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John Rennie the Elder, a Common card

John Rennie was a Scottish civil engineer who designed bridges, canals, docks and warehouses.

From the Wikipedia article

Rarity
Common
Domain
Science
ATK
70
DEF
64
Power
134
Wikipedia reads a year
13,000

Power 134 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.

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John Rennie the Elder quiz: 3 questions

Three questions on the John Rennie the Elder card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.

  1. Find the missing word

    He pioneered the use of ______ cast-iron.

    Answer

    structural. He pioneered the use of structural cast-iron. From the John Rennie the Elder article on Wikipedia.

  2. Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?

    Answer

    Ethereum Classic. Ethereum Classic 73 · John Rennie the Elder 70 · Pierre Nora 67 · Cygnus Loop 64 ATK in WikiCards.

  3. Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?

    Answer

    Ethereum Classic. Ethereum Classic 17,000 · John Rennie the Elder 13,000 · Environment of India 8,200 · List of awards and nominations received by Trevor Noah 5,400 Wikipedia reads over a year.

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.

Why it is Common

Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Rennie the Elder article was read about 13,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.

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Text : Wikipedia, John Rennie the Elder (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Henry Raeburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

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