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John Turner, a Common card
John Carpenter Turner was Archdeacon of Basingstoke from 1927 until 1947.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 36
- DEF
- 26
- Power
- 62
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 160
Power 62 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
John Turner quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Turner card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Turner was educated at ______ College, Cambridge, and ordained Deacon in 1890, and Priest in 1891.
Answer
Cavendish. Turner was educated at Cavendish College, Cambridge, and ordained Deacon in 1890, and Priest in 1891. From the John Turner article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____ he married Elsie Maud Hewitt: they had three children, one of whom was killed during the First World War.
Answer
1890s. In 1892 he married Elsie Maud Hewitt: they had three children, one of whom was killed during the First World War. From the John Turner article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Juan Daniel Oviedo. Juan Daniel Oviedo 17,000 · Chongxi Pagoda 260 · John Turner 160 · Hanson baronets of Fowey 100 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.
- Turner was educated at Cavendish College, Cambridge, and ordained Deacon in 1890, and Priest in 1891.
- After a curacy in Ryde he was Vicar of Whitchurch from 1899 to 1910, and Rector of Overton from 1910 to 1934.
- In 1892 he married Elsie Maud Hewitt: they had three children, one of whom was killed during the First World War.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Turner article was read about 160 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 36 and blocks with 26: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get John Turner
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Turner (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
