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Epic card · History
Thomas Paine, an Epic card
Thomas Paine was an English-born American Founding Father, inventor, political philosopher, and statesman.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 89
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 181
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 630,000
Power 181 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Thomas Paine quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Thomas Paine card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His ideas ______ Enlightenment-era ideals of human rights.
Answer
reflected. His ideas reflected Enlightenment-era ideals of human rights. From the Thomas Paine article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Paine was born in Thetford, Norfolk, and immigrated to the British American colonies in ____ with the help of Benjamin Franklin, arriving in time to participate in the American Revolution.
Answer
1770s. Paine was born in Thetford, Norfolk, and immigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 with the help of Benjamin Franklin, arriving in time to participate in the American Revolution. From the Thomas Paine article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Punjab, India. Punjab, India 96 · Thomas Paine 89 · Maximilian I of Mexico 85 · Seleucid Empire 82 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 authored Common Sense and The American Crisis, two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and he helped to inspire the colonial era patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain.
- His ideas reflected Enlightenment-era ideals of human rights.
- Paine was born in Thetford, Norfolk, and immigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 with the help of Benjamin Franklin, arriving in time to participate in the American Revolution.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Thomas Paine article was read about 630,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 89 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Thomas Paine
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Thomas Paine (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Laurent Dabos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
