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Dick Scobee, an Uncommon card
Francis Richard Scobee was an American pilot, engineer, and astronaut.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 101
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 180,000
Power 101 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Dick Scobee quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Dick Scobee card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Scobee held a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, graduating from the ______ of Arizona in 1965.
Answer
University. Scobee held a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, graduating from the University of Arizona in 1965. From the Dick Scobee article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was killed while commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in ____, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission.
Answer
1980s. He was killed while commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission. From the Dick Scobee article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2007 West Somerset District Council election. 2007 West Somerset District Council election 66 · Dick Scobee 61 · Alfonso, Prince of Asturias 57 · Moody's Cottages 54 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.
- He was killed while commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission.
- Scobee held a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, graduating from the University of Arizona in 1965.
- He was a reciprocating engine mechanic for the United States Air Force and served as a combat aviator in the Vietnam War.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Dick Scobee article was read about 180,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Dick Scobee
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, Dick Scobee (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
