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English language, a Legendary card
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that emerged in early medieval England and has since become a global lingua franca.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 95
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 191
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 3,200,000
Ranked #123 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
English language quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the English language card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second‑language ______ than native speakers.
Answer
speakers. It is the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second‑language speakers than native speakers. From the English language article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Jeff Bezos. Jeff Bezos 10,000,000 · English language 3,200,000 · Arequipa 98,000 · 2025 Global Sumud Flotilla 17,000 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 language is named after the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples who migrated to Britain after the end of Roman rule.
- English is the most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influence of the British Empire and the rise of the United States.
- It is the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second‑language speakers than native speakers.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The English language article was read about 3,200,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 95 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get English language
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below English language in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Ruhollah KhomeiniLegendary · History · ATK 94 DEF 97
- Justin TrudeauLegendary · History · ATK 98 DEF 93
- Ozzy OsbourneLegendary · Arts · ATK 95 DEF 96
- Thierry HenryLegendary · Society · ATK 93 DEF 98
- Mahatma GandhiLegendary · History · ATK 94 DEF 97
- J. Robert OppenheimerLegendary · Science · ATK 92 DEF 99
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Text : Wikipedia, English language (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Source file: Canuckguy This file: Svenskbygderna ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
