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Epic card · History
Paul Revere, an Epic card
Paul Revere was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, engaging in a midnight ride in 1775 to alert nearby minutemen of the approach of British troops prior to the battles of Lexington and Concord.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 550,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Paul Revere quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Paul Revere card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
During the ______ Revolution, he was a strong supporter of the Patriot cause and joined the Sons of Liberty.
Answer
American. During the American Revolution, he was a strong supporter of the Patriot cause and joined the Sons of Liberty. From the Paul Revere article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His midnight ride transformed him into an American folk hero, being dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's ____ poem "Paul Revere's Ride".
Answer
1860s. His midnight ride transformed him into an American folk hero, being dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1861 poem "Paul Revere's Ride". From the Paul Revere article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Juan Perón. Juan Perón 94 · Robert Vaughn 86 · Charles M. Schulz 83 · Paul Revere 77 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.
- Born in the North End of Boston, Revere eventually became a prosperous and prominent Bostonian, deriving his income from silversmithing and engraving.
- During the American Revolution, he was a strong supporter of the Patriot cause and joined the Sons of Liberty.
- His midnight ride transformed him into an American folk hero, being dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1861 poem "Paul Revere's Ride".
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Paul Revere article was read about 550,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Paul Revere
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Paul Revere (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : John Singleton Copley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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