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John Key, an Uncommon card
Sir John Phillip Key is a New Zealand retired politician who served as the 38th prime minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016 and as leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2016.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 182
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 72,000
Power 182 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
John Key quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Key card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He attended the ______ of Canterbury and graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Commerce.
Answer
University. He attended the University of Canterbury and graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Commerce. From the John Key article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He began a career in the foreign exchange market in New Zealand before moving overseas to work for Merrill Lynch, in which he became head of global foreign exchange in ____, a position he would hold for six years.
Answer
1990s. He began a career in the foreign exchange market in New Zealand before moving overseas to work for Merrill Lynch, in which he became head of global foreign exchange in 1995, a position he would hold for six years. From the John Key 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.
- Following his father's death when he was eight, Key was raised by his single mother in a state-house in the Christchurch suburb of Bryndwr.
- He attended the University of Canterbury and graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Commerce.
- He began a career in the foreign exchange market in New Zealand before moving overseas to work for Merrill Lynch, in which he became head of global foreign exchange in 1995, a position he would hold for six years.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Key article was read about 72,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get John Key
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Key (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : US Embassy NZ, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
