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History of Dominica, a Common card
The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November 1493, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 28
- Power
- 87
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 87 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
History of Dominica quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of Dominica card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It became an ______ nation in 1978.
Answer
independent. It became an independent nation in 1978. From the History of Dominica article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November ____, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island.
Answer
1490s. The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November 1493, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island. From the History of Dominica article on Wikipedia.
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.
- Prior to European contact, Dominica was inhabited by the Arawak.
- Dominica was a French colony from 1715 until the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, and then became a British colony from 1763 to 1978.
- It became an independent nation in 1978.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of Dominica article was read about 12,000 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 28: each hit it takes is cut by 11 %.
How to get History of Dominica
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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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of Dominica (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Agostino Brunias, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
