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Alexander Dalrymple, a Common card
Alexander Dalrymple was a Scottish geographer, hydrographer, and publisher.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 173
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,100
Power 173 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Alexander Dalrymple quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Alexander Dalrymple card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He spent the ______ part of his career with the British East India Company, starting as a writer in Madras at the age of 16.
Answer
greater. He spent the greater part of his career with the British East India Company, starting as a writer in Madras at the age of 16. From the Alexander Dalrymple article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Asian art. Asian art 85 · Bracha L. Ettinger 82 · Alexander Dalrymple 78 · Ariwara no Narihira 75 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
WhatsApp. WhatsApp 4,500,000 · Ballon d'Or 3,600,000 · Ariwara no Narihira 12,000 · Alexander Dalrymple 8,100 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.
- He spent the greater part of his career with the British East India Company, starting as a writer in Madras at the age of 16.
- He studied the old records of the company, and soon became sufficiently knowledgeable to advise on shipping routes in the East Indies.
- He spent several years travelling, investigating possibilities of expanding the company's trade, and carried out extensive surveys around Borneo, the Philippines, and Indo-China.
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 Dalrymple article was read about 8,100 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 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Alexander Dalrymple
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Alexander Dalrymple (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : drawing by John Brown, engraving By T. Blood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
