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Bernt Balchen, a Common card
Bernt Balchen was a Norwegian pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 66
- Power
- 137
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,200
Power 137 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Bernt Balchen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bernt Balchen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A Norwegian native, he later became an American citizen and was a recipient of the ______ Flying Cross.
Answer
Distinguished. A Norwegian native, he later became an American citizen and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. From the Bernt Balchen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ross Hutchins. Ross Hutchins 76 · Bernt Balchen 71 · Tony Cragg 67 · Lateran Council of 649 63 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Tony Cragg. Tony Cragg 11,000 · Battle of Raab 7,900 · Bernt Balchen 6,200 · Poznań Fortress 4,500 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.
- A Norwegian native, he later became an American citizen and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
- His service in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II made use of his Arctic exploration expertise to help the Allies over Scandinavia and Northern Europe.
- After the war, Balchen continued to be an influential leader with the U.S. Air Force, as well as a highly regarded private consultant in projects involving the Arctic and aviation.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bernt Balchen article was read about 6,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 66: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Bernt Balchen
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, Bernt Balchen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The original uploader was Bzuk at English Wikipedia . ( Original text: U.S. Air Force ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
