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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, an Uncommon card
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the Grand Old Ditch, operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Cumberland, Maryland.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 88
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 53,000
Power 180 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The canal's principal cargo was coal from the ______ Mountains.
Answer
Allegheny. The canal's principal cargo was coal from the Allegheny Mountains. From the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It replaced the Patowmack Canal, which shut down completely in ____, and could operate during months in which the water level was too low for the former canal.
Answer
1820s. It replaced the Patowmack Canal, which shut down completely in 1828, and could operate during months in which the water level was too low for the former canal. From the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent. Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent 93 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 88 · North Malabar 83 · Druidry 80 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.
- It replaced the Patowmack Canal, which shut down completely in 1828, and could operate during months in which the water level was too low for the former canal.
- The canal's principal cargo was coal from the Allegheny Mountains.
- Construction began in 1828 on the 184.5-mile canal and ended in 1850 with the completion of a 50-mile stretch to Cumberland, although the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had already reached Cumberland in 1842.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal article was read about 53,000 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 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bonnachoven, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
