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First Fleet, an Uncommon card
The First Fleet were eleven British ships which transported a group of settlers to mainland Australia, marking the beginning of the British colonisation of Australia.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 178
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 160,000
Ranked #999 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
First Fleet quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the First Fleet card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It consisted of two Royal Navy vessels, three storeships and six convict transports under the ______ of Captain Arthur Phillip.
Answer
command. It consisted of two Royal Navy vessels, three storeships and six convict transports under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip. From the First Fleet article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Governor Arthur Phillip rejected Botany Bay, choosing instead Port Jackson to the north as the site for the new colony, the Fleet arrived there on 26 January ____.
Answer
1780s. Governor Arthur Phillip rejected Botany Bay, choosing instead Port Jackson to the north as the site for the new colony, the Fleet arrived there on 26 January 1788. From the First Fleet article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of England. History of England 90 · History of writing 86 · First Fleet 82 · Hamilcar Barca 78 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.
- It consisted of two Royal Navy vessels, three storeships and six convict transports under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip.
- On 13 May 1787, the ships, with over 1,400 convicts, marines, sailors, colonial officials, and free settlers onboard, left Portsmouth and travelled over 24,000 kilometres and over 250 days before arriving in Botany Bay, New South Wales, on 18 January 1788.
- Governor Arthur Phillip rejected Botany Bay, choosing instead Port Jackson to the north as the site for the new colony, the Fleet arrived there on 26 January 1788.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The First Fleet article was read about 160,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get First Fleet
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, First Fleet (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Original drawing by R. Cleveley, engraving by T. Medland., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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