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
One of the sillier recurring gimmicks in pro wrestling is when a wrestler is “suspended” or “forced” to leave a promotion, and then a masked wrestler appears bearing a striking resemblance to the one who just left. The gag is that it’s obvious to the fans, but the powers-that-be pretend to be oblivious to it. In 1986, a masked tag team called The Machines appeared in the WWF. Their manager, Captain Lou Albano, claimed they were Japanese, even though one stood 7’4”, weighing over 500 pounds, and spoke with a French accent. This wrestler, named “Giant Machine”, was obviously Andre the Giant. The ruse was done because Andre had been “suspended” at the urging of what legendary heel manager, who would later go on to manage Andre?
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Games
Finally, we reach the dignified conclusion of the opening week: Among the informal names for a certain game is the unfortunate variant “testicle toss.” Give any of the more seminal common names of this game.
Ladder Toss, Ladder Golf, Ladder Ball, and several others
Basketball
When Steve Fisher took over as interim head coach of the Michigan Wolverines prior to the 1989 NCAA tournament, he defied expectations by leading his team to a national championship. Michigan's opponent in the title game had a three-point lead with under a minute left in overtime when the Wolverines went on a closing spree to secure the title, and it would be too harsh to call the loss a choke. Who coached the losing team in that game?
P.J. Carlesimo