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Modern pentathlon, an Uncommon card
The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing, freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 89
- Power
- 164
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 164 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Modern pentathlon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Modern pentathlon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The rules of the modern pentathlon have changed several times, especially in recent ______.
Answer
decades. The rules of the modern pentathlon have changed several times, especially in recent decades. From the Modern pentathlon article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The sport was first held in ____, inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the ancient Olympics, and designed to model skills needed by a soldier of that time.
Answer
1910s. The sport was first held in 1912, inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the ancient Olympics, and designed to model skills needed by a soldier of that time. From the Modern pentathlon 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.
- The sport was first held in 1912, inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the ancient Olympics, and designed to model skills needed by a soldier of that time.
- It has been a continuous part of the Summer Olympics since 1912, and a world championship has been held annually since 1949.
- The rules of the modern pentathlon have changed several times, especially in recent decades.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Modern pentathlon article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 89: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Modern pentathlon
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Modern pentathlon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : ERIC SALARD, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
