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Columbia University, an Epic card
Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, United States.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 95
- DEF
- 82
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 840,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Columbia University quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Columbia University card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1896, the campus was moved to its ______ location and renamed Columbia University.
Answer
current. In 1896, the campus was moved to its current location and renamed Columbia University. From the Columbia University article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Columbia University. Columbia University 95 · Quebec 90 · Félix Auger-Aliassime 85 · Matcha 81 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
French language. French language 1,100,000 · Columbia University 840,000 · Hamburger 640,000 · SS Lazio 510,000 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.
- Established in 1754 as King's College by royal charter under George II of Great Britain on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest in the United States.
- The university was renamed Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolution, and in 1787 was placed under a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay.
- In 1896, the campus was moved to its current location and renamed Columbia University.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Columbia University article was read about 840,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 95 and blocks with 82: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Columbia University
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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The cards just above and just below Columbia University in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Félix Auger-AliassimeEpic · Society · ATK 85 DEF 92
- Great BritainEpic · Nature · ATK 83 DEF 94
- PetraEpic · History · ATK 84 DEF 93
- AmericasEpic · Nature · ATK 92 DEF 85
- Aircraft carrierEpic · Nature · ATK 90 DEF 87
- PenguinEpic · Nature · ATK 83 DEF 94
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Columbia University (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hstoops, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
