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Berlin State Library, a Common card
The Berlin State Library is a universal library in Berlin, Germany, and a property of the German public cultural organization the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 15,000
Ranked #2,278 of the 2,999 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Berlin State Library quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Berlin State Library card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
Founded in ____, it is among the largest libraries in Europe, and one of the most important academic research libraries in the German-speaking world.
Answer
1660s. Founded in 1661, it is among the largest libraries in Europe, and one of the most important academic research libraries in the German-speaking world. From the Berlin State Library article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Arrangement. Arrangement 34,000 · Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto 19,000 · Berlin State Library 15,000 · Architecture of the Netherlands 12,000 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.
- Founded in 1661, it is among the largest libraries in Europe, and one of the most important academic research libraries in the German-speaking world.
- It collects texts, media and cultural works from all fields across many languages, from all time periods and all countries of the world, and offers them for academic and research purposes.
- Prominent items in its collection include the oldest biblical illustrations in the fifth-century Quedlinburg Itala fragment, a Gutenberg Bible, the main autograph collection of Goethe, the world's largest collection of Johann Sebastian Bach's and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's manuscripts, and the original score of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony № 9.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Berlin State Library article was read about 15,000 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 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Berlin State Library
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Berlin State Library (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Paul Korecky, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
