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
Today is a THEME DAY. Theme days can be overt, or they can be subtle and connected, in such a way that figuring out the theme may help you answer the questions.
Upon the death of Yogi Berra in 2015, who did George Vecsey of the New York Times call “the greatest living Yankee?” This player's chairmanship presumably lasted until his death in October 2020.
Whitey Ford
Obscure
At the 13 men’s World Lacrosse Championships held since 1967, only five teams have medaled. The U.S., Canada, Australia, and England are four of them. Name the fifth, whose partnership with Nike in 2006 boosted a budget that had been described as “cripplingly meager” due to the team’s reluctance to accept financial resources from the U.S. or Canadian governments.
The Iroquois Confederacy
Football
Give the first and last name of the first Syracuse two-sport All-American since Jim Brown. His nickname was “The Missile,” and he has a famous brother nicknamed “Rocket” and a slightly less famous brother nicknamed “The Bomb.” (Again, first and last name are required for this question.)
Qadry Ismail