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Fort Kearny, an Uncommon card
Fort Kearny was a historic outpost of the United States Army founded in 1848 in the Western United States during the middle and late 19th century.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 15,000
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Fort Kearny quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Fort Kearny card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The town of ______ took its name from the fort.
Answer
Kearney. The town of Kearney took its name from the fort. From the Fort Kearny article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Fort Kearny was a historic outpost of the United States Army founded in ____ in the Western United States during the middle and late 19th century.
Answer
1840s. Fort Kearny was a historic outpost of the United States Army founded in 1848 in the Western United States during the middle and late 19th century. From the Fort Kearny article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Heinz Fischer. Heinz Fischer 20,000 · Fort Kearny 15,000 · Japanese cruiser Nagara 11,000 · People's Security Army 6,500 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 fort was named after Colonel and later General Stephen Watts Kearny.
- The outpost was located along the Oregon Trail near Kearney, Nebraska.
- The town of Kearney took its name from the fort.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Fort Kearny article was read about 15,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Fort Kearny
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Fort Kearny (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hanyou23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
