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
Baseball
The gambler and racketeer Arnold Rothstein was shot on Nov. 4, 1928 in apparent retaliation for refusing to pay a $320,000 debt accrued at a poker game. On his deathbed, when a police detective asked for the name of his killer, Rothstein allegedly replied, “I’m not talking to you. You stick to your trade, I’ll stick to mine.” Name the (specific) sporting incident with which Rothstein was most famously associated.
Fixing the 1919 World Series
Hockey
From 1979-80 to 1982-83, when Wayne Gretzky captured the first four of his eight straight NHL MVP awards as an Edmonton Oiler, another team won every Stanley Cup. Their reign finally came to an end in '84, when the Oilers beat them in the finals. Name the team.
New York Islanders
Games
The implement pictured here is most commonly used to keep score in what game?
Straight pool ("continuous pool," "14.1 continuous," "14.1 rack," or just "pool" also accepted)