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Alexander Mackenzie, an Uncommon card
Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish explorer and fur trader known for accomplishing the first crossing of North America north of Mexico by a European in 1793.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 125
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 55,000
Power 125 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Alexander Mackenzie quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Alexander Mackenzie card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His ______ competed with the monopoly positions of both the Hudson's Bay Company and the East India Company.
Answer
ambitions. His ambitions competed with the monopoly positions of both the Hudson's Bay Company and the East India Company. From the Alexander Mackenzie article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish explorer and fur trader known for accomplishing the first crossing of North America north of Mexico by a European in ____.
Answer
1790s. Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish explorer and fur trader known for accomplishing the first crossing of North America north of Mexico by a European in 1793. From the Alexander Mackenzie article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Charles Martin. Charles Martin 72 · Vinnie Paz 69 · Alexander Mackenzie 66 · Tiger stripe camouflage 62 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.
- The Mackenzie River and Mount Sir Alexander are named after him.
- As a leading member of the North West Company, he aspired to extend the Company's operations into western Canada and sell furs gained from there in China.
- His ambitions competed with the monopoly positions of both the Hudson's Bay Company and the East India Company.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Alexander Mackenzie article was read about 55,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Alexander Mackenzie
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, Alexander Mackenzie (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Thomas Lawrence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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