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List of reduplicated Australian place names, a Common card
These names are examples of reduplication, a common theme in Australian toponymy, especially in names derived from Indigenous Australian languages such as Wiradjuri.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 47
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,100
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
List of reduplicated Australian place names quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the List of reduplicated Australian place names card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
British comedian Spike Milligan, an ______ resident of Woy Woy, once wrote "Woy it is called Woy Woy Oi will never know".
Answer
erstwhile. British comedian Spike Milligan, an erstwhile resident of Woy Woy, once wrote "Woy it is called Woy Woy Oi will never know". From the List of reduplicated Australian place names article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bao Chunlai. Bao Chunlai 74 · List of reduplicated Australian place names 70 · Kyle Bekker 67 · Otero County, Colorado 63 ATK in WikiCards.
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.
- Reduplication is often used as an intensifier such as "Wagga Wagga" which was originally translated as many crows but has since been retransmitted as celebration with a single use of the term Wagga meaning dance and "Tilba Tilba" many waters.
- The phenomenon has been the subject of interest in popular culture, including the song by Australian folk singer Greg Champion, Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga.
- British comedian Spike Milligan, an erstwhile resident of Woy Woy, once wrote "Woy it is called Woy Woy Oi will never know".
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The List of reduplicated Australian place names article was read about 8,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 47: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, List of reduplicated Australian place names (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
