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
Obscure
Give the most common six-letter name of the soccer-like, five-on-five sport pictured here. It is occasionally translated as "indoor soccer" in the U.S. but there a few distinctions, such as this sport's "low-bounce" ball, and the lack of walls surrounding the court.
Futsal
Country Club
Anybody with a set of eyes can see that the cricket delivery pictured here – similar to a change-up in baseball – bounces in the opposite direction of a normal leg spin delivery. The throw was mastered by decorated bowlers including Australia's Shane Warne and Pakistan's Abdul Qadir, but not the Seattle Orcas, an American cricket franchise who, possibly, could have optimized its effectiveness.
Googly
Soccer
Of the top 50 goal scorers in the history of Serie A, four are currently active and still play in the top Italian league. Two of them, Fabio Quagliarella (17) and Ciro Immobile (37), are Italian. Name either one of the two who aren’t. (Note: These are goals scored IN Serie A.)
Zlatan Ibrahimović, Gonzalo Higuaín