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Great Lakes passenger steamers, a Common card
The history of commercial passenger shipping on the Great Lakes is long but uneven.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 38
- Power
- 97
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,900
Power 97 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Great Lakes passenger steamers quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Great Lakes passenger steamers card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It reached its ______ between the mid-19th century and the 1950s.
Answer
zenith. It reached its zenith between the mid-19th century and the 1950s. From the Great Lakes passenger steamers article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
As early as ____, palace steamers carried passengers and cargo around the Great Lakes.
Answer
1840s. As early as 1844, palace steamers carried passengers and cargo around the Great Lakes. From the Great Lakes passenger steamers 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.
- It reached its zenith between the mid-19th century and the 1950s.
- As early as 1844, palace steamers carried passengers and cargo around the Great Lakes.
- By 1900, fleets of relatively luxurious passenger steamers plied the waters of the lower lakes, especially the major industrial centres of Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Toronto.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Great Lakes passenger steamers article was read about 5,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 38: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
How to get Great Lakes passenger steamers
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Great Lakes passenger steamers (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Cgodfrey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
