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Epic card · History
Oliver North, an Epic card
Oliver Laurence North is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 164
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 560,000
Power 164 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Oliver North quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Oliver North card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It involved the illegal sale of weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran to encourage the release of ______ hostages then held in Lebanon.
Answer
American. It involved the illegal sale of weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran to encourage the release of American hostages then held in Lebanon. From the Oliver North article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
A veteran of the Vietnam War, North was a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal of the late ____s.
Answer
1980s. A veteran of the Vietnam War, North was a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal of the late 1980s. From the Oliver North article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Kingdom of Jerusalem. Kingdom of Jerusalem 88 · Oliver North 79 · Balen Shah 76 · Nick Mason 73 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 veteran of the Vietnam War, North was a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal of the late 1980s.
- It involved the illegal sale of weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran to encourage the release of American hostages then held in Lebanon.
- North formulated the second part of the plan, which was to divert proceeds from the arms sales to support the Contra rebel groups in Nicaragua, official funding for which had been specifically prohibited under the Boland Amendment.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Oliver North article was read about 560,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Oliver North
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Oliver North (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sbooke1666, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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