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Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, an Uncommon card
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier was a French chemistry and physics teacher, and one of the first pioneers of aviation.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 29
- Power
- 84
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 84 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He and his ______ Pierre Romain thus became the first known fatalities in an air crash.
Answer
companion. He and his companion Pierre Romain thus became the first known fatalities in an air crash. From the Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He made the first crewed free balloon flight, and first confirmed human flight of any kind, with François Laurent d'Arlandes on 21 November ____, in a Montgolfier balloon.
Answer
1780s. He made the first crewed free balloon flight, and first confirmed human flight of any kind, with François Laurent d'Arlandes on 21 November 1783, in a Montgolfier balloon. From the Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Marrit Steenbergen. Marrit Steenbergen 62 · Gregory Chaitin 59 · Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier 55 · Chlorate 52 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 made the first crewed free balloon flight, and first confirmed human flight of any kind, with François Laurent d'Arlandes on 21 November 1783, in a Montgolfier balloon.
- He later died when his balloon crashed near Wimereux in the Pas-de-Calais during an attempt to fly across the English Channel.
- He and his companion Pierre Romain thus became the first known fatalities in an air crash.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 29: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : André Pujos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
