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Edwards Pierrepont, a Common card
Edwards Pierrepont was an American attorney, reformer, jurist, traveler, New York U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Minister to England, and orator.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 172
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,300
Power 172 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Edwards Pierrepont quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Edwards Pierrepont card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Having ______ from Yale in 1837, Pierrepont studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840.
Answer
graduated. Having graduated from Yale in 1837, Pierrepont studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840. From the Edwards Pierrepont article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Assassination of Ali Khamenei. Assassination of Ali Khamenei 2,200,000 · Harold Innis 18,000 · Question Time British National Party controversy 7,300 · Edwards Pierrepont 5,300 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.
- Having graduated from Yale in 1837, Pierrepont studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840.
- During the American Civil War, Pierrepont was a Democrat, although he supported President Abraham Lincoln.
- Pierrepont initially supported President Andrew Johnson's conservative Reconstruction efforts having opposed the Radical Republicans.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Edwards Pierrepont article was read about 5,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Edwards Pierrepont
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Edwards Pierrepont (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Brady-Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.