International for 57 years, first as a correspondent, and later as White House bureau manager. From the Helen Thomas article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Cagayan de Oro. Cagayan de Oro 87 · Chocolate bar 83 · Helen Thomas 80 · Mount Baker 77 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.
- She covered the White House during the administrations of ten U.S. presidents, from the beginning of the Kennedy administration to the second year of the Obama administration.
- Thomas worked for the United Press and post-1958 successor United Press International for 57 years, first as a correspondent, and later as White House bureau manager.
- She then served as a columnist for Hearst Newspapers from 2000 to 2010, writing on national affairs and the White House.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Helen Thomas article was read about 100,000 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 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Helen Thomas
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Helen Thomas (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
