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
Bruce Hale played in the NBA from 1948-1951. He had one son, who didn’t play in the NBA, nor have that son’s children played in the NBA. Today, Hale is the only NBA player in history with three grandchildren who also played in the NBA. Name any one of those three.
Brent Barry, Jon Barry, Drew Barry
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In 2015, FIBA made a change to a rule that had been in place for decades, removing a restriction specifically applied to the players on the national team rosters. Players from teams all around the world have used these new guidelines, with the exception of Team USA, who has continued to abide by the old guidelines in an effort to establish tradition and continuity within the basketball program. What was the restriction? (Your answer must consist of two specific numbers.)
Jersey numbers could only go from 4 to 15
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In 1990, one of the most controversial (read: worst) stoppages in boxing history occurred when referee Richard Steele waved off Meldrick Taylor with two seconds left in the twelfth and final round of an IBF/WBC Welterweight title fight. Leading significantly on the scorecards, Taylor had been knocked down with seventeen seconds left but rose on the six count. His career was never the same afterwards. It was a fortunate result for the fight’s victor, which was a bit ironic considering the Ides of March had transpired just two days earlier. Name this beneficiary of Steele’s infamous TKO decision.
Julio Caesar Chavez