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History of Cornwall, an Uncommon card
The history of Cornwall goes back to the Paleolithic, but in this period Cornwall only had sporadic visits by groups of humans.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 31,000
Power 162 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
History of Cornwall quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of Cornwall card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Continuous ______ started around 10,000 years ago after the end of the last ice age.
Answer
occupation. Continuous occupation started around 10,000 years ago after the end of the last ice age. From the History of Cornwall article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Jordan. History of Jordan 87 · History of weapons 81 · History of Cornwall 77 · Gunpowder artillery in the Middle Ages 72 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.
- Continuous occupation started around 10,000 years ago after the end of the last ice age.
- When recorded history started in the first century BCE, the spoken language was Common Brittonic, and that would develop into Southwestern Brittonic and then the Cornish language.
- Cornwall was part of the territory of the tribe of the Dumnonii that included modern-day Devon and parts of Somerset.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of Cornwall article was read about 31,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get History of Cornwall
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 History of Cornwall in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Kenzō TangeUncommon · Arts · ATK 76 DEF 86
- History of weaponsUncommon · History · ATK 81 DEF 81
- Herman Van RompuyUncommon · History · ATK 76 DEF 86
- CumbiaUncommon · Nature · ATK 81 DEF 81
- History of JordanUncommon · History · ATK 87 DEF 75
- Intensive farmingUncommon · Nature · ATK 79 DEF 83
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of Cornwall (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
