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
There are two leagues among the North American "big four" (MLB, NHL, NFL, NBA) in which California doesn’t have the most teams outright of any U.S. state, but is only tied for the lead. Name every team from one state that ties California in either of these leagues. (Note: You’re naming the teams from the other state, not California.)
New York Rangers/New York Islanders/Buffalo Sabres, Miami Dolphins/Jacksonville Jaguars/Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NY Giants/NY Jets/Buffalo Bills
Football
The Chicago Bears had perfect regular seasons in 1934 and 1942 but lost both times in the NFL championship game. What fullback and defensive tackle scored the only Bears touchdown in the 1934 championship? His career at the University of Minnesota was so prominent that, since 1993, a college football trophy bearing his name and likeness has been awarded annually.
Bronko Nagurski
Games
“I come not, friends, to steal away your ____.” This quote, delivered by Mark Antony in Act III, Scene II of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, also appeared in a game offered on early versions of Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Fill in the blank with the missing word, which is also the name of the game itself.
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