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Maarten van der Weijden, a Common card
Maarten van der Weijden is a Dutch former long-distance and marathon swimmer born in Alkmaar.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 36
- Power
- 96
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,900
Power 96 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Maarten van der Weijden quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Maarten van der Weijden card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 2019, he swam the ______ for charity, in which he raised more than €6.1 million.
Answer
Elfstedentocht. In 2019, he swam the Elfstedentocht for charity, in which he raised more than €6.1 million. From the Maarten van der Weijden article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Van der Weijden won the Olympic gold in the 10 km open water marathon at the ____ Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Answer
2000s. Van der Weijden won the Olympic gold in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. From the Maarten van der Weijden article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Sargis Sargsian. Sargis Sargsian 67 · Maarten van der Weijden 60 · Kisy Nascimento 54 · Batam Harbour Bay Ferry Terminal 49 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.
- Van der Weijden won the Olympic gold in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
- In 2019, he swam the Elfstedentocht for charity, in which he raised more than €6.1 million.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Maarten van der Weijden article was read about 4,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 36: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Maarten van der Weijden (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : McSmit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.