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Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, a Rare card
The Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown in a coup d'état against Queen Liliʻuokalani that took place on January 17, 1893, on the island of Oahu.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 250,000
Power 169 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He sent in Marines and sailors to protect the new government, and to ward off a ______ invasion.
Answer
Japanese. He sent in Marines and sailors to protect the new government, and to ward off a Japanese invasion. From the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown in a coup d'état against Queen Liliʻuokalani that took place on January 17, ____, on the island of Oahu.
Answer
1890s. The Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown in a coup d'état against Queen Liliʻuokalani that took place on January 17, 1893, on the island of Oahu. From the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ian Botham. Ian Botham 91 · Chris Gayle 83 · Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom 79 · Blue Mosque, Istanbul 73 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 coup was led by the Committee of Safety, composed of seven foreign-born permanent residents and six Hawaiian-born people in Honolulu.
- There was no Hawaiian army so the victorious Committee asked American minister John L. Stevens for U.S. Marines.
- He sent in Marines and sailors to protect the new government, and to ward off a Japanese invasion.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom article was read about 250,000 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 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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