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Torquay, an Uncommon card
Torquay is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 171 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Torquay quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Torquay card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
At the 2021 census, the built-up area of Torquay had a ______ of 52,037.
Answer
population. At the 2021 census, the built-up area of Torquay had a population of 52,037. From the Torquay article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Torquay. Torquay 130,000 · Spiritualism 92,000 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Boston Braves 1 15,000 · Uruma 11,000 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.
- It lies 18 miles south of the county town of Exeter and 28 miles east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay and across from the fishing port of Brixham.
- At the 2021 census, the built-up area of Torquay had a population of 52,037.
- The town's economy, like Brixham's, was initially based upon fishing and agriculture, however, in the early 19th century, it began to develop into a fashionable seaside resort.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Torquay article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Torquay
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Torquay (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
