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María Orosa, an Uncommon card
María Orosa e Ylagan was a Filipina food technologist, pharmaceutical chemist, humanitarian, and war heroine.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 127
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 40,000
Power 127 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
María Orosa quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the María Orosa card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
She ______ banana ketchup.
Answer
invented. She invented banana ketchup. From the María Orosa article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Aktobe. Aktobe 78 · European exploration of Africa 74 · Arthur F. Burns 69 · María Orosa 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.
- She experimented with foods native to the Philippines, and during World War II developed Soyalac and darak, which she also helped smuggle into Japanese-run internment camps that helped save the lives of thousands of Filipinos, Americans, and other nationals.
- She invented banana ketchup.
- Orosa completed her bachelor's and master's degrees in pharmaceutical chemistry, as well as an additional degree in food chemistry.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The María Orosa article was read about 40,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get María Orosa
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, María Orosa (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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