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
In April, Kyle Larson won the Food City 500 at what NASCAR track? In August, this venue will host the MLB Speedway Classic, a regular-season game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds.
Bristol Motor Speedway
Basketball
A proposed new ending for basketball games seeks to end the tyranny of intentional fouls by turning off the game clock at a specific point—under four minutes left in the fourth quarter, for example—and for a “winning score” to be established by adding a set number of points to the leading team’s score, which both teams would then try to reach. At the behest of Chris Paul, the NBA has used a modified version of this idea in its last two All-Star games. Name the Ball State professor (no relation to any former NFL kickers) for whom this concept is named.
Nick Elam
Basketball
The 1968 All-Star Game MVP went on to be named ABA Coach of the Year in 1972-73, 74-75, and 75-76. What former North Carolina Tar Heel and future NCAA and NBA champion coach nabbed this unusual honor?
Larry Brown