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Henry Bell Gilkeson, a Common card
Henry Bell Gilkeson was an American lawyer, politician, school administrator, and banker in West Virginia.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 159
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 400
Power 159 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Henry Bell Gilkeson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Henry Bell Gilkeson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Gilkeson later studied law and started a law ______ in Romney.
Answer
practice. Gilkeson later studied law and started a law practice in Romney. From the Henry Bell Gilkeson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Civil Affairs Staging Area. Civil Affairs Staging Area 84 · Haley Stevens 79 · Daniel Kinahan 76 · Henry Bell Gilkeson 72 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Tomahawk missile. Tomahawk missile 1,100,000 · Jagirdari crisis 1,700 · 51st (London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 950 · Henry Bell Gilkeson 400 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.
- Gilkeson was born in Moorefield, Virginia, the eldest child of a dry goods merchant, and was raised in Romney.
- Following his graduation from Hampden–Sydney College, Gilkeson became a schoolteacher and served as superintendent of the Hampshire County Schools district from 1877 to 1879.
- Gilkeson later studied law and started a law practice in Romney.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Henry Bell Gilkeson article was read about 400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Henry Bell Gilkeson
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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- Jason SudeikisLegendary · Arts · ATK 81 DEF 77
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Henry Bell Gilkeson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown. Image retrieved from History of Hampshire County, West Virginia: From Its Earlies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
