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Ralph Metcalfe, an Uncommon card
Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. was an American track and field sprinter and politician.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 124
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 124 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Ralph Metcalfe quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ralph Metcalfe card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Metcalfe won four Olympic medals and was ______ as the world's fastest human in 1934 and 1935.
Answer
regarded. Metcalfe won four Olympic medals and was regarded as the world's fastest human in 1934 and 1935. From the Ralph Metcalfe article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He later went into politics in the city of Chicago and served in the United States Congress for four terms in the ____s as a Democrat from Illinois.
Answer
1970s. He later went into politics in the city of Chicago and served in the United States Congress for four terms in the 1970s as a Democrat from Illinois. From the Ralph Metcalfe article on Wikipedia.
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 jointly held the world record in the 100-meter dash and placed second in that event in two Olympics, first to Eddie Tolan in 1932 at Los Angeles and then to Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
- Metcalfe won four Olympic medals and was regarded as the world's fastest human in 1934 and 1935.
- He later went into politics in the city of Chicago and served in the United States Congress for four terms in the 1970s as a Democrat from Illinois.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ralph Metcalfe article was read about 23,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Ralph Metcalfe
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ralph Metcalfe (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
