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Roger Bannister, an Uncommon card
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 180,000
Ranked #1,289 of the 2,999 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Roger Bannister quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Roger Bannister card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a ______ record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place.
Answer
British. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place. From the Roger Bannister article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He accomplished this feat on 6 May ____ at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing.
Answer
1950s. He accomplished this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. From the Roger Bannister article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of prime ministers of Italy. List of prime ministers of Italy 90 · Alexander Dubček 85 · José Mujica 82 · Roger Bannister 79 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place.
- This achievement strengthened his resolve to become the first athlete to finish the mile run in under four minutes.
- He accomplished this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Roger Bannister article was read about 180,000 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 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Roger Bannister (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Pruneau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
