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
Can a horse be a villain? Maybe. The horse in question was known for having a bit of an ornery temperament, but the closest thing to a real villain in the 2003 horse racing film Seabiscuit is probably the horse's owner Samuel D. Riddle. Despite mocking Seabiscuit and looking down on West Coast racing in general, Riddle eventually agrees to a match race between Seabiscuit and his very famous horse, the 1937 Triple Crown winner. Name Riddle’s “villainous” horse.
War Admiral
Obscure
The NRL championship game is sometimes referred to as the “Super Bowl” of Australia. The official name, however, is the “______ Final.” What word fills in the blank?
Grand
Uncategorized
Fever Pitch is a 1992 memoir by Nick Hornby, talking about his life and love for Arsenal Football Club. The book has been adapted twice for the silver screen. The first loose adaption was a 1997 flick starring Colin Firth. The second adaptation was a US version in 2005 that strayed even further from the source material, changing the sport entirely. Name both the actor and actress who play the lead roles in this Red Sox-centric version.
Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon