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
The ancient Pythian Games, held every four years opposite the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, were considered “stephanitic”—a term derived from the Greek word for "crown"—because the restless victors in events such as chariot racing, boxing, and pankration didn’t receive any financial prize, but only a garland. What was this garland—later used in Rome for military victories—made from?
Laurel (bay laurel)
Football
Sometimes David is Goliath. In 1990, what Houston Cougars QB threw 11 touchdowns in an 84-21 rout of the Eastern Washington Eagles? Despite being the sixth overall pick in the 1992 NFL Draft, he never threw 11 touchdowns in any of his six NFL seasons.
David Klingler
Baseball
From 1961-1997, the California Angels were owned by what crooner of "Frosty The Snowman" fame?
Gene Autry