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Common card · History
Samuel Hearne, a Common card
Samuel Hearne was an English explorer, fur-trader, writer and naturalist.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 45
- Power
- 108
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 108 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Samuel Hearne quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Samuel Hearne card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
In ____, Hearne built Cumberland House for the Hudson's Bay Company, its second interior trading post after Henley House and the first permanent settlement in present Saskatchewan.
Answer
1770s. In 1774, Hearne built Cumberland House for the Hudson's Bay Company, its second interior trading post after Henley House and the first permanent settlement in present Saskatchewan. From the Samuel Hearne article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Lars Peter Hansen. Lars Peter Hansen 66 · Samuel Hearne 63 · Bastide 58 · Vima Kadphises 54 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.
- He was the first European to make an overland excursion across northern Canada to the Arctic Ocean, specifically to Coronation Gulf, via the Coppermine River.
- In 1774, Hearne built Cumberland House for the Hudson's Bay Company, its second interior trading post after Henley House and the first permanent settlement in present Saskatchewan.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Samuel Hearne article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 45: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Samuel Hearne
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Samuel Hearne (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Project Gutenberg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
