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Epic card · Arts
The Pentagon, an Epic card
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 910,000
Power 168 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
The Pentagon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the The Pentagon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Ground was broken on 11 September 1941, and the ______ was dedicated on 15 January 1943.
Answer
building. Ground was broken on 11 September 1941, and the building was dedicated on 15 January 1943. From the The Pentagon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero 90 · ASCII 86 · Aaron Eckhart 81 · The Pentagon 78 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.
- As a symbol of the U.S. military, the phrase The Pentagon is often used as a metonym for the Department of Defense and its leadership.
- The building was designed by American architect George Bergstrom and built by contractor John McShain.
- Ground was broken on 11 September 1941, and the building was dedicated on 15 January 1943.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Pentagon article was read about 910,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get The Pentagon
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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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below The Pentagon in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Scottie PippenEpic · History · ATK 86 DEF 82
- Aaron EckhartEpic · Arts · ATK 81 DEF 87
- Sam CookeEpic · History · ATK 77 DEF 91
- Eddie GuerreroEpic · Society · ATK 90 DEF 78
- Burt LancasterEpic · History · ATK 80 DEF 88
- Julia ChildEpic · Society · ATK 88 DEF 80
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, The Pentagon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Touch Of Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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