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8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles, a Common card
The 8th Mounted Rifles was formed on March 17, 1911.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 39
- DEF
- 23
- Power
- 62
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 310
Power 62 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They were mobilised during World War I as a ______ of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment.
Answer
squadron. They were mobilised during World War I as a squadron of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment. From the 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The 8th Mounted Rifles was formed on March 17, ____.
Answer
1910s. The 8th Mounted Rifles was formed on March 17, 1911. From the 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Treaty of Lanhoso. Treaty of Lanhoso 45 · Bear Tavern Road–Jacob's Creek Crossing Rural Historic District 42 · 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles 39 · Chongxi Pagoda 33 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.
- They were mobilised during World War I as a squadron of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment.
- They served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I and first saw action during the Battle of Gallipoli.
- As a part of the larger New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade they went on to serve in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles article was read about 310 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 39 and blocks with 23: each hit it takes is cut by 9 %.
How to get 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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