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Uncommon card · Science
Benjamin Rush, an Uncommon card
Benjamin Rush was an American revolutionary, a Founding Father of the United States and signatory to the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, educator, and the founder of Dickinson College.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 173
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Power 173 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Benjamin Rush quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Benjamin Rush card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Rush was a ______ delegate to the Continental Congress.
Answer
Pennsylvania. Rush was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress. From the Benjamin Rush article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Botany. Botany 89 · Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica 86 · Benjamin Rush 83 · The arts 79 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.
- Rush was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress.
- He later described his efforts in support of the American Revolution, saying: "He aimed well." He served as Surgeon General of the Middle Department of the Continental Army and became a professor of chemistry, medical theory, and clinical practice at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Rush was a leader of the American Enlightenment and an enthusiastic supporter of the American Revolution.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Benjamin Rush article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Benjamin Rush
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Benjamin Rush (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
