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Epic card · History
James Callaghan, an Epic card
Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 560,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
James Callaghan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Callaghan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was a ______ of Parliament from 1945 to 1987.
Answer
member. He was a member of Parliament from 1945 to 1987. From the James Callaghan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Born into a working-class family in Portsmouth, Callaghan left school early and began his career as a tax inspector, before becoming a trade union official in the ____s.
Answer
1930s. Born into a working-class family in Portsmouth, Callaghan left school early and began his career as a tax inspector, before becoming a trade union official in the 1930s. From the James Callaghan article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
International Monetary Fund. International Monetary Fund 92 · James Callaghan 86 · Charles M. Schulz 83 · Paul Revere 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.
- Callaghan is the only person to have held all four Great Offices of State, having also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964 to 1967, Home Secretary from 1967 to 1970 and Foreign Secretary from 1974 to 1976.
- He was a member of Parliament from 1945 to 1987.
- Born into a working-class family in Portsmouth, Callaghan left school early and began his career as a tax inspector, before becoming a trade union official in the 1930s.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James Callaghan article was read about 560,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get James Callaghan
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, James Callaghan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Marion S. Trikosko, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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