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John Macleod, an Uncommon card
John James Rickard Macleod, was a Scottish biochemist and physiologist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 130 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
John Macleod quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Macleod card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He devoted his ______ to diverse topics in physiology and biochemistry, but was chiefly interested in carbohydrate metabolism.
Answer
career. He devoted his career to diverse topics in physiology and biochemistry, but was chiefly interested in carbohydrate metabolism. From the John Macleod article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is noted for his role in the discovery and isolation of insulin during his tenure as a lecturer at the University of Toronto, for which he and Frederick Banting received the ____ Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Answer
1920s. He is noted for his role in the discovery and isolation of insulin during his tenure as a lecturer at the University of Toronto, for which he and Frederick Banting received the 1923 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine. From the John Macleod article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Philippe Pinel. Philippe Pinel 74 · ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 71 · John Macleod 68 · Charles Emmanuel I 65 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.
- He devoted his career to diverse topics in physiology and biochemistry, but was chiefly interested in carbohydrate metabolism.
- He is noted for his role in the discovery and isolation of insulin during his tenure as a lecturer at the University of Toronto, for which he and Frederick Banting received the 1923 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine.
- Awarding the prize to Macleod was controversial at the time, because according to Banting's version of events, Macleod's role in the discovery was negligible.
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 Macleod article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Macleod (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
