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Matthew C. Perry, a Rare card
Matthew Calbraith Perry was a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 151
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 240,000
Power 151 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Matthew C. Perry quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Matthew C. Perry card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
Matthew Calbraith Perry was a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of ____ and the Mexican–American War.
Answer
1810s. Matthew Calbraith Perry was a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. From the Matthew C. Perry article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
William James. William James 84 · P. W. Botha 78 · Matthew C. Perry 74 · Abolhassan Banisadr 71 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.
- He led the Perry Expedition that ended Japan's isolationism and signed the Convention of Kanagawa between Japan and the United States in 1854.
- Perry was interested in the education of naval officers and assisted in the development of an apprentice system that helped establish the curriculum at the United States Naval Academy.
- With the advent of the steam engine, he became a leading advocate of modernizing the U.S. Navy and came to be considered "The Father of the Steam Navy" in the United States.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Matthew C. Perry article was read about 240,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Matthew C. Perry
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Matthew C. Perry (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
