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Benjamin Allen, a Common card
Benjamin Allen was an American Episcopal clergyman.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 34
- DEF
- 11
- Power
- 45
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 260
Power 45 (ATK + DEF).
Benjamin Allen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Benjamin Allen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Benjamin Allen was born on ______ 29, 1789, in Hudson, New York.
Answer
September. Benjamin Allen was born on September 29, 1789, in Hudson, New York. From the Benjamin Allen article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was educated a Presbyterian, but united with the Episcopal church and became a lay reader, laboring among the African-American population of Charleston, Va., then a deacon, and in ____ a priest.
Answer
1810s. He was educated a Presbyterian, but united with the Episcopal church and became a lay reader, laboring among the African-American population of Charleston, Va., then a deacon, and in 1818 a priest. From the Benjamin Allen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Mariano Latorre. Mariano Latorre 460 · Hans Putz 360 · Benjamin Allen 260 · John Minor Dye Stone House 140 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- Benjamin Allen was born on September 29, 1789, in Hudson, New York.
- He was educated a Presbyterian, but united with the Episcopal church and became a lay reader, laboring among the African-American population of Charleston, Va., then a deacon, and in 1818 a priest.
- He published in 1815 the weekly Layman's Magazine, and in 1820 an abridgment of Burnet's History of the Reformation.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Benjamin Allen article was read about 260 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 34 and blocks with 11: each hit it takes is cut by 4 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Benjamin Allen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : "Brewster, pinxt" - John Brewster, Jr.?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.