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
Uncategorized
Donora, PA (pop. 4,569) isn't known for much – except for two baseball icons. One was named to 24 All-Star teams and mashed his way to seven batting titles and three MVPs. A quarter century later, the other began a career that included 13 All-Star appearances, 10 Gold Gloves and an MVP award of his own. The latter's grandfather played on the same high school football team as the former, and the latter's dad – a standout pro in his own right – played football for Ringgold High School, a few years before Joe Montana. Name both.
Stan Musial, Ken Griffey Jr.
Obscure
What’s the name of the honor given annually to the best men and women’s player in college ultimate? It’s named for one of the early pioneers of the sport who was tragically murdered in 1982. There’s also a move in ultimate named after him in which the defensive player intercepts the disc in the opponent’s end zone for a point.
The Callahan Award
Hockey
The 1994 playoffs featured one of the greatest upsets in NHL history when an eighth seed defeated the top-seeded Detroit Red Wings in the first round. This marked the first time in NHL history that an eighth seed had defeated a first seed in a best-of-seven series. What team, in just their third year of existence, pulled off this stunning upset?
San Jose Sharks