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
Racing & Combat
One of the sillier recurring gimmicks in pro wrestling is when a wrestler is “suspended” or “forced” to leave a promotion, and then a masked wrestler appears bearing a striking resemblance to the one who just left. The gag is that it’s obvious to the fans, but the powers-that-be pretend to be oblivious to it. In 1986, a masked tag team called The Machines appeared in the WWF. Their manager, Captain Lou Albano, claimed they were Japanese, even though one stood 7’4”, weighing over 500 pounds, and spoke with a French accent. This wrestler, named “Giant Machine”, was obviously Andre the Giant. The ruse was done because Andre had been “suspended” at the urging of what legendary heel manager, who would later go on to manage Andre?
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Olympics
France finished the 2024 Olympics in fifth place for gold medals, the first time they had managed a top-five spot since which Olympics, where their winners included double golds from cyclist Jeannie Longo and sprinter Marie-José Pérec? Year or venue acceptable.
1996 Atlanta
Hockey
The second player was another ringer brought in for the 04-05 playoffs. He was a teammate of the first player for those three Cup finals and would score 442 NHL goals in a 19-year career that ended just this past season, finishing his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Jeff Carter