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Uncommon card · History
Robert Stephenson, an Uncommon card
Robert Stephenson, DCL was an English civil engineer and designer of locomotives.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 79,000
Power 180 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Robert Stephenson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Robert Stephenson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The only son of George Stephenson, the "Father of Railways", he built on the ______ of his father.
Answer
achievements. The only son of George Stephenson, the "Father of Railways", he built on the achievements of his father. From the Robert Stephenson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Robert Stephenson became an apprentice under mining engineer Nicholas Wood after completing his education in ____.
Answer
1810s. Robert Stephenson became an apprentice under mining engineer Nicholas Wood after completing his education in 1819. From the Robert Stephenson article on Wikipedia.
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 only son of George Stephenson, the "Father of Railways", he built on the achievements of his father.
- Robert Stephenson became an apprentice under mining engineer Nicholas Wood after completing his education in 1819.
- In 1821, he and his father surveyed the Bishop Auckland area to help Edward Pease build a railway that would transport coal from the area to Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Robert Stephenson article was read about 79,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Robert Stephenson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Robert Stephenson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Maull & Polybank, 55 Gracechurch Street, London This was a partnership of Henry Maull (182, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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