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Uncommon card · History
Tim Flannery, an Uncommon card
Timothy Fridtjof Flannery is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist, conservationist, explorer, author, science communicator, activist, and public scientist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Tim Flannery quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Tim Flannery card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
He made notable contributions to the palaeontology of Australia and New Guinea during the ____s, including reviewing the evolution and fossil records of Phalangeridae and Macropodidae.
Answer
1980s. He made notable contributions to the palaeontology of Australia and New Guinea during the 1980s, including reviewing the evolution and fossil records of Phalangeridae and Macropodidae. From the Tim Flannery article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro 88 · Tim Flannery 83 · List of mais of Kanem–Bornu 80 · Aimery of Cyprus 76 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Invasion of the Waikato. Invasion of the Waikato 26,000 · Tim Flannery 20,000 · Anthony Wilding 13,000 · List of mais of Kanem–Bornu 10,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 is especially known for his 1994 book The Future Eaters, on the natural history of Australia, which was adapted for television in 2006, and his 2006 book The Weather Makers, about the effects of climate change in Australia.
- As a researcher, Flannery had roles at several universities and museums in Australia, specialising in fossil marsupials and mammal evolution.
- He made notable contributions to the palaeontology of Australia and New Guinea during the 1980s, including reviewing the evolution and fossil records of Phalangeridae and Macropodidae.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Tim Flannery article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Tim Flannery
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Tim Flannery (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : scienceinmelbourne2007, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
