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Pont du Gard, an Uncommon card
The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km to the Roman colony of Nemausus.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 75
- Power
- 149
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Power 149 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Pont du Gard quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Pont du Gard card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Pont du Gard is one of the best ______ Roman aqueduct bridges.
Answer
preserved. The Pont du Gard is one of the best preserved Roman aqueduct bridges. From the Pont du Gard article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites in ____ because of its exceptional preservation, historical importance, and architectural ingenuity.
Answer
1980s. It was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites in 1985 because of its exceptional preservation, historical importance, and architectural ingenuity. From the Pont du Gard article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Anti-aircraft warfare. Anti-aircraft warfare 85 · Nuclear weapons testing 81 · Pont du Gard 74 · Judah Friedlander 69 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.
- It crosses the river Gardon near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France.
- The Pont du Gard is one of the best preserved Roman aqueduct bridges.
- It was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites in 1985 because of its exceptional preservation, historical importance, and architectural ingenuity.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Pont du Gard article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 75: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Pont du Gard
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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- Arches National ParkUncommon · Nature · ATK 75 DEF 74
- BehaviorismUncommon · Science · ATK 84 DEF 65
- Chiba PrefectureUncommon · Society · ATK 80 DEF 69
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Pont du Gard (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Benh LIEU SONG ( Flickr ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
