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
Olympics
Give the last name (post-marriage) of the Australian women’s heptathlon gold medalist from 1984 who defeated Jackie Joyner Kersee by five points and was inducted into the Australian Sports Hall of Fame a year later. (Alternatively, give the profession chosen by Villanova standout and Wade Trophy winner Shelly Pennefeather in lieu of continuing her basketball career in Japan.)
Nunn/Nun
Country Club
It's basically the equivalent of "match point" in tennis, but Merriam-Webster and the Oxford English Dictionary are both uncertain about the etymology of what term, used in match-play golf to mean "ahead by as many holes as there are remaining to play"? Some people say it has to do with a Latin root (and French or Spanish verb) meaning "sleep."
Dormie
Uncategorized
“Bridge Day” is an event held annually on the third Saturday in October in Fayetteville, WV. It’s is regarded as the longest and oldest organized event for what recreational sport?
Base Jumping