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Ivar Kreuger, an Uncommon card
Ivar Kreuger was a Swedish civil engineer, financier, entrepreneur and industrialist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 159
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 39,000
Power 159 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Ivar Kreuger quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ivar Kreuger card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
By aggressive investments and innovative financial instruments, he built a ______ match and financial empire.
Answer
global. By aggressive investments and innovative financial instruments, he built a global match and financial empire. From the Ivar Kreuger article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, he co-founded the construction company Kreuger & Toll Byggnads AB, which specialized in new building techniques.
Answer
1900s. In 1908, he co-founded the construction company Kreuger & Toll Byggnads AB, which specialized in new building techniques. From the Ivar Kreuger article on Wikipedia.
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.
- In 1908, he co-founded the construction company Kreuger & Toll Byggnads AB, which specialized in new building techniques.
- By aggressive investments and innovative financial instruments, he built a global match and financial empire.
- Between the two world wars, he negotiated match monopolies with European, Central American and South American governments, and finally controlled between two thirds and three quarters of worldwide match production, becoming known as the "Match King".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ivar Kreuger article was read about 39,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Ivar Kreuger
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ivar Kreuger (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : unknown photographer (studio photo), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
