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Richard E. Byrd, a Rare card
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. was an American naval officer, and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 161
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 270,000
Power 161 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Richard E. Byrd quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Richard E. Byrd card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Byrd ______ to be the first to reach both the North and South Poles by air.
Answer
claimed. Byrd claimed to be the first to reach both the North and South Poles by air. From the Richard E. Byrd article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Richard E. Byrd. Richard E. Byrd 83 · Ernst Jünger 80 · False flag 77 · Anglo-Zanzibar War 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.
- Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau.
- He is also known for discovering Mount Sidley, the largest dormant volcano in Antarctica.
- Byrd claimed to be the first to reach both the North and South Poles by air.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Richard E. Byrd article was read about 270,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Richard E. Byrd
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Richard E. Byrd (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
