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Uncommon card · History
Shot heard round the world, an Uncommon card
The "shot heard round the world" is a phrase that refers to the opening shot of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, which sparked the American Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 33
- Power
- 93
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 91,000
Power 93 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Shot heard round the world quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Shot heard round the world card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It originates from the ______ stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1837 poem "Concord Hymn".
Answer
opening. It originates from the opening stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1837 poem "Concord Hymn". From the Shot heard round the world article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The phrase has subsequently been applied to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in ____, a catalyst event for World War I, and hyperbolically applied to feats in sports.
Answer
1910s. The phrase has subsequently been applied to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, a catalyst event for World War I, and hyperbolically applied to feats in sports. From the Shot heard round the world article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Thomas Kretschmann. Thomas Kretschmann 65 · Shot heard round the world 60 · Bernard Boursicot 57 · Ghukas Karnetsi 54 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 originates from the opening stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1837 poem "Concord Hymn".
- The phrase has subsequently been applied to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, a catalyst event for World War I, and hyperbolically applied to feats in sports.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Shot heard round the world article was read about 91,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 33: each hit it takes is cut by 13 %.
How to get Shot heard round the world
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Shot heard round the world (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Josiah Johnson Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
