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Epic card · History
Newt Gingrich, an Epic card
Newton Leroy Gingrich is an American politician who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 95
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 189
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 580,000
Power 189 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Newt Gingrich quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Newt Gingrich card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the 1970s, Gingrich was a ______ of history and geography at West Georgia College.
Answer
professor. In the 1970s, Gingrich was a professor of history and geography at West Georgia College. From the Newt Gingrich article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, Gingrich unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for president of the United States.
Answer
2010s. In 2012, Gingrich unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for president of the United States. From the Newt Gingrich article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Prabowo Subianto. Prabowo Subianto 99 · Newt Gingrich 95 · Treaty of Versailles 92 · Parthian Empire 89 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 member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district serving north Atlanta and nearby areas from 1979 until his resignation in 1999.
- In 2012, Gingrich unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for president of the United States.
- In the 1970s, Gingrich was a professor of history and geography at West Georgia College.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Newt Gingrich article was read about 580,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 95 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Newt Gingrich
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Newt Gingrich (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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