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Mathew Brady, an Uncommon card
Mathew B. Brady was an American photographer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 69
- Power
- 139
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 85,000
Power 139 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Mathew Brady quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Mathew Brady card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He studied under inventor Samuel Morse, who pioneered the ______ technique in America.
Answer
daguerreotype. He studied under inventor Samuel Morse, who pioneered the daguerreotype technique in America. From the Mathew Brady article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Brady opened his own studio in New York City in ____, and went on to photograph U.S. presidents John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Millard Fillmore, Martin Van Buren, and other public figures.
Answer
1840s. Brady opened his own studio in New York City in 1844, and went on to photograph U.S. presidents John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Millard Fillmore, Martin Van Buren, and other public figures. From the Mathew Brady article on Wikipedia.
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.
- Known as one of the earliest and most famous photographers in American history, he is best known for his scenes of the American Civil War.
- He studied under inventor Samuel Morse, who pioneered the daguerreotype technique in America.
- Brady opened his own studio in New York City in 1844, and went on to photograph U.S. presidents John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Millard Fillmore, Martin Van Buren, and other public figures.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Mathew Brady article was read about 85,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 69: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Mathew Brady
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Mathew Brady (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) derivative work: Diego pmc at en.w, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
