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Great Siege of Malta, a Rare card
The Great Siege of Malta occurred in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire attempted to conquer the island of Malta, then held by the Knights Hospitaller.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 83
- Power
- 159
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 330,000
Power 159 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Great Siege of Malta quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Great Siege of Malta card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ first attempted to take Malta in 1551 but failed.
Answer
Ottomans. The Ottomans first attempted to take Malta in 1551 but failed. From the Great Siege of Malta article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Great Siege of Malta occurred in ____ when the Ottoman Empire attempted to conquer the island of Malta, then held by the Knights Hospitaller.
Answer
1560s. The Great Siege of Malta occurred in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire attempted to conquer the island of Malta, then held by the Knights Hospitaller. From the Great Siege of Malta article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Kingdom of Greece. Kingdom of Greece 87 · Nicușor Dan 82 · Great Siege of Malta 76 · Eighty Years' War 71 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.
- The siege lasted nearly four months, from 18 May to 8 September 1565.
- The Knights Hospitaller had been headquartered in Malta since 1530, after being driven out of Rhodes, also by the Ottomans, in 1522, following the siege of Rhodes.
- The Ottomans first attempted to take Malta in 1551 but failed.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Great Siege of Malta article was read about 330,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Great Siege of Malta
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Great Siege of Malta (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mattia Perez d'Aleccio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
