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Jack Kemp, an Uncommon card
Jack French Kemp was an American politician, professional football player, and U.S. Army veteran who served as the ninth secretary of housing and urban development under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 95
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 194
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 160,000
Ranked #69 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Jack Kemp quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jack Kemp card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Kemp had previously contended for the ______ nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.
Answer
presidential. Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries. From the Jack Kemp article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was the party's vice presidential nominee in the ____ presidential election, running alongside presidential nominee Bob Dole, they lost to Democratic incumbents Bill Clinton and Al Gore.
Answer
1990s. He was the party's vice presidential nominee in the 1996 presidential election, running alongside presidential nominee Bob Dole, they lost to Democratic incumbents Bill Clinton and Al Gore. From the Jack Kemp article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Hanseatic League. Hanseatic League 460,000 · Euromaidan 350,000 · 2006 Lebanon War 250,000 · Jack Kemp 160,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A member of the Republican Party, he previously served nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989.
- He was the party's vice presidential nominee in the 1996 presidential election, running alongside presidential nominee Bob Dole, they lost to Democratic incumbents Bill Clinton and Al Gore.
- Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jack Kemp article was read about 160,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 95 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Jack Kemp
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jack Kemp (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Department of Housing and Urban Development, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
