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The Road to Oxiana, a Common card
The Road to Oxiana is a travelogue by the explorer Robert Byron, first published in 1937.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 50
- DEF
- 18
- Power
- 68
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 9,400
Power 68 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 10 % of WikiCards cards.
The Road to Oxiana quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the The Road to Oxiana card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The word "Oxiana" in the title refers to the ______ name for the region along Afghanistan's northern border.
Answer
ancient. The word "Oxiana" in the title refers to the ancient name for the region along Afghanistan's northern border. From the The Road to Oxiana article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Road to Oxiana is a travelogue by the explorer Robert Byron, first published in ____.
Answer
1930s. The Road to Oxiana is a travelogue by the explorer Robert Byron, first published in 1937. From the The Road to Oxiana 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.
- It documents Byron's travels around Persia and Afghanistan, and is considered one of the most influential travel books of the 1930s.
- The word "Oxiana" in the title refers to the ancient name for the region along Afghanistan's northern border.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Road to Oxiana article was read about 9,400 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 18: each hit it takes is cut by 7 %.
How to get The Road to Oxiana
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, The Road to Oxiana (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
