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Joe Kernan, an Uncommon card
Joseph Eugene Kernan III was an American businessman and Democratic politician who served as the 48th governor of Indiana from 2003 to 2005.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 184
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 19,000
Power 184 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Joe Kernan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Joe Kernan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Kernan had also served nearly a year as a ______ of war during the Vietnam War.
Answer
prisoner. Kernan had also served nearly a year as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. From the Joe Kernan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Kernan joined the Navy in ____.
Answer
1960s. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Kernan joined the Navy in 1969. From the Joe Kernan article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Ancient Egyptian literature. Ancient Egyptian literature 27,000 · Joe Kernan 19,000 · Pedro Américo 12,000 · 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis 3,800 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- He previously served as the 47th lieutenant governor of Indiana from 1997 to 2003 under Frank O'Bannon and assumed the governorship after O'Bannon's death.
- Kernan had also served nearly a year as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.
- After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Kernan joined the Navy in 1969.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Joe Kernan article was read about 19,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Joe Kernan
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Joe Kernan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Zammerman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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