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Krišjānis Kariņš, an Uncommon card
Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš is a Latvian and American politician who served as the prime minister of Latvia from 2019 until 2023.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 22,000
Power 176 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Krišjānis Kariņš quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Krišjānis Kariņš card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A linguist and businessman by profession, he previously served as Latvia's minister of ______ and a Member of the European Parliament.
Answer
Economics. A linguist and businessman by profession, he previously served as Latvia's minister of Economics and a Member of the European Parliament. From the Krišjānis Kariņš article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
After graduating with a bachelor's degree summa cum laude and PhD in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania, Kariņš moved to Latvia in ____ and founded a frozen food business.
Answer
1990s. After graduating with a bachelor's degree summa cum laude and PhD in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania, Kariņš moved to Latvia in 1997 and founded a frozen food business. From the Krišjānis Kariņš article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Oceania. History of Oceania 85 · Krišjānis Kariņš 82 · Joel Brand 79 · Bijapur Sultanate 76 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.
- A linguist and businessman by profession, he previously served as Latvia's minister of Economics and a Member of the European Parliament.
- Born in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, to parents who had left Latvia during the Soviet occupation, he was active in the American Latvian community throughout his youth.
- After graduating with a bachelor's degree summa cum laude and PhD in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania, Kariņš moved to Latvia in 1997 and founded a frozen food business.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Krišjānis Kariņš article was read about 22,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Krišjānis Kariņš
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Text : Wikipedia, Krišjānis Kariņš (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : European Commission (Christophe Licoppe), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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