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
If you subtract the last letter of the surname of an American writer and poet—who often told tales of the California Gold Rush far from Montreal, Canada—you get the name of what professional wrestling legend?
Brett Hart
Basketball
Name both the center who was the Seattle SuperSonics 1st round pick in the 1993 NBA Draft, and the Boston Celtics point guard who made consecutive All-Star Games in 2016 and 2017. Their careers did not overlap, so they never had the opportunity to exchange kisses on the cheek at center court before a game. (Reminder: As with all questions in this quiz, you must provide first and last names to receive credit.)
Ervin Johnson, Isaiah Thomas
Soccer
Name the country that played in the Asian Football Confederation starting in 1954, but was expelled in 1974 by a 17-13 vote (with six abstentions) due to pressure from countries who refused to compete against the team for political reasons. In 1994, this nation became a full member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
Israel