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Legendary card · Science
Hurricane Katrina, a Legendary card
Hurricane Katrina was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that affected the Southeastern United States in late August 2005, particularly in and around the city of New Orleans.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 94
- DEF
- 82
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,300,000
Power 176 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Hurricane Katrina quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hurricane Katrina card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Katrina became the United States' costliest tropical cyclone, with an ______ $125 billion in damages.
Answer
estimated. Katrina became the United States' costliest tropical cyclone, with an estimated $125 billion in damages. From the Hurricane Katrina article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Hurricane Katrina was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that affected the Southeastern United States in late August ____, particularly in and around the city of New Orleans.
Answer
2000s. Hurricane Katrina was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that affected the Southeastern United States in late August 2005, particularly in and around the city of New Orleans. From the Hurricane Katrina article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina 94 · Nuclear weapon 89 · Illicit drug use in Australia 84 · Francis Willughby 77 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.
- Katrina became the United States' costliest tropical cyclone, with an estimated $125 billion in damages.
- The hurricane killed 1,392 people, making it the deadliest American hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane.
- Katrina was the twelfth tropical cyclone, the fifth hurricane, the third major hurricane, and the second Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hurricane Katrina article was read about 1,300,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 94 and blocks with 82: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Hurricane Katrina
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Hurricane Katrina (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
