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Alexander Armstrong, a Common card
Sir Alexander Armstrong was an Irish naval surgeon, explorer, naturalist and author.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 54
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 96
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 960
Power 96 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Alexander Armstrong quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Alexander Armstrong card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Armstrong's account of the voyage, Personal narrative of the ______ of the north-west passage, was published in 1857.
Answer
discovery. Armstrong's account of the voyage, Personal narrative of the discovery of the north-west passage, was published in 1857. From the Alexander Armstrong article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Investigator was trapped in the ice at Mercy Bay in ____ and Armstrong spent several winters in the Arctic before he returned to London.
Answer
1850s. Investigator was trapped in the ice at Mercy Bay in 1851 and Armstrong spent several winters in the Arctic before he returned to London. From the Alexander Armstrong article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Renée Jones-Bos. Renée Jones-Bos 1,600 · Sifet Podžić 1,200 · Alexander Armstrong 960 · Diogo de Barcelos Machado Bettencourt 630 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- After obtaining a medical degree he joined the Royal Navy and was stationed on board HMS Investigator, tasked with finding the lost expedition of explorer Sir John Franklin.
- Investigator was trapped in the ice at Mercy Bay in 1851 and Armstrong spent several winters in the Arctic before he returned to London.
- Armstrong's account of the voyage, Personal narrative of the discovery of the north-west passage, was published in 1857.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Alexander Armstrong article was read about 960 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 54 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Alexander Armstrong
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Alexander Armstrong (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : (Presumably) Arthur James Melhuish, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
