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Cinema of Canada, an Uncommon card
The cinema of Canada dates back to the earliest known display of film in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, in 1896.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 186
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 186 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Cinema of Canada quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cinema of Canada card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
The cinema of Canada dates back to the earliest known display of film in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, in ____.
Answer
1890s. The cinema of Canada dates back to the earliest known display of film in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, in 1896. From the Cinema of Canada article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Rob Reiner. Rob Reiner 15,000,000 · Harold Pinter 260,000 · Tulsidas 200,000 · Cinema of Canada 23,000 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.
- The film industry in Canada has been dominated by the United States, which has utilized Canada as a shooting location and to bypass British film quota laws.
- Canadian filmmakers, English and French, have been active in the development of cinema in the United States and cinema in the United Kingdom.
- Films by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. were some of the first to arrive in Canada and early films made in the country were produced by Edison Studios.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cinema of Canada 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 86 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Cinema of Canada
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cinema of Canada (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Moxy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
