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
Tokyo Yakult Swallows’ fans at Meiji Jingu Stadium perform a high-energy cheer during the 7th-inning stretch and after every run scored by the home team, waving what item in rhythm to the song “Tokyo Ondo” to create a synchronized spectacle? (No word if Rihanna has taken part in the “dance”)
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Baseball
When Michael Jordan retired from basketball in 1993 to pursue a baseball career, Reinsdorf signed him to a minor league contract with the White Sox, assigning him to their Double-A affiliate in Birmingham, Alabama. The Barons' manager that season has gone on to a lengthy MLB managerial career, including two World Series titles. Name him.
Terry Francona
Uncategorized
1980…Although this man’s namesake limped to a third place finish in the Reagan-Carter election, he himself remains immortal for his call of Secretariat closing out the Triple Crown seven years earlier, “moving like a tremendous machine.”
Chic ANDERSON