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Irish whiskey, an Uncommon card
Irish whiskey is whiskey made on the island of Ireland.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 100,000
Power 180 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Irish whiskey quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Irish whiskey card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The word 'whiskey' comes from the Irish uisce beatha, ______ water of life.
Answer
meaning. The word 'whiskey' comes from the Irish uisce beatha, meaning water of life. From the Irish whiskey article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The monopoly situation was ended by an academically conceived launch of the first new distillery in decades, Cooley Distillery, in ____.
Answer
1980s. The monopoly situation was ended by an academically conceived launch of the first new distillery in decades, Cooley Distillery, in 1987. From the Irish whiskey article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Flores. Flores 140,000 · Irish whiskey 100,000 · Barbuda 75,000 · Blue spruce 54,000 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 word 'whiskey' comes from the Irish uisce beatha, meaning water of life.
- Irish whiskey was once the most popular spirit in the world, though a long period of decline from the late 19th century onwards greatly damaged the industry, so much so that although Ireland boasted at least 28 distilleries in the 1890s, by 1966 this number had fallen to just two, and by 1972 the remaining distilleries, Bushmills Distillery and Old Midleton Distillery, were owned by just one…
- The monopoly situation was ended by an academically conceived launch of the first new distillery in decades, Cooley Distillery, in 1987.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Irish whiskey article was read about 100,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Irish whiskey
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Irish whiskey (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hammersbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
