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
Soccer
The Türkiye men’s national soccer team has only qualified for the World Cup on two occasions. The first was in 1954, in which they did not advance past the group stage. The second time was far more successful, going on an incredible run to finish third, just behind Brazil and Germany. In what year did this dream run happen?
2002
Uncategorized
The English, the Germans, and the crossbar—again. Forty-four years after the whole Russian linesman bit at Wembley, England was denied an equalizer against Germany in a round of 16 match eventually won 4-1 by Joachim Löw’s side. What England player had the ball over the line (by a lot) for what would’ve been a 2-2 goal, a moment that proved crucial in forcing the implementation of goal-line technology?
Frank Lampard
Soccer
What tactical system, an update on Total Football, divides the pitch into imaginary zones through which players rotate depending on the location of the ball and their opponents?
Positional Play