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British Sign Language, an Uncommon card
British Sign Language is a sign language used in the United Kingdom and is the first or preferred language among the deaf community in the UK.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 151
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 74,000
Power 151 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
British Sign Language quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the British Sign Language card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The language makes use of space and ______ movement of the hands, body, face and head.
Answer
involves. The language makes use of space and involves movement of the hands, body, face and head. From the British Sign Language article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Based on the percentage of people who reported 'using British Sign Language at home' on the ____ Scottish Census, the British Deaf Association estimates there are 151,000 BSL users in the UK, of whom 87,000 are Deaf.
Answer
2010s. Based on the percentage of people who reported 'using British Sign Language at home' on the 2011 Scottish Census, the British Deaf Association estimates there are 151,000 BSL users in the UK, of whom 87,000 are Deaf. From the British Sign Language article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Burushaski. Burushaski 85 · Butuan 82 · British Sign Language 74 · Rotisserie chicken 69 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.
- Based on the percentage of people who reported 'using British Sign Language at home' on the 2011 Scottish Census, the British Deaf Association estimates there are 151,000 BSL users in the UK, of whom 87,000 are Deaf.
- People who are not deaf may also use BSL, as hearing relatives of deaf people, sign language interpreters or as a result of other contact with the British Deaf community.
- The language makes use of space and involves movement of the hands, body, face and head.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The British Sign Language article was read about 74,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
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- Academic journalUncommon · Arts · ATK 78 DEF 73
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, British Sign Language (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Cowplopmorris Talk Contribs at en.wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
