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
Hockey
Nicknamed "the cat," what Maple Leafs goaltender was made redundant by the signing (perhaps ironically) of Curtis "CuJo" Joseph in 1998?
Felix Potvin
Baseball
On September 14, 2019, the 2018 MLB ERA champion and the soon-to-be 2019 MLB ERA champion went blow for blow, posting nearly identical pitching lines: 7 IP, 0 runs, 3 hits, 6 k’s versus 7 IP, 0 runs, 2 hits, 8 k’s.
Here are a few more things they have in common:
-MLB debut in age 26 season
-switched leagues to land big free agent contract
-missed the better part of two seasons with new team due to injury
Name both pitchers
Jacob deGrom, Hyun-jin Ryu
Hockey
The Stanley Cup Final went the distance, with the Rangers defeating the Canucks 3-2 in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden to end their 54-year drought. The Rangers' blue line was anchored by a future Hall of Famer who won the Conn Smythe Trophy after recording 11 goals and 23 assists in the playoffs, the most points ever by a defenseman in a single postseason. Name him.
Brian Leetch