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Siegfried Marcus, a Common card
Siegfried Samuel Marcus was a German engineer and inventor, born in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,100
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Siegfried Marcus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Siegfried Marcus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He made the first petrol-powered vehicle, a ______, in 1870, while living in Vienna, Austria.
Answer
handcart. He made the first petrol-powered vehicle, a handcart, in 1870, while living in Vienna, Austria. From the Siegfried Marcus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Rabies in Haiti. Rabies in Haiti 74 · Ukrainian dance 71 · James McKeen Cattell 65 · Siegfried Marcus 61 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 made the first petrol-powered vehicle, a handcart, in 1870, while living in Vienna, Austria.
- Marcus created a second vehicle in 1888/1889, but it is not known if he used it, and he did not develop it further.
- Marcus' vehicles had no influence on the development of cars, and his experimental vehicles were regarded by some journalists as "impractical".
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Siegfried Marcus article was read about 7,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Siegfried Marcus
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Siegfried Marcus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The original uploader was Newfoundlanddog at German Wikipedia ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
