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
“Secretariat is widening now … he is moving like a tremendous machine!!!” Secretariat’s remarkable 31-length victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes, which made him the first winner of horse racing’s Triple Crown in 25 years, was punctuated by this unforgettable call from the track announcer. Despite being the caller of many Triple Crown races, he could not disguise the awe in his voice; seconds later, he remarked with wonderment, “Secretariat is all alone. He's out there almost a sixteenth of a mile away from the rest of the horses!” Who was this announcer, who was also the voice of Churchill Downs for 17 years?
Chic Anderson
Baseball
PRE-QUESTION NOTE: Today is a Theme Day. Theme days can be overt, or they can be subtle and semi-loosely connected, in such a way that figuring out the theme may help you answer the questions. Good luck.
In a 1799 eulogy, Henry Lee III described the deceased as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” Name the team referenced by writer Charles Dryden 105 years later when he adapted the quote to read “first in war, first in peace, and last in the American league.” City and nickname required.
Washington Senators
Basketball
2019 Second Round, College Park MD - In the only women’s tournament game I have attended, Maryland was upset by what school whose current standout is Lauren Betts?
UCLA