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
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In a story of a sport being resurrected, in 2009 the University of Oregon restarted the baseball team it dropped in 1981. However, in 2007 the school cut another men’s varsity sport that boasted twenty All-Americans throughout its history- a far cry from the 485 All-Americans who have participated in the sport for national power Oklahoma State. Name the sport.
Wrestling
Racing & Combat
The America’s Cup has only ever been held by clubs from four different countries. America held the cup from its advent until 1987, and since then it has been won by both Australia and New Zealand. The fourth country to win is perhaps the most remarkable, considering that it's landlocked. Nevertheless, the racing syndicate Alinghi, located in a city on Lac Leman, hired some of the top sailors from New Zealand and defeated Team New Zealand to capture the cup in 2007. What country did Alinghi race for?
Switzerland
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Grant Hill is arguably the most famous athlete Hill. After a major surgery in 2003, he developed a life-threatening infection, which resulted in an extended hospital stay. Today, Grant is an advocate for the awareness and prevention of this infection, appearing in PSAs and talking about it in interviews. It’s usually spread through contact and is especially dangerous because of its resistance to common antibiotics. What is the common acronym for the bacteria that leads to these infections?
MRSA