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History of Ottawa, a Common card
The history of Ottawa begins with the retreat of the Laurentide ice sheet from c. 10,000 BCE to c. 6,000 BCE, which allowed human settlement.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 186
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Power 186 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
History of Ottawa quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of Ottawa card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ Seven Years' War saw the conquest of New France, with the British claiming the Ottawa Valley via the Province of Quebec.
Answer
subsequent. The subsequent Seven Years' War saw the conquest of New France, with the British claiming the Ottawa Valley via the Province of Quebec. From the History of Ottawa article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Europeans first explored the river in ____, but Algonquins maintained a de facto monopoly on trade until the Beaver Wars, when Haudenosaunee attacks drove many from the Ottawa Valley.
Answer
1610s. Europeans first explored the river in 1610, but Algonquins maintained a de facto monopoly on trade until the Beaver Wars, when Haudenosaunee attacks drove many from the Ottawa Valley. From the History of Ottawa article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Len Hutton. Len Hutton 35,000 · Mashrafe Mortaza 28,000 · History of Ottawa 13,000 · Douglas Applegate 8,100 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.
- Since at least 500 CE, Algonquin people have lived along the Ottawa River, frequently meeting at Chaudière Falls to socialize and trade.
- Europeans first explored the river in 1610, but Algonquins maintained a de facto monopoly on trade until the Beaver Wars, when Haudenosaunee attacks drove many from the Ottawa Valley.
- The subsequent Seven Years' War saw the conquest of New France, with the British claiming the Ottawa Valley via the Province of Quebec.
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 Ottawa article was read about 13,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get History of Ottawa
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 Ottawa (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Stent and Laver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
