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Guaiacum, an Uncommon card
Guaiacum, sometimes spelled Guajacum, is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family Zygophyllaceae.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 49
- Power
- 108
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 108 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Guaiacum quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Guaiacum card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
All are native to subtropical and tropical regions of the ______ and are commonly known as lignum-vitae, guayacán, or gaïac.
Answer
Americas. All are native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas and are commonly known as lignum-vitae, guayacán, or gaïac. From the Guaiacum article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The genus name originated in Taíno, the language spoken by the native Taínos of the Bahamas, it was adopted into English in ____, the first word in that language of American origin.
Answer
1530s. The genus name originated in Taíno, the language spoken by the native Taínos of the Bahamas, it was adopted into English in 1533, the first word in that language of American origin. From the Guaiacum article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Hawaiian honeycreeper. Hawaiian honeycreeper 69 · Cosquer Cave 66 · Pacific Coast Ranges 63 · Guaiacum 59 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 contains five species of slow-growing shrubs and trees, reaching a height of approximately 20 m but usually less than half of that.
- All are native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas and are commonly known as lignum-vitae, guayacán, or gaïac.
- The genus name originated in Taíno, the language spoken by the native Taínos of the Bahamas, it was adopted into English in 1533, the first word in that language of American origin.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Guaiacum 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 59 and blocks with 49: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Guaiacum
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Guaiacum (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
