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John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, an Uncommon card
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester was an English poet and courtier of King Charles II's Restoration court, who reacted against the "spiritual authoritarianism" of the Puritan era.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 83
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 82,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He died as a ______ of a sexually transmitted infection at the age of 33.
Answer
result. He died as a result of a sexually transmitted infection at the age of 33. From the John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ed Brubaker. Ed Brubaker 86 · Human intelligence 83 · Trinity 76 · John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester 73 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.
- Rochester embodied a novel rebellion against the puritan programme, and he became as well known for his rakish lifestyle as for his poetry, although the two were often interlinked.
- He died as a result of a sexually transmitted infection at the age of 33.
- Rochester was described by his contemporary Andrew Marvell as "the best English satirist", and he is generally considered to be the most considerable poet and the most learned among the Restoration wits.
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 Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester article was read about 82,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Peter Lely, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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