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Klondike Gold Rush, a Rare card
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon in northwestern Canada, between 1896 and 1898.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 88
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 188
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 250,000
Power 188 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Klondike Gold Rush quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Klondike Gold Rush card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Some became wealthy, but the ______ went in vain.
Answer
majority. Some became wealthy, but the majority went in vain. From the Klondike Gold Rush article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, ____, when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors.
Answer
1890s. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896, when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors. From the Klondike Gold Rush 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.
- Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896, when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors.
- Some became wealthy, but the majority went in vain.
- It has been immortalized in films, literature, and photographs.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Klondike Gold Rush article was read about 250,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 88 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Klondike Gold Rush
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Klondike Gold Rush (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Cantwell, George G., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
