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Hovannes Adamian, a Common card
Hovhannes Abgari Adamian was an Armenian and Soviet engineer.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 43
- DEF
- 23
- Power
- 66
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,900
Power 66 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 10 % of WikiCards cards.
Hovannes Adamian quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hovannes Adamian card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was an ______ of more than 20 inventions.
Answer
author. He was an author of more than 20 inventions. From the Hovannes Adamian article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The first experimental color television, shown in London in ____, was based on Adamian's tricolor principle, and he is recognized as one of the founders of color television.
Answer
1920s. The first experimental color television, shown in London in 1928, was based on Adamian's tricolor principle, and he is recognized as one of the founders of color television. From the Hovannes Adamian article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Purple fringing. Purple fringing 48 · Hovannes Adamian 43 · Balancing rocks of Zimbabwe 39 · Governor of Basilan 36 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.
- He was an author of more than 20 inventions.
- The first experimental color television, shown in London in 1928, was based on Adamian's tricolor principle, and he is recognized as one of the founders of color television.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hovannes Adamian 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 43 and blocks with 23: each hit it takes is cut by 9 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Hovannes Adamian (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
