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Afrikaans, an Epic card
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia, and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and also Argentina, where a group in Sarmiento speaks a Patagonian dialect.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 88
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 570,000
Power 169 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Afrikaans quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Afrikaans card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1996 it was spoken by 14.5% of the ______, an estimated 5.9 million people.
Answer
population. In 1996 it was spoken by 14.5% of the population, an estimated 5.9 million people. From the Afrikaans article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Montreal. Montreal 95 · Bank of America 92 · Afrikaans 88 · Alexandra Eala 85 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Alexandra Eala. Alexandra Eala 2,200,000 · BlackRock 1,700,000 · Montreal 1,200,000 · Afrikaans 570,000 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 emerged during the late 19th century as a fusion of Dutch dialects spoken by the Dutch settlers in South Africa since the 17th century and the Dutch-based creole languages spoken by the Khoisan, Nguni and Coloured peoples.
- Afrikaans is the third most spoken home language in South Africa, out of the country's 12 official languages.
- In 1996 it was spoken by 14.5% of the population, an estimated 5.9 million people.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Afrikaans article was read about 570,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 88 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Afrikaans
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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- Bank of AmericaEpic · Society · ATK 92 DEF 77
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- Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanEpic · Arts · ATK 80 DEF 89
- Tenzing NorgayEpic · History · ATK 77 DEF 92
- Claude ShannonEpic · Science · ATK 83 DEF 86
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Afrikaans (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Fobos92, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
