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James Buchanan Eads, an Uncommon card
James Buchanan Eads was an American civil engineer and inventor.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 128
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 19,000
Power 128 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
James Buchanan Eads quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Buchanan Eads card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He held more than 50 ______ and was known internationally.
Answer
patents. He held more than 50 patents and was known internationally. From the James Buchanan Eads article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Nicolas Malebranche. Nicolas Malebranche 25,000 · James Buchanan Eads 19,000 · Petrus Ramus 14,000 · Håkon Wium Lie 10,000 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.
- He held more than 50 patents and was known internationally.
- He designed and built the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, which was designated a National Historic Landmark.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James Buchanan Eads article was read about 19,000 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 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get James Buchanan Eads
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, James Buchanan Eads (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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