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Austen Henry Layard, an Uncommon card
Sir Austen Henry Layard was a British Assyriologist, traveller, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, politician and diplomat.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 123
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 123 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Austen Henry Layard quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Austen Henry Layard card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Most of his ______ are now in the British Museum.
Answer
discoveries. Most of his discoveries are now in the British Museum. From the Austen Henry Layard article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is best known as the excavator of Nimrud and of Nineveh, where he uncovered a large proportion of the Assyrian palace reliefs known, and in ____ the library of Ashurbanipal.
Answer
1850s. He is best known as the excavator of Nimrud and of Nineveh, where he uncovered a large proportion of the Assyrian palace reliefs known, and in 1851 the library of Ashurbanipal. From the Austen Henry Layard article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Alexander Radulov. Alexander Radulov 71 · Austen Henry Layard 68 · Little Hagia Sophia 64 · Amenemope 58 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.
- He was born to a mostly English family in Paris and largely raised in Italy.
- He is best known as the excavator of Nimrud and of Nineveh, where he uncovered a large proportion of the Assyrian palace reliefs known, and in 1851 the library of Ashurbanipal.
- Most of his discoveries are now in the British Museum.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Austen Henry Layard article was read about 23,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Austen Henry Layard
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Austen Henry Layard (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : British School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
