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Lasse Virén, an Uncommon card
Lasse Artturi Virén is a Finnish former long-distance runner, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 38
- Power
- 101
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 32,000
Power 101 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Lasse Virén quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Lasse Virén card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Virén recaptured the image of the "Flying Finns" promoted by runners like Hannes ______, Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola in the 1920s.
Answer
Kolehmainen. Virén recaptured the image of the "Flying Finns" promoted by runners like Hannes Kolehmainen, Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola in the 1920s. From the Lasse Virén article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2007 West Somerset District Council election. 2007 West Somerset District Council election 66 · Lasse Virén 63 · Czech Silesia 59 · Apries 56 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Bai Qi. Bai Qi 69,000 · Czech Silesia 53,000 · Lasse Virén 32,000 · 2007 West Somerset District Council election 190 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.
- Virén recaptured the image of the "Flying Finns" promoted by runners like Hannes Kolehmainen, Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola in the 1920s.
- He was elected Finnish Sportsman of the Year in 1972 and 1976 and later became a politician and a member of Finland's parliament in 1999–2007 and 2010–2011.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Lasse Virén article was read about 32,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 38: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
How to get Lasse Virén
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Lasse Virén (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
