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John Silber, a Common card
John Robert Silber was an American academician and candidate for public office.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 54
- Power
- 122
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Power 122 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
John Silber quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Silber card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
From 1971 to 1996, he was President of ______ University and, from 1996 to 2002, Chancellor.
Answer
Boston. From 1971 to 1996, he was President of Boston University and, from 1996 to 2002, Chancellor. From the John Silber article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Julian. Julian 80 · John Silber 68 · Ahmad bin Yahya 65 · 79th Fighter Squadron 62 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Ahmad bin Yahya. Ahmad bin Yahya 30,000 · Rök runestone 24,000 · John Silber 13,000 · 79th Fighter Squadron 5,900 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.
- From 1971 to 1996, he was President of Boston University and, from 1996 to 2002, Chancellor.
- From 2002 to 2003, he again served as President, and, from 2003 until his death, he held the title of President Emeritus.
- In 1990, he won the Democratic gubernatorial primary to become one of two major-party candidates for governor of Massachusetts in the general election of 1990.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Silber article was read about 13,000 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 54: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get John Silber
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Silber (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : City of Boston Archives from West Roxbury, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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