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Jacques Curie, a Common card
Jacques Curie was a French physicist and professor of mineralogy at the University of Montpellier.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 47
- DEF
- 24
- Power
- 71
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,400
Power 71 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 15 % of WikiCards cards.
Jacques Curie quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jacques Curie card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is buried in the Saint-Lazare cemetery in ______.
Answer
Montpellier. He is buried in the Saint-Lazare cemetery in Montpellier. From the Jacques Curie article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Along with his younger brother, Pierre Curie, he studied pyroelectricity in the ____s, leading to their discovery of some of the mechanisms behind piezoelectricity.
Answer
1880s. Along with his younger brother, Pierre Curie, he studied pyroelectricity in the 1880s, leading to their discovery of some of the mechanisms behind piezoelectricity. From the Jacques Curie article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Øystein Ore. Øystein Ore 54 · Philippe Saisse 50 · Jacques Curie 47 · IPod+HP 44 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.
- Along with his younger brother, Pierre Curie, he studied pyroelectricity in the 1880s, leading to their discovery of some of the mechanisms behind piezoelectricity.
- He is buried in the Saint-Lazare cemetery in Montpellier.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jacques Curie article was read about 8,400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 47 and blocks with 24: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get Jacques Curie
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- Philippe SaisseCommon · Arts · ATK 50 DEF 21
- Simón RodríguezCommon · Arts · ATK 49 DEF 22
- Hartford Public High SchoolCommon · Society · ATK 51 DEF 20
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jacques Curie (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
