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Mike Gravel, an Uncommon card
Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel was an American politician and writer who represented Alaska in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1981 as a member of the Democratic Party.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 93
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 193
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 76,000
Power 193 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Mike Gravel quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Mike Gravel card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He ran for ______ twice: in 2008 and 2020.
Answer
president. He ran for president twice: in 2008 and 2020. From the Mike Gravel article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, by French-Canadian immigrant parents, Gravel moved to Alaska in the late ____s, becoming a real estate developer and entering politics.
Answer
1950s. Born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, by French-Canadian immigrant parents, Gravel moved to Alaska in the late 1950s, becoming a real estate developer and entering politics. From the Mike Gravel article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
History of Taiwan. History of Taiwan 160,000 · Larry Hogan 110,000 · Mike Gravel 76,000 · Eurozone crisis 5,000 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.
- He ran for president twice: in 2008 and 2020.
- He was the fourth U.S. Senator in Alaska's history.
- Born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, by French-Canadian immigrant parents, Gravel moved to Alaska in the late 1950s, becoming a real estate developer and entering politics.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Mike Gravel article was read about 76,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 93 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Mike Gravel
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Mike Gravel (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Senator Mike Gravel & The U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
