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Clydesdale horse, an Uncommon card
The Clydesdale is a breed of draught horse which originated in the seventeenth century, and takes its name from the Clydesdale district of Scotland.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Clydesdale horse quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Clydesdale horse card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
The first recorded use of the name "Clydesdale" for the breed was in ____, the horses spread through much of Scotland and into northern England.
Answer
1820s. The first recorded use of the name "Clydesdale" for the breed was in 1826, the horses spread through much of Scotland and into northern England. From the Clydesdale horse article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Salvia. Salvia 390,000 · Clydesdale horse 150,000 · African wild ass 110,000 · Andesite 77,000 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 first recorded use of the name "Clydesdale" for the breed was in 1826, the horses spread through much of Scotland and into northern England.
- After the breed society was formed in 1877, thousands of Clydesdales were exported to other countries, particularly to Australia and New Zealand.
- In the early twentieth century numbers began to fall, both because many were taken for use in the First World War, and because of the increasing mechanisation of agriculture.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Clydesdale horse article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Clydesdale horse
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Clydesdale horse (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bonnie U. Gruenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
