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Manx surnames, a Common card
Surnames originating on the Isle of Man reflect the recorded history of the island, which can be divided into three different eras , Gaelic, Norse, and English.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 54
- DEF
- 35
- Power
- 89
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 89 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Manx surnames quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Manx surnames card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In consequence most Manx surnames are derived from the ______ or Norse languages.
Answer
Gaelic. In consequence most Manx surnames are derived from the Gaelic or Norse languages. From the Manx surnames article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Dany Laferrière. Dany Laferrière 62 · Akashi Motojiro 58 · Manx surnames 54 · Mikhail Mil 50 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.
- In consequence most Manx surnames are derived from the Gaelic or Norse languages.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Manx surnames article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 54 and blocks with 35: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Manx surnames
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, Manx surnames (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Cnbrb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
