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Maralinga, a Common card
Maralinga is a desert area around 3,300 square kilometres large located in the west of South Australia, within the Great Victoria Desert.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 104
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 15,000
Power 104 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Maralinga quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Maralinga card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The area is best known for being the ______ of several British nuclear tests in the 1950s.
Answer
location. The area is best known for being the location of several British nuclear tests in the 1950s. From the Maralinga article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In January ____, in recognition of their native title, freehold title was granted to the Maralinga Tjarutja, a southern Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal Australian people, over some land.
Answer
1980s. In January 1985, in recognition of their native title, freehold title was granted to the Maralinga Tjarutja, a southern Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal Australian people, over some land. From the Maralinga article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Sharfuddoula. Sharfuddoula 64 · Maralinga 60 · Codsall 57 · Drawer 51 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.
- The area is best known for being the location of several British nuclear tests in the 1950s.
- In January 1985, in recognition of their native title, freehold title was granted to the Maralinga Tjarutja, a southern Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal Australian people, over some land.
- Around the same time, the McClelland Royal Commission identified significant residual nuclear contamination at some sites.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Maralinga article was read about 15,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Maralinga
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Maralinga (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Wayne England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
