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Rare card · History
Fall of Singapore, a Rare card
Singapore was captured from the British by the Empire of Japan in February 1942 during the Second World War.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 185
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 230,000
Power 185 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Fall of Singapore quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Fall of Singapore card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ of Singapore was therefore a major loss for Britain and resulted in its largest surrender in history.
Answer
capture. The capture of Singapore was therefore a major loss for Britain and resulted in its largest surrender in history. From the Fall of Singapore article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Singapore was captured from the British by the Empire of Japan in February ____ during the Second World War.
Answer
1940s. Singapore was captured from the British by the Empire of Japan in February 1942 during the Second World War. From the Fall of Singapore article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The Fall or Battle of Singapore took place in the South–East Asian theatre of the Pacific War, with fighting lasting from 8 to 15 February 1942.
- Singapore was the foremost British military base and economic port in South–East Asia and had been of great importance to British interwar defence strategy.
- The capture of Singapore was therefore a major loss for Britain and resulted in its largest surrender in history.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Fall of Singapore article was read about 230,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Fall of Singapore
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Fall of Singapore (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Photographer not identified. "Official photograph". Post-Work: User:W.wolny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
