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Benedict Arnold, a Legendary card
Benedict Arnold was an American-born British military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 182
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,500,000
Power 182 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Benedict Arnold quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Benedict Arnold card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
General George Washington had given him his ______ trust and had placed him in command of West Point in New York.
Answer
fullest. General George Washington had given him his fullest trust and had placed him in command of West Point in New York. From the Benedict Arnold article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of major general before defecting to the British in ____.
Answer
1780s. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of major general before defecting to the British in 1780. From the Benedict Arnold 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.
- He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of major general before defecting to the British in 1780.
- General George Washington had given him his fullest trust and had placed him in command of West Point in New York.
- Arnold was planning to surrender the fort to British forces, but the plot was discovered in September 1780, whereupon he fled to the British lines.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Benedict Arnold article was read about 1,500,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Benedict Arnold
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Benedict Arnold (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Thomas Hart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
