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
Olympics
In 1900, a certain sport was “held” for the first and last time as an official sport in the Olympics. (“Held” is in parentheses due to the fact that one of the only two teams withdrew beforehand, and Spain won the gold medal without playing.) It was held as a demonstration sport three more times, most recently in 1992 in its nominal home country. The most common U.S. variation of this game is jai alai, but it was known in the Olympics as ______ pelota. Fill in the blank with the regional name that completes the sport.
Basque
Baseball
Under the direction of GM Bill Veeck (and one of his worst ideas alongside Disco Demolition Night), what team took the field in baseball uniforms featuring shorts rather than full-length pants on August 8, 1976?
Chicago White Sox
Football
On the Nov. 9, 1997 episode of 'The Simpsons,' Joe Namath makes a guest appearance to warn viewers about the consequences of vapor lock in cars. However, the title of this episode (the plot of which features Homer pressuring his son into playing quarterback) contains a punny reference to another Super Bowl-winning QB. Who was the other QB?
Bart Starr