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Uncommon card · Science
Étienne Lenoir, an Uncommon card
Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir, also known as Jean J. Lenoir, was a Belgian-French engineer who invented the internal combustion engine in 1858.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 111
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 17,000
Power 111 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Étienne Lenoir quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Étienne Lenoir card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Prior designs for such engines were ______ as early as 1807 and 1854.
Answer
patented. Prior designs for such engines were patented as early as 1807 and 1854. From the Étienne Lenoir article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir, also known as Jean J. Lenoir, was a Belgian-French engineer who invented the internal combustion engine in ____.
Answer
1850s. Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir, also known as Jean J. Lenoir, was a Belgian-French engineer who invented the internal combustion engine in 1858. From the Étienne Lenoir article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Thomas Sydenham. Thomas Sydenham 69 · Wallace Carothers 66 · Off-road racing 61 · Étienne Lenoir 56 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.
- Prior designs for such engines were patented as early as 1807 and 1854.
- He was born in Mussy-la-Ville.
- In 1838, he immigrated to France, taking up residence in Paris, where he developed an interest in electroplating.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Étienne Lenoir article was read about 17,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Étienne Lenoir
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Étienne Lenoir (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
