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Johnnie Parsons, a Common card
John Woodrow Parsons was an American racing driver in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 53
- Power
- 123
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 9,600
Power 123 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Johnnie Parsons quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Johnnie Parsons card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was the 1949 AAA national champion, and won the 1950 ______ 500.
Answer
Indianapolis. He was the 1949 AAA national champion, and won the 1950 Indianapolis 500. From the Johnnie Parsons article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He drove for several seasons on a team owned by Frank Kurtis, owner of Kurtis Kraft, the leading constructor of AAA Championship cars during the early ____s.
Answer
1950s. He drove for several seasons on a team owned by Frank Kurtis, owner of Kurtis Kraft, the leading constructor of AAA Championship cars during the early 1950s. From the Johnnie Parsons article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Jim Hurtubise. Jim Hurtubise 73 · Johnnie Parsons 70 · Bafoussam 66 · Norwood Junction railway station 62 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 was the 1949 AAA national champion, and won the 1950 Indianapolis 500.
- Parsons was known as a "charger" - needing others to compete against in order to bring out the best in him as a driver - frequently moving from near the back of the grid to the front in spectacular displays of driving ability.
- He drove for several seasons on a team owned by Frank Kurtis, owner of Kurtis Kraft, the leading constructor of AAA Championship cars during the early 1950s.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Johnnie Parsons article was read about 9,600 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 53: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Johnnie Parsons
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Johnnie Parsons (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Trenton International Speedway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
