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Martin Sheridan, a Common card
Martin John Sheridan was an Irish-American athlete and three time Olympic Games gold medallist in discus throw.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 53
- DEF
- 26
- Power
- 79
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,100
Power 79 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 20 % of WikiCards cards.
Martin Sheridan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Martin Sheridan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is buried in Calvary ______, Queens, New York.
Answer
Cemetery. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York. From the Martin Sheridan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He died on 27 March ____, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the day before his 37th birthday, from the Spanish flu pandemic.
Answer
1910s. He died on 27 March 1918, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the day before his 37th birthday, from the Spanish flu pandemic. From the Martin Sheridan article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Martin Sheridan. Martin Sheridan 53 · Werner Rittberger 50 · Vitaly Daraselia 46 · Sri Talpagiri Ranganadha Swamy Temple, Nellore 42 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.
- Born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland, he was a participant of both the 1904 and the 1908 Olympic Games, and was part of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the "Irish Whales".
- He died on 27 March 1918, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the day before his 37th birthday, from the Spanish flu pandemic.
- He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Martin Sheridan article was read about 5,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 53 and blocks with 26: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get Martin Sheridan
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Martin Sheridan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mecca cigarette company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
