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John C. Breckinridge, an Uncommon card
John Cabell Breckinridge was an American politician who served as the 14th vice president of the United States, with President James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861, and as a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 187
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 200,000
Power 187 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
John C. Breckinridge quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John C. Breckinridge card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Breckinridge was born near Lexington, Kentucky, to a ______ local family.
Answer
prominent. Breckinridge was born near Lexington, Kentucky, to a prominent local family. From the John C. Breckinridge article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was also the Southern Democratic candidate in the ____ presidential election, losing to Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln.
Answer
1860s. He was also the Southern Democratic candidate in the 1860 presidential election, losing to Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln. From the John C. Breckinridge article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Having assumed office at the age of 36, Breckinridge is the youngest vice president in U.S. history.
- He was also the Southern Democratic candidate in the 1860 presidential election, losing to Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln.
- Breckinridge was born near Lexington, Kentucky, to a prominent local family.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John C. Breckinridge article was read about 200,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, John C. Breckinridge (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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