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
Hockey
The points leader in the last two NHL regular seasons showed off his modernist home in both EDify (not a typo) Magazine and Architectural Digest, and was mocked online for its austerity, with commentators tweeting insults like “how the hell am I supposed to eat pizza rolls in that house?” and “what did colours do to offend these two?” Name the player.
Connor McDavid
Games
In craps, a dice roll of 1-1 is often called “snake eyes." Give a common nickname for a roll of 6-6. (Note: there are three acceptable answers to this question, none of which should be confused with the proposition bet called "12 craps.")
Boxcars, Midnight, Cornrows
Country Club
Anybody with a set of eyes can see that the cricket delivery pictured here – similar to a change-up in baseball – bounces in the opposite direction of a normal leg spin delivery. The throw was mastered by decorated bowlers including Australia's Shane Warne and Pakistan's Abdul Qadir, but not the Seattle Orcas, an American cricket franchise who, possibly, could have optimized its effectiveness.
Googly