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Alan Bean, an Uncommon card
Alan LaVern Bean was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, NASA astronaut and painter.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 89
- Power
- 161
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 93,000
Power 161 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Alan Bean quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Alan Bean card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He received his naval aviator wings in 1956 and served as a ______ pilot.
Answer
fighter. He received his naval aviator wings in 1956 and served as a fighter pilot. From the Alan Bean article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in ____ as part of Astronaut Group 3, and was the fourth person to walk on the Moon.
Answer
1960s. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3, and was the fourth person to walk on the Moon. From the Alan Bean article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Álvaro Uribe. Álvaro Uribe 88 · Bulletproof vest 84 · Eight Banners 77 · Alan Bean 72 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 was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3, and was the fourth person to walk on the Moon.
- Before becoming an astronaut, Bean graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from University of Texas at Austin in 1955 and re-joined the U.S. Navy, he served as an enlisted member for a year after his high school graduation.
- He received his naval aviator wings in 1956 and served as a fighter pilot.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Alan Bean article was read about 93,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 89: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Alan Bean
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Alan Bean (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA / Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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