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David Colville & Sons, a Common card
David Colville & Sons, a Scottish iron and steel company, was founded in 1871 and it opened its Dalzell Steel and Iron Works at Motherwell in 1872.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 52
- DEF
- 28
- Power
- 80
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 3,800
Power 80 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
David Colville & Sons quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the David Colville & Sons card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Nationalised in 1951, it became part of the Iron and Steel ______ of Great Britain.
Answer
Corporation. Nationalised in 1951, it became part of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain. From the David Colville & Sons article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It was privatised in ____ and the construction of Ravenscraig steelworks resulted in the closure of a number of its other works.
Answer
1950s. It was privatised in 1955 and the construction of Ravenscraig steelworks resulted in the closure of a number of its other works. From the David Colville & Sons article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Teemu Hartikainen. Teemu Hartikainen 58 · William K. Sessions III 55 · David Colville & Sons 52 · Fujiya Hotel 44 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.
- By the first World War, it was the largest steel works in Scotland and it continued to expanded afterwards taking over a number of other steel works in Cambuslang and Glengarnock.
- Nationalised in 1951, it became part of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain.
- It was privatised in 1955 and the construction of Ravenscraig steelworks resulted in the closure of a number of its other works.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The David Colville & Sons article was read about 3,800 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 52 and blocks with 28: each hit it takes is cut by 11 %.
How to get David Colville & Sons
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, David Colville & Sons (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
