The trivia league taking a broken world by storm.
What is AST?
- A head-to-head daily sports trivia division
- 12-day "Fortnights" occurring at least 6 times per year
- Matches Monday through Friday only
- Twenty-four hours to answer five questions
- Defensive strategy to stymie your opponent
- Promotion/relegation from one Fortnight to the next
Sample Questions
Baseball
One home team opened the 1975 season with a 2-1, 14-inning victory against its chief divisional rival. These two teams dominated the decade, winning nine of ten division crowns, and seven pennants. The winning team in this tone-setting 1975 opener got 9.2 innings of five-hit, one run ball from its youthful ace. The opposing starter--a future Hall of Famer--was almost as good, allowing five hits and one run in 7 IP. The two pitchers had the same first name--what was it?
Don
Basketball
Among NBA Hall-of-Famers, Jack Sikma has the second-most years spent as a player at a certain franchise, with 9. Which Hall-of-Famer has the most years as a player at that franchise, with 12 and change? Once you compartmentalize and really think about it, the answer fits proverbially well.
Gary Payton
Country Club
At the 2023 Australian Open, three American men made the quarterfinals, which was the most for the U.S. in a men’s grand slam since the 2005 U.S. Open. Combined, the three quarterfinalists in 2023 and the three from 2005 own eight grand slam singles titles…but all eight belong to one man. Name one American quarterfinalist from the 2023 Aussie AND one from the 2005 U.S. Open.
2023: Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Sebastian Korda 2005: Andre Agassi, Robbie Ginepri, James Blake