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Postal codes in Germany, an Uncommon card
Germany introduced postal codes on 25 July 1941, in the form of a two-digit system that was applied initially for the parcel service and later for all mail deliveries.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 50
- DEF
- 16
- Power
- 66
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 30,000
Power 66 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 10 % of WikiCards cards.
Postal codes in Germany quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Postal codes in Germany card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Today, German postal codes are numeric and have ______ of five digits since 1993.
Answer
consisted. Today, German postal codes are numeric and have consisted of five digits since 1993. From the Postal codes in Germany article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Germany introduced postal codes on 25 July ____, in the form of a two-digit system that was applied initially for the parcel service and later for all mail deliveries.
Answer
1940s. Germany introduced postal codes on 25 July 1941, in the form of a two-digit system that was applied initially for the parcel service and later for all mail deliveries. From the Postal codes in Germany article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Postal codes in Germany. Postal codes in Germany 50 · United Nations Security Council Resolution 1711 47 · Lying 42 · Loch Anna 37 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.
- This system was replaced in 1962 in West Germany by a four-digit system, three years later East Germany followed with its own four-digit system.
- Whereas the Federal Republic introduced a system with space left for the East German postal system after a possible reunification, such as by omitting all codes starting with '1' and '9', the German Democratic Republic had a system that used all codes starting from '1' to '9' just for East Germany.
- Today, German postal codes are numeric and have consisted of five digits since 1993.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Postal codes in Germany article was read about 30,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 50 and blocks with 16: each hit it takes is cut by 6 %.
How to get Postal codes in Germany
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Text : Wikipedia, Postal codes in Germany (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Stefan Kühn, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
