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1916 Atlantic hurricane season, an Uncommon card
The 1916 Atlantic hurricane season was an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season, featuring eighteen tropical cyclones, of which nine made landfall in the United States, the most in one season until 2020, when eleven struck.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 182
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 21,000
Power 182 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
1916 Atlantic hurricane season quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 1916 Atlantic hurricane season card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Ten of the ______ storms intensified into a hurricane, while five of those became a major hurricane.
Answer
tropical. Ten of the tropical storms intensified into a hurricane, while five of those became a major hurricane. From the 1916 Atlantic hurricane season article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Of the 18 tropical cyclones forming that season, 15 intensified into a tropical storm, the second-most at the time, behind only ____.
Answer
1880s. Of the 18 tropical cyclones forming that season, 15 intensified into a tropical storm, the second-most at the time, behind only 1887. From the 1916 Atlantic hurricane season article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Komodo dragon. Komodo dragon 1,000,000 · Point Pleasant, New Jersey 34,000 · Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 27,000 · 1916 Atlantic hurricane season 21,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The first storm appeared on May 13 south of Cuba, while the final tropical storm became an extratropical cyclone over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on November 15.
- Of the 18 tropical cyclones forming that season, 15 intensified into a tropical storm, the second-most at the time, behind only 1887.
- Ten of the tropical storms intensified into a hurricane, while five of those became a major hurricane.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 1916 Atlantic hurricane season article was read about 21,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, 1916 Atlantic hurricane season (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Supportstorm, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
