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
Basketball
Name the Olympic gold medalist—better known for decathlons than jump shots—who was drafted by the Kansas City Kings in 1977 despite not hooping competitively since high school.
Caitlyn Jenner
Hockey
In 1951, the tables were turned, as a Montreal franchise went to Detroit and stole a victory in the early morning hours. On this occasion, it was four overtimes, not six, and the Montreal franchise was the Canadiens. The winning goal came from a very likely source, considering that his six career playoff overtime goals still rank second in NHL history. Name this Hall of Famer.
Maurice Richard
Baseball
In June 2005, the 810 Zone restaurant was opened in the Kansas City metropolitan area, and held a contest to let fans name food items after local sports legends. The punny two-word name of one item happened to contain the names of two different characters from (very similar) promotions held in the middle of every home game in two different (non-KC) MLB stadiums. What was the name of the food item?
The George Brat (George from the Nationals' Presidents race, Brat from the Brewers' Sausage Race)