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Edward Whymper, an Uncommon card
Edward Whymper FRSE was an English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator, and author best known for his 1865 first ascent of the Matterhorn.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 126
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 31,000
Power 126 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Edward Whymper quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Edward Whymper card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Four members of his ______ party were killed during the descent.
Answer
climbing. Four members of his climbing party were killed during the descent. From the Edward Whymper article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Edward Whymper FRSE was an English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator, and author best known for his ____ first ascent of the Matterhorn.
Answer
1860s. Edward Whymper FRSE was an English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator, and author best known for his 1865 first ascent of the Matterhorn. From the Edward Whymper article on Wikipedia.
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.
- Four members of his climbing party were killed during the descent.
- Whymper also made important first ascents on the Mont Blanc massif and in the Pennine Alps, Chimborazo in South America, and the Canadian Rockies.
- His exploration of Greenland contributed an important advance to Arctic exploration.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Edward Whymper article was read about 31,000 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 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Edward Whymper
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Edward Whymper (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User Primetime on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
