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Karl Kling, a Common card
Karl Kling was a German racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One at 11 Grands Prix from 1954 to 1955.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 57
- DEF
- 17
- Power
- 74
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,900
Power 74 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 15 % of WikiCards cards.
Karl Kling quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Karl Kling card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Upon retiring from motor racing, Kling became the head of Mercedes-Benz in ______ from 1956 to 1968.
Answer
motorsport. Upon retiring from motor racing, Kling became the head of Mercedes-Benz in motorsport from 1956 to 1968. From the Karl Kling article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He participated in ten further World Championship Grands Prix, achieving another podium at the ____ British Grand Prix and scoring a total of 17 championship points.
Answer
1950s. He participated in ten further World Championship Grands Prix, achieving another podium at the 1955 British Grand Prix and scoring a total of 17 championship points. From the Karl Kling article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Karl Kling. Karl Kling 57 · Rosemarie Ackermann 52 · Gustave Charpentier 48 · Gideon Davidson 45 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.
- An employee of Daimler-Benz since the mid-1930s, Kling made his Formula One debut at the 1954 French Grand Prix, where he finished second to Mercedes teammate Juan Manuel Fangio, becoming the first German driver to score a podium finish in Formula One.
- He participated in ten further World Championship Grands Prix, achieving another podium at the 1955 British Grand Prix and scoring a total of 17 championship points.
- Upon retiring from motor racing, Kling became the head of Mercedes-Benz in motorsport from 1956 to 1968.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Karl Kling article was read about 5,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 57 and blocks with 17: each hit it takes is cut by 7 %.
How to get Karl Kling
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 Karl Kling in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Rosemarie AckermannCommon · Society · ATK 52 DEF 22
- Fiddler rayCommon · Nature · ATK 44 DEF 30
- Gustave CharpentierCommon · Arts · ATK 48 DEF 26
- Willy MillowitschCommon · Arts · ATK 52 DEF 22
- Jugurtha TablelandCommon · Nature · ATK 39 DEF 35
- McKenzie AdamsCommon · Society · ATK 51 DEF 23
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Karl Kling (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
