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Jerry Buss, a Rare card
Gerald Hatten Buss was an American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 115
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 490,000
Power 115 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Jerry Buss quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jerry Buss card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Buss owned other ______ sports franchises in Southern California.
Answer
professional. Buss owned other professional sports franchises in Southern California. From the Jerry Buss article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, winning 10 league championships that were highlighted by the team's Showtime era during the ____s.
Answer
1980s. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, winning 10 league championships that were highlighted by the team's Showtime era during the 1980s. From the Jerry Buss article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Melanie McGuire. Melanie McGuire 1,400,000 · François-Henri Pinault 880,000 · Jerry Buss 490,000 · Jim Plunkett 290,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, winning 10 league championships that were highlighted by the team's Showtime era during the 1980s.
- He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor.
- Buss owned other professional sports franchises in Southern California.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jerry Buss article was read about 490,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Jerry Buss
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jerry Buss (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
