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Manila Railroad Company, a Common card
The Manila Railroad Company was a Filipino state-owned enterprise responsible for the management and operation of rail transport in the island of Luzon.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 163
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,700
Power 163 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Manila Railroad Company quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Manila Railroad Company card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
British ______ Horace L. Higgins was then assigned as its first general manager in Manila.
Answer
engineer. British engineer Horace L. Higgins was then assigned as its first general manager in Manila. From the Manila Railroad Company article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It was originally established by an Englishman named Edmund Sykes as the private Manila Railway Co., Ltd. on June 1, ____.
Answer
1880s. It was originally established by an Englishman named Edmund Sykes as the private Manila Railway Co., Ltd. on June 1, 1887. From the Manila Railroad Company article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2022 Vermont House of Representatives election. 2022 Vermont House of Representatives election 97 · Yuko Kavaguti 81 · Bush School of Government and Public Service 78 · Manila Railroad Company 75 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.
- It was originally established by an Englishman named Edmund Sykes as the private Manila Railway Co., Ltd. on June 1, 1887.
- British engineer Horace L. Higgins was then assigned as its first general manager in Manila.
- On July 7, 1906, a separate private entity named the Manila Railroad Company of New Jersey was established.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Manila Railroad Company article was read about 5,700 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 88: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Manila Railroad Company
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Manila Railroad Company (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Spatrol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
