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Taʻū, a Common card
Taʻū is the largest inhabited island in the Manuʻa Islands in American Samoa and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 48
- Power
- 110
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,900
Ranked #2,623 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Taʻū quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Taʻū card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the early 19th century, the ______ was sometimes called Opoun.
Answer
island. In the early 19th century, the island was sometimes called Opoun. From the Taʻū article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Taʻū is well known as the site where the American anthropologist Margaret Mead conducted her dissertation research in Samoa in the ____s, after which she published her findings in a work titled Coming of Age in Samoa.
Answer
1920s. Taʻū is well known as the site where the American anthropologist Margaret Mead conducted her dissertation research in Samoa in the 1920s, after which she published her findings in a work titled Coming of Age in Samoa. From the Taʻū article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Hearn Generating Station. Hearn Generating Station 66 · Taʻū 62 · Acacia cyclops 57 · Transferrin receptor 1 53 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.
- In the early 19th century, the island was sometimes called Opoun.
- Taʻū is well known as the site where the American anthropologist Margaret Mead conducted her dissertation research in Samoa in the 1920s, after which she published her findings in a work titled Coming of Age in Samoa.
- Ta’u also has the highest mountain in American Samoa, Mount Lata, as well as 21 square kilometers of National Park lands, and 3.9 km2 of waters separated by some of the tallest sea cliffs in the world.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Taʻū article was read about 6,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 48: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Taʻū (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
