WikiCards
Play on iPhone nowFree in Safari. Add it to your Home Screen.Play
WikiCards · Card list · Arts cards · Eddie the Eagle
Epic card · Arts
Eddie the Eagle, an Epic card
Michael David Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle or Eddie Edwards, is an English ski jumper and Olympian who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 115
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 780,000
Power 115 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Eddie the Eagle quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Eddie the Eagle card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 2016, he was portrayed by Taron Egerton and Tom and Jack Costello in the ______ film Eddie the Eagle.
Answer
biographical. In 2016, he was portrayed by Taron Egerton and Tom and Jack Costello in the biographical film Eddie the Eagle. From the Eddie the Eagle article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Michael David Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle or Eddie Edwards, is an English ski jumper and Olympian who in ____ became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping.
Answer
1980s. Michael David Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle or Eddie Edwards, is an English ski jumper and Olympian who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping. From the Eddie the Eagle 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.
- Despite finishing last in the normal hill and large hill events, he held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001.
- He also took part in amateur speed skiing, running at 106.8 mph, and became a stunt jumping world record holder for jumping over 6 buses.
- In 2016, he was portrayed by Taron Egerton and Tom and Jack Costello in the biographical film Eddie the Eagle.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Eddie the Eagle article was read about 780,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Eddie the Eagle
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.
More Arts cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Eddie the Eagle in the power ranking, all domains together.
- François-Henri PinaultEpic · Society · ATK 65 DEF 50
- Dominic MonaghanEpic · Arts · ATK 69 DEF 46
- Max IronsEpic · Arts · ATK 65 DEF 50
- Miguel FerrerEpic · Arts · ATK 68 DEF 47
- Shannon M. KentEpic · History · ATK 66 DEF 49
- Caesar saladEpic · Society · ATK 63 DEF 52
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Arts cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Eddie the Eagle (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Orville Barlow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
.jpg){kind=link}