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
Uncategorized
During his 1999 SNL hosting gig, Ray Romano played a struggling, newbie anchor on ESPN’s SportsCenter. What sugary three-word phrase did he use as his catchphrase, as he tried to keep up with Stuart Scott (played by Tim Meadows)?
Sweet Sassy Molassey
Baseball
For Luis Gonzalez’s walkoff single to win the 2001 World Series, what Diamondbacks shortstop was on second base? This teammate was a former 3x NL stolen-base leader and had just hit a game-tying double off Mariano Rivera. Earlier in the same postseason, he’d hit a NLDS-winning walkoff of his own against the Cardinals.
Tony Womack
Baseball
In 1990, Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. famously united on the Seattle Mariners to form the first father-son teammate duo in MLB history. What is the last name of the less-remembered second father-son teammate duo who briefly played together on the 2001 Baltimore Orioles? Like the Griffeys, they're a senior and a junior who both played outfield; unlike the Griffeys, the father, not the son, is enshrined at Cooperstown (class of 2017).
Raines