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Legendary card · History
Order of the British Empire, a Legendary card
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 75
- Power
- 154
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,400,000
Ranked #1,875 of the 2,999 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Order of the British Empire quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Order of the British Empire card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Equal ______ was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas.
Answer
recognition. Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. From the Order of the British Empire article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The order was established on 4 June ____ by King George V, who created the order to recognise "such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire".
Answer
1910s. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise "such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire". From the Order of the British Empire article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
England at the FIFA World Cup. England at the FIFA World Cup 87 · Order of the British Empire 79 · Rubiaceae 76 · Beta vulgaris 70 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 comprises six classes of appointments across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or a dame if female.
- The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise "such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire".
- Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Order of the British Empire article was read about 1,400,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 75: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Order of the British Empire
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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- Dominic CooperLegendary · Arts · ATK 77 DEF 77
- England at the FIFA World CupLegendary · Society · ATK 87 DEF 67
- Alan JacksonEpic · Arts · ATK 77 DEF 77
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Order of the British Empire (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Alexeinikolayevichromanov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
