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
Olympics
Marit Bjørgen is the all-time most decorated Winter Olympian with 15 total medals to her name. She capped off her Olympic career in 2018 with a gold medal in what outdoor sport?
Cross-country skiing
Soccer
At the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, one French striker scored 13 goals in just six matches, still the all-time record for goals in a single World Cup tournament. It doesn’t seem right or equitable that he suffered such recurring injuries that he would never feature in another World Cup. Name him.
Just Fontaine
Uncategorized
In another case of a not-evil antagonist, we have Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen) from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. The joke of the film is that Girard isn't a villian at all, but rather offends protagonist Ricky Bobby's sensibilities by being French, gay, and really good at driving. Girard's car in the movie is sponsored by a French brand that in the real world is a long-running sponsor of French Open hosts Roland-Garros. Name the brand.
Perrier