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
Baseball
Name the pitcher who was the NL strikeout king in 1912 and 1914-1917 (for the Phillies), and again in 1920 (for the Cubs). Please note, though, that he was not the only player ever to serve non-consecutive terms as strikeout king, unlike others in different fields.
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Uncategorized
In 1950, City College of New York pulled a unique double by winning both the NIT and NCAA Tournament in the same year, as the tournaments were not held simultaneously. Nicknamed “The Beavers," CCNY no longer plays D-1 basketball. Amazingly, they defeated the same team in both the NCAA and NIT Tournament. Name the school that was twice runner-up in 1950. (Speaking of near-greatness, this school shares its name with the last name of one of the 11 players to win Final Four Most Outstanding Player without winning the championship.)
Bradley
Olympics
What *live* feat, later duplicated by organizations like the BBC, NBC, NHK, and Eurovision, was first pulled off (in limited fashion) by the German Post Office, using borrowed equipment? (Your answer must be specific.)
Televising the Olympics