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Remembrance Day, an Epic card
Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in former countries of the British Empire, and current Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 172
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 510,000
Power 172 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Remembrance Day quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Remembrance Day card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The day is also marked by war ______ in several other non-Commonwealth countries.
Answer
remembrances. The day is also marked by war remembrances in several other non-Commonwealth countries. From the Remembrance Day article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Hostilities ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of ____, in accordance with the armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning.
Answer
1910s. Hostilities ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918, in accordance with the armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning. From the Remembrance Day 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 day is also marked by war remembrances in several other non-Commonwealth countries.
- In most countries, Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of First World War hostilities.
- Hostilities ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918, in accordance with the armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Remembrance Day article was read about 510,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Remembrance Day (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Philip Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
