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
Soccer
The final on July 12 was a special occasion for your author, who was allowed to stay up past his bedtime to watch. Zinedine Zidane scored two first-half goals from corner kicks, but your author had fallen asleep on the living room carpet by the time of France’s final goal in stoppage time to clinch a 3-0 victory. Name France’s other scorer, who also provided the assist for Zidane’s first goal. A midfielder, this player and his clubmate Patrick Vieira were the first to win the Premier League and World Cup in the same calendar year.
Emmanuel Petit
Baseball
It’s a charming quirk of baseball history that the first combined no-hitter (and inarguably the most extraordinary relief appearance, period) involves the sport’s most extraordinary batsman. On June 23, 1917, Babe Ruth (along with his catcher) got tossed for arguing balls and strikes after Ruth walked the Senators’ first batter. Replacement catcher Sam Agnew caught the runner stealing, and the relief pitcher proceeded to retire the next 26 batters in a row. What was that pitcher’s name?
Ernie Shore
Basketball
When the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals, they were led in the clinching game five by Kawhi Leonard’s 22 points. Name the second- and third-leading scorers for the Spurs that game, both of whom hail from the southern hemisphere.
Patty Mills, Manu Ginobli