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Gros Michel, an Uncommon card
Gros Michel, often translated and known as "Big Mike", is an export cultivar of banana and was, until the 1950s, the main variety grown.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 54
- DEF
- 36
- Power
- 90
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 190,000
Power 90 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Gros Michel quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gros Michel card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
However, due to its ______ to Panama disease, it has been almost entirely replaced in the banana industry by the Cavendish cultivar.
Answer
vulnerability. However, due to its vulnerability to Panama disease, it has been almost entirely replaced in the banana industry by the Cavendish cultivar. From the Gros Michel article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Gros Michel, often translated and known as "Big Mike", is an export cultivar of banana and was, until the ____s, the main variety grown.
Answer
1950s. Gros Michel, often translated and known as "Big Mike", is an export cultivar of banana and was, until the 1950s, the main variety grown. From the Gros Michel article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ifni. Ifni 61 · Gros Michel 54 · Common walkingstick 51 · Tubbreva 47 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 physical properties of the Gros Michel make it an excellent export produce, its thick peel makes it resilient to bruising during transport and the dense bunches that it grows in make it easy to ship.
- However, due to its vulnerability to Panama disease, it has been almost entirely replaced in the banana industry by the Cavendish cultivar.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gros Michel article was read about 190,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 54 and blocks with 36: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Gros Michel
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Gros Michel (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Zwifree, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
