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Olaf Swenson, a Common card
Olaf Swenson was a Seattle-based fur trader and adventurer active in Siberia and Alaska in the first third of the 20th century.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,700
Power 162 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Olaf Swenson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Olaf Swenson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is credited with leading the ______ of the Karluk survivors from Wrangel Island in 1914.
Answer
rescue. He is credited with leading the rescue of the Karluk survivors from Wrangel Island in 1914. From the Olaf Swenson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Toronto District School Board. Toronto District School Board 85 · Olaf Swenson 77 · Cornwall Railway viaducts 74 · The Smart Set 71 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Toronto District School Board. Toronto District School Board 19,000 · Paddington, Queensland 8,200 · The Smart Set 6,300 · Olaf Swenson 1,700 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.
- His career intersected with activities of notable explorers of the period, and with the Russian Civil War.
- He is credited with leading the rescue of the Karluk survivors from Wrangel Island in 1914.
- According to historian Thomas C. Owen, Swenson's "practicality and zest for adventure made him an ideal entrepreneur on the arctic frontier..." Born and raised in Michigan, Swenson first reached the far north as a Nome prospector in 1901.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Olaf Swenson article was read about 1,700 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Olaf Swenson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Olaf Swenson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Olaf Swenson, Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
