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RRS William Scoresby, a Common card
RRS William Scoresby was British Royal Research Ship built for operations in Antarctic waters.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 51
- DEF
- 23
- Power
- 74
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,200
Power 74 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 15 % of WikiCards cards.
RRS William Scoresby quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the RRS William Scoresby card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
During this time she marked about 3,000 whales and completed biological, ______ and oceanographic studies.
Answer
hydrographical. During this time she marked about 3,000 whales and completed biological, hydrographical and oceanographic studies. From the RRS William Scoresby article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Specially built for the Discovery Committee by Cook, Welton & Gemmell of Beverley, the ship was launched on 31 December ____, and named after the noted 19th-century Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman.
Answer
1920s. Specially built for the Discovery Committee by Cook, Welton & Gemmell of Beverley, the ship was launched on 31 December 1925, and named after the noted 19th-century Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman. From the RRS William Scoresby article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
RRS William Scoresby. RRS William Scoresby 51 · Ukrainian anti-Soviet campaign 47 · Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Leistenau 44 · Nolan amphora 39 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.
- Specially built for the Discovery Committee by Cook, Welton & Gemmell of Beverley, the ship was launched on 31 December 1925, and named after the noted 19th-century Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman.
- Over the next 12 years the ship made seven voyages into Antarctic waters as part of the Discovery Investigations, accompanied by the ship Discovery until 1929, and then by Discovery II.
- During this time she marked about 3,000 whales and completed biological, hydrographical and oceanographic studies.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The RRS William Scoresby article was read about 1,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 51 and blocks with 23: each hit it takes is cut by 9 %.
How to get RRS William Scoresby
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, RRS William Scoresby (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : British Government., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
