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Preston Leslie, a Common card
Preston Hopkins Leslie was the 26th governor of Kentucky from 1871 to 1875, and territorial governor of Montana from 1887 to 1889.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 54
- Power
- 118
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 2,000
Power 118 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Preston Leslie quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Preston Leslie card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He ascended to the office of ______ by three different means.
Answer
governor. He ascended to the office of governor by three different means. From the Preston Leslie article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
First, he succeeded Kentucky governor John W. Stevenson upon the latter's resignation to accept a seat in the United States Senate in ____.
Answer
1870s. First, he succeeded Kentucky governor John W. Stevenson upon the latter's resignation to accept a seat in the United States Senate in 1871. From the Preston Leslie article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Regina, Saskatchewan. History of Regina, Saskatchewan 67 · Preston Leslie 64 · Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets 61 · Norman Garstin 57 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 ascended to the office of governor by three different means.
- First, he succeeded Kentucky governor John W. Stevenson upon the latter's resignation to accept a seat in the United States Senate in 1871.
- Later that year, he was elected to a full term as governor, defeating John Marshall Harlan in the general election.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Preston Leslie article was read about 2,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 54: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Preston Leslie
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Preston Leslie (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Thomas E. Grove, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
