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
In 1979, the draft age was lowered from 20 to 19, meaning that two years’ worth of draft picks were eligible to be selected. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the 1979 NHL Entry Draft saw seven eventual Hall of Famers drafted, four of them in the first round. Ray Bourque is one; name one of the other three.
Mike Gartner, Michel Goulet, Kevin Lowe
Football
Today is a THEME DAY. Theme days can be overt, or they can be subtle and connected, in such a way that figuring out the theme may help you answer the questions.
Dave Casper, a tight end, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002 after a decade-long career spent with three franchises, and made the College Football Hall of Fame for his exploits at Notre Dame. One of his most famous moments came in a 1977 Divisional Playoff game when he caught a 42-yard pass from Ken Stabler that set up a game-winning field goal. Give the name this play is known by today—it rhymes, and references both his nickname and the route he ran on the play. (Again, your answer should be the name of the play.)
Ghost to the Post
Uncategorized
Not technically defunct programs because they never existed, but there are only two NCAA Division I institutions that do not sponsor women’s basketball. The schools are in the same conference and share a number of cultural similarities. A four-overtime game between the schools’ men’s programs is featured in a book written by a participant in the game, whose team had a losing record that season. Name both schools.
The Citadel, VMI