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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
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The quiz's title comes from Warren Zevon's song "Hit Somebody" - a story about a young Canadian boy named Buddy, who loves hockey and wants to be a goal scorer but settles for a long career of being a goon. Who is the only NHL player mentioned in the song? He played in the league from 1942-60. BONUS FACT: David Letterman provides the voice of the disgruntled fan urging Buddy to...Hit Somebody.
Maurice "Rocket" Richard
Basketball
The Clippers franchise has boasted five NBA rookies of the year, which puts them in a tie for second place all-time. The most recent winner was Blake Griffin in 2011. Name any one of the four who preceded him. They won in the years 1983 (with the San Diego Clippers), 1977, 1974, and 1973 (all with the Buffalo Braves). Two of the four are NBA hall-of-famers, one of the two others was elected to the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, and the last released an R&B album called “T.C. Finally” in 2007.
Bob McAdoo, Ernie DiGregorio, Adrian Dantley, Terry Cummings
Football
Name the man who uttered the following quote:
"That punt was higher than Marion Barry on a fact-finding tour of Cartagena."
Dennis Miller