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Steve Prefontaine, a Rare card
Steve Roland Prefontaine was an American long-distance runner who set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters from a period of 1973 to 1975.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 170
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 250,000
Power 170 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Steve Prefontaine quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Steve Prefontaine card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was killed in an ______ crash near his residence in Eugene, Oregon, at the age of 24.
Answer
automobile. He was killed in an automobile crash near his residence in Eugene, Oregon, at the age of 24. From the Steve Prefontaine article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Prefontaine's career, alongside those of Jim Ryun, Frank Shorter, and Bill Rodgers, generated considerable media coverage, which helped inspire the ____s "running boom".
Answer
1970s. Prefontaine's career, alongside those of Jim Ryun, Frank Shorter, and Bill Rodgers, generated considerable media coverage, which helped inspire the 1970s "running boom". From the Steve Prefontaine article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
McDonnell Douglas DC-9. McDonnell Douglas DC-9 85 · Vernon Davis 81 · Steve Prefontaine 78 · Jean Paul Gaultier 75 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.
- He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and he was preparing for the 1976 Olympics with the Oregon Track Club at the time of his death in 1975.
- Prefontaine's career, alongside those of Jim Ryun, Frank Shorter, and Bill Rodgers, generated considerable media coverage, which helped inspire the 1970s "running boom".
- He was killed in an automobile crash near his residence in Eugene, Oregon, at the age of 24.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Steve Prefontaine article was read about 250,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Steve Prefontaine
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Steve Prefontaine (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Larry Sharkey, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
