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Epic card · History
International Monetary Fund, an Epic card
The International Monetary Fund is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Washington, D.C.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 92
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 620,000
Ranked #1,041 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
International Monetary Fund quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the International Monetary Fund card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
For its first three decades, the IMF oversaw the ______ Woods system of fixed exchange rate arrangements.
Answer
Bretton. For its first three decades, the IMF oversaw the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rate arrangements. From the International Monetary Fund article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
International Monetary Fund. International Monetary Fund 92 · City of London 89 · Bill Cassidy 83 · Leif Erikson 79 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.
- The IMF acts as a lender of last resort to its members experiencing actual or potential balance of payments crises.
- Established in July 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference based on the ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes, the IMF came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries and the goal of reconstructing the international monetary system.
- For its first three decades, the IMF oversaw the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rate arrangements.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The International Monetary Fund article was read about 620,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 92 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get International Monetary Fund
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, International Monetary Fund (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : US Dept of Treasury. Note that while the IMF is independent, at its creation in 1945 it as, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
