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
Fill in the blank with the missing word from this 1886 proposal by N. Lane Jackson, founder of the English amateur soccer club Corinithians, which seems to be the origin of a term still in use today: “That all players taking part for England in future international matches be presented with a white silk _____ with red rose embroidered on the front.”
Cap
Uncategorized
Only once in tournament history have the top two scorers both been Americans, all the way back in 1989. The two would go on to become, as of this question’s writing, the 2nd- and 4th-highest scoring American players in NHL history, combining to score 2590 points. One is Mike Modano. Who is the other?
Jeremy Roenick
Soccer
The only woman to win a golden boot in three different leagues on three different continents (her native Australia, U.S., and Europe) is on pace to add to her individual honors while leading first-place Chelsea in their quest for a third straight FA Women’s Super League title. Who is she?
Sam Kerr