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Legendary card · History
Charles J. Guiteau, a Legendary card
Charles Julius Guiteau was an American office seeker and murderer who assassinated the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, in 1881.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 179
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 2,600,000
Power 179 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Charles J. Guiteau quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Charles J. Guiteau card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Garfield died on September 19 from infections related to the ______.
Answer
wounds. Garfield died on September 19 from infections related to the wounds. From the Charles J. Guiteau article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Charles Julius Guiteau was an American office seeker and murderer who assassinated the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, in ____.
Answer
1880s. Charles Julius Guiteau was an American office seeker and murderer who assassinated the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, in 1881. From the Charles J. Guiteau article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Charles J. Guiteau. Charles J. Guiteau 2,600,000 · History of King's College London 4,200 · Max Wenner 2,300 · 1st Cornwall (Duke of Cornwall's) Artillery Volunteers 1,600 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.
- A failed lawyer suffering from mental illness, Guiteau delusionally believed he had played a major role in Garfield's election victory, for which he should have been rewarded with a consulship.
- Guiteau felt frustrated and offended by the Garfield administration's rejections of his applications to serve in Vienna or Paris to such a degree that he shot Garfield in Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1881.
- Garfield died on September 19 from infections related to the wounds.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Charles J. Guiteau article was read about 2,600,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Charles J. Guiteau
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Charles J. Guiteau (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : C. M. Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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