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William Speirs Bruce, a Common card
William Speirs Bruce was a British naturalist, polar scientist and oceanographer who organised and led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition to the South Orkney Islands and the Weddell Sea.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,900
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
William Speirs Bruce quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Speirs Bruce card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Among other achievements, the ______ established the first permanent weather station in Antarctica.
Answer
expedition. Among other achievements, the expedition established the first permanent weather station in Antarctica. From the William Speirs Bruce article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____ Bruce gave up his medical studies at the University of Edinburgh and joined the Dundee Whaling Expedition to Antarctica as a scientific assistant.
Answer
1890s. In 1892 Bruce gave up his medical studies at the University of Edinburgh and joined the Dundee Whaling Expedition to Antarctica as a scientific assistant. From the William Speirs Bruce article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Anthony Wilding. Anthony Wilding 13,000 · William Speirs Bruce 8,900 · Nur Ahmed Aman 5,500 · 1978 Memphis fire and police strikes 4,300 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Among other achievements, the expedition established the first permanent weather station in Antarctica.
- Bruce later founded the Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory in Edinburgh, but his plans for a transcontinental Antarctic march via the South Pole were abandoned because of lack of public and financial support.
- In 1892 Bruce gave up his medical studies at the University of Edinburgh and joined the Dundee Whaling Expedition to Antarctica as a scientific assistant.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Speirs Bruce article was read about 8,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, William Speirs Bruce (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Messrs Thomson, London, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
