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Joseph Bazalgette, an Uncommon card
Sir Joseph William Bazalgette was a British civil engineer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 65
- Power
- 132
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 93,000
Power 132 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Joseph Bazalgette quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Joseph Bazalgette card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
According to the BBC, "Bazalgette drove himself to the limits in realising his ______ dream".
Answer
subterranean. According to the BBC, "Bazalgette drove himself to the limits in realising his subterranean dream". From the Joseph Bazalgette article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The first modern sewage system, which began construction in ____, was described by The Guardian as "a wonder of the industrial world".
Answer
1850s. The first modern sewage system, which began construction in 1859, was described by The Guardian as "a wonder of the industrial world". From the Joseph Bazalgette article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Symphony. Symphony 74 · Simple machine 71 · Joseph Bazalgette 67 · Canopic jar 64 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.
- As Chief Engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works, his major achievement was the creation of the London Main Drainage, the sewerage system for central London, in response to the Great Stink of 1858, which was instrumental in relieving the city of cholera epidemics, while beginning to clean the River Thames.
- According to the BBC, "Bazalgette drove himself to the limits in realising his subterranean dream".
- The first modern sewage system, which began construction in 1859, was described by The Guardian as "a wonder of the industrial world".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Joseph Bazalgette article was read about 93,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 65: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Joseph Bazalgette
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Joseph Bazalgette (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Lock & Whitfield / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
