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Uncommon card · History
History of the Maldives, an Uncommon card
The history of the Maldives is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and surrounding areas in South Asia and the Indian Ocean.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 183
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 36,000
Power 183 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
History of the Maldives quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of the Maldives card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Maldives is formed of 26 natural atolls, ______ 1,194 islands.
Answer
comprising. The Maldives is formed of 26 natural atolls, comprising 1,194 islands. From the History of the Maldives article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Arseniy Yatsenyuk 49,000 · History of the Maldives 36,000 · Learie Constantine 26,000 · Herbert Sutcliffe 20,000 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 Maldives is formed of 26 natural atolls, comprising 1,194 islands.
- The Maldives historically has held strategic importance due to its location on the major marine routes of the Indian Ocean.
- Its closest neighbours are the British Indian Ocean Territory, Sri Lanka, and India.
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 the Maldives article was read about 36,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get History of the Maldives
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 the Maldives (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Petrus Bertius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
