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Uncommon card · History
Norman Bethune, an Uncommon card
Henry Norman Bethune was a Canadian thoracic surgeon, early advocate of universal health care, and member of the Communist Party of Canada.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 79,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Norman Bethune quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Norman Bethune card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He died from infection during an ______, prompting Mao Zedong to dedicate a eulogy to him.
Answer
operation. He died from infection during an operation, prompting Mao Zedong to dedicate a eulogy to him. From the Norman Bethune article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Human intelligence. Human intelligence 83 · Norman Bethune 76 · Henrique Gouveia e Melo 73 · Stephen Báthory 70 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.
- Bethune came to international prominence first for his service as a frontline trauma surgeon supporting the Republican government during the Spanish Civil War, and later supporting the Chinese Communist Party's Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- Bethune helped bring modern medicine to rural China, treating both sick villagers and wounded soldiers.
- He died from infection during an operation, prompting Mao Zedong to dedicate a eulogy to him.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Norman Bethune article was read about 79,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Norman Bethune
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Norman Bethune (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Credit: Library and Archives Canada/PA-160708 Copyright: Expired, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
