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Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, a Common card
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye was a military officer, fur trader, and explorer.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 110
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 110 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the 1730s, he and his four sons explored the area west of Lake Superior and ______ trading posts there.
Answer
established. In the 1730s, he and his four sons explored the area west of Lake Superior and established trading posts there. From the Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
1960 United States presidential election in West Virginia. 1960 United States presidential election in West Virginia 70 · Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye 66 · Jeffrey Williams 62 · Salvador de Madariaga 58 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.
- In the 1730s, he and his four sons explored the area west of Lake Superior and established trading posts there.
- They were part of a process that added Western Canada to the original New France territory that was centred along the Saint Lawrence basin.
- He was the first known European to reach present-day North Dakota and the upper Missouri River in the United States.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye
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The cards just above and just below Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Jeffrey WilliamsCommon · History · ATK 62 DEF 48
- John FitchCommon · History · ATK 62 DEF 48
- New Croton DamCommon · Society · ATK 56 DEF 54
- Aleksandra SkochilenkoCommon · Arts · ATK 63 DEF 47
- Boštjan NachbarCommon · Society · ATK 65 DEF 45
- Dave BeckCommon · Society · ATK 63 DEF 47
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Edgar Samuel Paxson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
