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Uncommon card · History
St John Philby, an Uncommon card
Harry St John Bridger Philby, CIE, also known as Jack Philby or Sheikh Abdullah, was a British Arabist, adviser, explorer, writer, and a colonial intelligence officer who served as an adviser to King Abdulaziz ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 63,000
Power 169 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
St John Philby quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the St John Philby card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
As he states in his ______, he "became something of a fanatic" and in 1908 "the first Socialist to join the Indian Civil Service".
Answer
autobiography. As he states in his autobiography, he "became something of a fanatic" and in 1908 "the first Socialist to join the Indian Civil Service". From the St John Philby article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
After studying Oriental languages at the University of Cambridge, he was posted to Lahore in the Punjab in ____, acquiring fluency in Urdu, Punjabi, Baluchi, Persian and eventually Arabic.
Answer
1900s. After studying Oriental languages at the University of Cambridge, he was posted to Lahore in the Punjab in 1908, acquiring fluency in Urdu, Punjabi, Baluchi, Persian and eventually Arabic. From the St John Philby article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Culture of France. Culture of France 88 · Romano Prodi 82 · St John Philby 78 · Sherwood Anderson 74 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.
- As he states in his autobiography, he "became something of a fanatic" and in 1908 "the first Socialist to join the Indian Civil Service".
- After studying Oriental languages at the University of Cambridge, he was posted to Lahore in the Punjab in 1908, acquiring fluency in Urdu, Punjabi, Baluchi, Persian and eventually Arabic.
- He converted to Islam in 1930 and later became an adviser to Ibn Saud, urging him to unite the Arabian Peninsula under Saudi rule, and helping him to negotiate with the United Kingdom and the United States when petroleum was discovered in 1938.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The St John Philby article was read about 63,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get St John Philby
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, St John Philby (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
